Kelliher creates jobs panel

With nearly all politicians preaching the need to increase jobs, the Minnesota House speaker has created a task force looking into how to do that.

The task force Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher established will focus on public works projects and state government policies in general that could create jobs. Next year's legislative session's major task is to pass a bill funding public works projects such as building and repairing state buildings.

Kelliher's panel will develop a jobs plan for the 2010 session, "with special emphasis on getting our construction industry working again,” she said.

The speaker is considering running for governor.

Posted by: Don Davis on 8/01/2009 at 9:51 AM | Permalink

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