MINNEAPOLIS — A special state House committee on living wage jobs is holding a hearing in Minneapolis on how the state can help meet the need for more workforce training.
The Select Committee on Living Wage Jobs meets Thursday morning at a Minneapolis community center. Democrats who control the House established the special committee earlier this year with a goal of pursuing government policies that create better-paying jobs for people on the lower end of the economic spectrum.
Thursday's hearing will include testimony from the organization known as HIRED, a workforce development group based in Minneapolis. HIRED boasts of training more than 10,000 people a year for better placement in the workforce.
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From Politics
Nation
Speaker Mike Johnson's appearance at Trump's felony trial marks a remarkable moment in US politics
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking Republican to attend court with Donald Trump and using his powerful position to attack the case against the former president as an illegitimate ''sham.''
Nation
Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to delay his June trial on gun charges
Hunter Biden's federal gun case will go to trial next month, a judge said Tuesday, denying a bid by lawyers for the president's son to delay the prosecution.
Politics
Running Aces amends lawsuit, now claims tribal casinos violate federal law with illegal video games
Initial lawsuit claimed multiple casinos violated federal racketeering laws with card games.
Nation
Incumbent Baltimore mayor faces familiar rival in Democratic primary
The 2024 Baltimore mayor's race includes familiar faces and corruption allegations — two common themes in the city's long history of political scandals.
Rochester
Southern Minnesota man pleads guilty for role in Jan. 6 insurrection
Paul Orta Jr., from Blue Earth, tossed aside police barricades and rushed toward a line of officers during the effort to prevent Joe Biden from being certified as the next president.