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Private companies that hope to contract with Minnesota State colleges and universities for online programs could face new rules, after lawmakers said students deserve to know who's teaching their classes and taxpayers deserve to know how their money is being spent. Rep. Nathan Coulter and Sen. Robert Kupec, both DFL lawmakers, say they hope their bills will add oversight for online program .
In addition, there have been calls for EMS to be classified as an essential service, similar to fire or police, that would create a required mechanism to ensure adequate ongoing funding