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Pioneer Editorial: MAGIC Act might just do the trick
(Bemidji Pioneer © 04/17/2011)
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Counties ask Legislature for act of MAGIC
(Willmar West Central Tribune © 4/5/11)
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State-Created Innovation Group Reports Now Available
3/30/11
Following presentations by State Auditor Rebecca Otto and former
Commissioner of the Office of Enterprise Technology during the
Local Government Legislative Conference on March 24,
end of year reports for all of the state-created innovation
workgroups are now available at the
AMC REDESIGN Project webpage. Reports by the
Commission on Service Innovation,
Collaborative Governance Council, and
Local Results and Accountability Workgroup all provide
initial ideas and commentary on how to best advance innovation
in state and local government throughout Minnesota. Finally,
AMC thanks the commissioners and staff that specifically
participated in each workgroup during the past year as
representatives of the county perspective; the initial
groundwork these groups laid provides counties with additional
support for future innovative efforts (example: AMC’s
forthcoming MAGIC Act bill).
Please contact
Ryan O’Connor, AMC REDESIGN Project Coordinator, with any
questions about the past, ongoing or future work of these
state-created innovation workgroups.
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Local
Government Guide to Innovation Released
3/30/11
Following a six-month joint effort between counties, cities,
schools, the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute and
the McKnight foundation, the
Local Government Guide to Innovation is now officially
available. The Guide, currently housed on the League of
Minnesota’s website, provides useful and implementable ideas and
examples about how to best incent and embrace innovation in
communities throughout the state. The
official AMC-LMC-MSBA letter announcing the public unveiling
of the guide further describes plans to utilize this guide to an
increasing degree in the months ahead, and all AMC members are
encouraged to read the short introduction section in the next
month so that they are familiar with the Guide’s topics and
intended uses before future workshop opportunities are
announced. AMC especially thanks the commissioners and staff
that took time out of their busy schedule to serve on the
project steering committee during the past summer and fall.
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Health and Human Services changes on hold
By Jason
Schoonover, Austin Daily Herald, 3/2/11
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Redesigning government in Greater Minnesota: A small victory, a
tough task By Jay Weiner,
minnpost.com
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Redesigning state government isn’t easy
By Mark Haveman,
Finance & Commerce 10/5/10
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Minnesota's Two-Way Street
By Jonathan
Walters governing.com
The state's counties are unanimous: If the state
simplifies social services rules and regulations,
counties will redesign its systems to be more efficient.
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Waters Summit Makes Big Splash as AMC REDESIGN Initiatives Forge
Ahead
By
Ryan O’Connor, AMC REDESIGN Project Lead
(Minnesota
Counties, July | August 2010)
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