Hosted by North Shore Health, Oct 26, 2023
October 26, Grand Marais, MN:
North Shore Health was proud to host the MN State Senator Grant Hauschild Roundtable.
A wide variety of community leaders from Cook and Lake Counties discussed key issues within Senator Hauschild’s “Northland Strong Initiative” including:
- Strong Families
- Safe Communities
- Outdoor Heritage
- Innovative Economies
- A State That Works
Around the room a host of priority topics were addressed by Senator Hauschild and attendees:
- Coast Guard closure
- Gitchi-Gami Trail
- Housing (affordability, timing, planning, funding)
- Broadband
- Staffing challenges
- Tourism
- Unique challenges of rural communities
- On-site staff training, apprenticeship and virtual education
- Outfitters’ challenges
- Family Leave program
- State agencies inability to get money out the door in a timely fashion
- How to streamline agency bureaucracy
- Mining regulation, pollution, recycling metals, and protecting natural resources
- New legislation re: requirements of screening patients for financial assistance
- And more
North Shore Health would like to thank Senator Hauschild and all of the attendees for their proactive participation in today’s roundtable.
Posted by Todd Ford
Thursday, October 26, 2023 2:36:00 PM