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23.08% of hospitals in Minnesota earn ‘A’ grades in new safety study

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 3 years ago

The share of Minnesota hospitals earning “A” grades for patient safety this fall from the nonprofit Leapfrog Group stood at 23.08 percent, the 35th highest percentage among the 50 states.

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Bachelor’s degree pay bonus over high school diploma is 78% in Minnesota

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Minnesota workers with four-year degrees on average earn 78 percent more per year than workers with high school diplomas, the 18th highest percentage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis released last month.

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Jobless claims in Minnesota number 662,429 since COVID-19 shutdowns began

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Jobless claims filed by Minnesota residents since the start of coronavirus shutdown orders in mid-March have hit 662,429, or 21.5 percent of the state’s workforce, according to a new analysis from the website 24/7 Wall St.

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WIC participation in Minnesota drops 16.1% over 5 years

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

The number of Minnesota residents taking part in the federal nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) declined 16.1 percent from fiscal years 2015 to 2019, the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service reported.

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Highest income earners in Minnesota taxed at 10.1% rate

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

The top 1 percent of earners in Minnesota are taxed at an effective rate of 10.1 percent, compared to the state’s 9.7 percent tax rate on the middle 20 percent of income earners, according to a new 24/7 Wall St. analysis.

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Minnesota 2-year college students pay $5,440 in tuition and fees

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Minnesota two-year colleges charged students $5,440 in tuition and fees during the 2018-19 academic year, the eighth highest cost among 49 states examined, the College Board said in a new report.

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8 U.S. House members from Minnesota make $174,000 annually

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Each of the eight U.S. House of Representatives members representing Minnesota draws an annual salary of $174,000, according to the Congressional Research Service.

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Minnesota 4-year university tuitions jumped 35.2% over 15 years

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Minnesota four-year public university tuition and fees went from $8,755 in 2004-05 to $11,834 in 2019-20, the 12th smallestincrease among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the College Board said in a new report.

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Minnesota legislators make base salary of $45,000 per year

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

State lawmakers in Minnesota now draw a base salary of $45,000 per year, in addition to travel outlays of 58 cents per mile, according to a recent study by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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Minnesota community college tuitions jumped 9% over 15 years

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Minnesota two-year college tuition and fees at public institutions went from $5,141 in 2004-05 to $5,605 in 2019-20, the second smallest increase among 49 states studied, the College Board said in a new report.

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Minnesota governor makes annual salary of $127,629

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

The governor of Minnesota now draws a yearly salary of $127,629, the 36th highest salary among the governors of the 50 states, according to recently reported financial data and media reports.

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NEA estimates Minnesota K-12 schools spent $13.4 billion in 2018-19

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Public schools in Minnesota spent an estimated $13.4 billion during the 2018-19 academic year, a 2.3 percent increase in expenditures over the previous year, according to a National Education Association report.

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Minnesota children in foster care numbered 9,271 last year

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

The number of youths in foster care in Minnesota at the end of fiscal year 2018 stood at 9,271, a 3.9 percent decrease over the previous fiscal year, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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43 jurisdictions, including Minnesota, require sales tax collections for online purchases

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Minnesota is among the jurisdictions where sales tax collections are required for out-of-state purchases in the wake of the South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court decision last year, according to an analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

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Minnesota K-12 schools paid out $13,610 per student in 2017-18, NEA reports

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Public schools in Minnesota spent $13,610 per student based on average daily attendance (ADA) figures, the 21st highest expenditure level among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a National Education Association report.

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8.2% of Minnesota residents live in poverty, Census Bureau finds

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Minnesota residents living below the poverty line in 2017-18 made up 8.2 percent of the state’s population, the fifth lowest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to new Census Bureau data.

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Minnesota offers 184 incentives for energy efficiencies, renewables

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Policies and incentives promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency in Minnesota number 184, the second highest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed in a federally funded database.

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Minnesota schools get 26.6% of their funds from local taxes, NEA reports

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Nearly 27 percent of Minnesota public education funding comes from local tax revenues, the sixth lowest level among the 50 states, according to data from the National Education Association.

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2nd-quarter state tax collections in Minnesota reach $9.2 billion, Census Bureau reports

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

State tax revenues in Minnesota amount to $9.2 billion in the second quarter of 2019, the ninth highest tally among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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2017-18 teacher pay in Minnesota averaged $57,782

By Minnesota Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Teachers’ salaries in Minnesota averaged $57,782 for the 2017-2018 school year, the 20th highest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed by the National Education Association (NEA).