Update

Two things:

1. Upcoming May ALLMN Meeting -- May 15th. More to come. You might wish to review an earlier POST which provides a set of minutes for an ALLMN planning session. Pertinent to our upcoming meeting.

2. Legislative matters -- JThe following is Janet's latest correspondence to her legislator. You may wish to stay in contact with your legislator(s) to help maintain funding for life long learning in Minnesota. Here is Janets letter -- "Hello - I represent the Alliance for Lifelong Learning Minnesota, an organization consisting of numerous older adult learning groups throughout the state. We are interested in following the proposed funding for the Minnesota Humanities Center (HF 1371, inroduced by Rep. Kahn). I understand that the provision appropriating funding for MHC is now included in HF 2229, the omnibus finance bill for the Cultural and Outdoor Resources finance Division.

Can you tell me when the Finance Committee will hear HF 2229? Is there likely to be any discussion of the MHC funding provision? Assuming the bill is approved by the committee, what are the next steps and approximately when might the bill be heard on the floor?

Members of ALLMN would like to encourage their legislators to support the MHC funding provision; any advice or information you can give us re probable next steps and timing would be very helpful. Thank you. Janet Jacobson"