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  In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, with unemployment claims in Minnesota hovering at around 20% of the labor force, it might seem strange to talk about a workforce shortage. But just last winter (that seems so long ago, doesn’t it?) that’s exactly what we were talking about. As a follow-up to last year’s ...

    Last Friday (May 1, 2020), we convened a virtual gathering to discuss the rural response to COVID-19.  We decided to host this gathering because we were hearing from all corners of the state that the needs of rural Minnesota were not being heard in St. Paul.  Up until that point, most of the ...

  We asked the all-important question, “What is rural?” The first in our new set of videos on rural issues and research provides the answer!