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Schmacker applauds human services bills focused on care, access, accountability
May 07, 2025
On Monday the Minnesota House passed the Human Services Finance and Policy bills, delivering meaningful support for nursing homes, seniors, and vulnerable Minnesotans. Representative Joe Schomacker (R–Luverne), co-chair of the Human Services Committee, praised the bipartisan effort to protect essential services while improving accountability. “Nursing homes are the backbone of care for many of…
Fighting for our local papers
By Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator
April 13, 2021
On May 7 of last year, the Hastings Star Gazette printed its last issue. The paper’s first issue as The Hastings Independent was published in 1857, a year before Minnesota gained statehood. Generations relied on papers like this for local news — they told you who was born and who died, whose daughter just broke the county record for the 400-meter freestyle, whose Holstein won a surprise ribbon at…