Governor Tim Walz,?Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic, House Speaker Melissa Hortman, and a bipartisan group of legislators and a bipartisan group of legislative leaders visited a nursing home in Coon Rapids to highlight $173 million for nursing homes across the state.?
?This session, we worked across the aisle to prioritize the needs of middle class families and seniors. We?re providing direct support to nursing homes across the state to ensure Minnesota?s seniors have the quality care and safe environments they deserve,? said Governor Walz. ?By funding nursing homes and investing in workforce incentives, we?re working to ensure our seniors have access to high-quality care while bringing new workers into this critical profession and building the workforce of the future.?
"By investing nearly $1 billion to support Minnesota seniors ? including over $173 million in direct assistance for nursing homes ? we?re building a more caring, equitable economy for families across the state," said Lieutenant?Governor Flanagan.?
340 facilities with more than 24,000 active beds are benefiting from the new state funding. Each facility will get $225,000, plus an additional $4,000 for each active bed they operate.
This week, Governor Walz highlighted that inflation has fallen faster in the Twin Cities than nationwide???growing?just 1% in the Twin Cities in the past year.?
"Inflation is falling, our unemployment rates have hit historic lows, and we're a top state to live and work,"?said Governor Walz.?"We'll keep working to ensure Minnesotans can keep more of their hard-earned money in their pockets."
In recent days, Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan announced that Minnesota is a top-five state to live and work, according to a new?CNBC study.?
?Whether you?re raising a family or growing a business, Minnesota is the place to be,??said Governor Walz.??The investments we made this year are lowering costs for families and improving the lives of Minnesotans across our state ? and it?s showing. Our goal is to make Minnesota the best state in the country to live and work, and we will continue to invest in our economy, health, education, climate, and kids and families to make that goal a reality.?
 ?Our work this session to invest in affordable and accessible child care, protect reproductive rights, and expand voting rights has earned us this ranking and helped make Minnesota a state that works better for everyone,??said Lieutenant Governor Flanagan.??In Minnesota, we will invest in your career, ensure high quality child care and education are affordable and accessible, and do the hard work now to keep our natural resources and environment protected for generations to come.?
This announcement comes after Minnesota was named as the top state for health care and a top five state?for business.
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