First and foremost, I would like to give my sincere gratitude to Gov. Tim Walz for keeping all Minnesotans safe during the first ten months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although…
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Pandemic shaped a remarkable, trying year
January 2020 2020 began with notable retirements. Minnesota Department of Human Services Director for Disability Services Alex Bartolic stepped down. She reflected on changes seen over more than four decades.…
Advocacy groups prepare for 2021 legislative session
It’s beginning to look a lot like … the start of the 2021 session of the Minnesota Legislature. Lawmakers gavel into action January 5, for what promises to be a…
Schultz leads Opportunity Partners
Bill Schultz is president and CEO of nonprofit disability services organization Opportunity Partners. He was recently named to the position on a permanent basis, after serving in an interim role…
Johnson retires from county board to work with nonprofit Can Do Canines
Longtime Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson is the new executive director at Can Do Canines. Johnson will leave the county board in early December to take on his new role. …
Monitoring won't go on in court case
What may be a final salvo in a long and complex legal battle was filed October 22 in U.S. District Court. Judge Donovan Frank denied a motion by plaintiffs against…