Bob Dettmer
Guest Columnist
From students to families who purchase their own health insurance, Minnesotans are seeing positive outcomes from the 2017 legislative session—one of the most productive legislative sessions in recent memory.broadstreet.zone(48036);
First, as we’ve entered into cooler weather and another school year, our students and schools are benefiting from a number of meaningful policies passed this year. In total, we invested $1.35 billion in new funding for education, putting more money into every classroom. The Legislature also advanced a number of meaningful reforms to help our schools hire and keep the best teachers in the classroom, overhaul our broken teacher licensure system and improve student learning. And for our littlest learners, we invested more money in proven, targeted early learning programs, including scholarships and school readiness aid.
Next, since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and MNsure, many families, small business owners and citizens who purchase their own insurance have been
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