EXCERPT FROM: Pierce County Herald
By Don Davis
ST. PAUL -- A Minnesota day care provider vote to join unions is least temporarily on hold.

EXCERPT FROM: Star Tribune
By Jim Ragsdale
Eleven child-care providers are asking a Ramsey County District Court to block a statewide vote on whether some providers should be able to unionize.

EXCERPT FROM: St. Cloud Times
By Mark Sommerhauser
WAITE PARK — A push to unionize in-home child care providers drew dueling testimonials by providers to state lawmakers in Waite Park on Monday night.

EXCERPT FROM: MPR News
By Tom Scheck
Gov. Dayton says he hasn't made a decision on whether he'll issue an executive order that would allow for in-home child care providers to vote on whether to join a union. Dayton says he hasn't been focused on the issue since he's been on his Trade Mission to Korea and attended the Democratic Governor's Association meetings in North Carolina. He said he'll talk with staff about the issue in the coming days.

EXCERPT FROM: Star Tribune
By Jim Ragsdale
A joint hearing at the Capitol heard from supporters and opponents of efforts to unionize 11,000 child care providers.

EXCERPT FROM: Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
By Ed Stych
Minnesota ranks among the least-affordable states for child care, according to a report released Thursday.

EXCERPT FROM: MPR News
By Tom Weber
St. Paul, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton said today that the state will expand a ratings system for daycare and early childhood education providers across Minnesota.

EXCERPT FROM: KAALtv.com
By ABC 6 News Staff
(ABC 6 NEWS) - A new law begins in Minnesota that is aimed at protecting children at daycare centers.

EXCERPT FROM: Minnesota Public Radio
By Paul Tosto
Parents and child care providers are expressing relief at a judge's ruling Wednesday to restore funding for child care assistance programs in Minnesota.

EXCERPT FROM: Keloland.com
By Perry Groten
LUVERNE, MN - A government shutdown is impacting even the youngest of Minnesotans.