Backing for preschool scholarships grows at Minnesota Legislature May 8, 2021 8:00am Text size Copy shortlink:
The Minnesota Legislature appears ready to pass a significant increase in early-learning scholarships with rare bipartisan support on behalf of needy Minnesota families whose kids aren t ready for kindergarten.
However, with only days to go in the session, it s unclear how big a bill will squeeze through the House and Senate and to the desk of Gov. Tim Walz.
The kids have important allies, ranging from the Minnesota Business Partnership of the state s 100 largest firms to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, the Itasca Project, the Children s Defense Fund, the newly formed Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity and Close Gaps by 5, the early-education lobby.
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Rush Enlightens Us on the Census and Illegal Immigration
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JASON: There is something, though, that is out this week that must be addressed. And Rush did a great job of it a few years ago. And I want to replay that because the rationale for open borders by so many on the left and on the Chamber of Commerce right is, “Oh, gosh, we don’t have workers, so we’ve gotta basically take in everybody else.” And there is a grain of truth in everything, but in this particular case you can extrapolate that to the birthrate.
We now have the lowest birthrate, the lowest birthrate since 1979. It fell 4% last year to about 3.5 million babies, six straight annual declines. It’s actually quite shocking if you think about it. They declined 4%. That’s about double the average rate of decline in the last few years. People the DINKs (Double Income No Kids) are not having kids. They’re not understanding what family is.
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