A meeting of regional superintendents, business managers, and ARCC and Northeast Service Cooperative staff was held on Monday, June 3, at the ARCC offices in Duluth. A Minnesota Department of Education update was provided in the morning by Adosh Unni, JD, Director of Government Relations, and Cathy Erickson, Director of School Finance. In the afternoon a panel presentation moderated by Sam Walseth, President, Capitol Hill Associates, was held. The panel included Bob Indihar, Executive Director, MREA; Deb Henton, Executive Director, MASA; Kirk Schneidawind, Executive Director, MSBA; and Tiffany Gustin, Associate Director of Management and Insurance Trust Services, MSBA. The discussion focused on the education budget and policy bills and other legislation that will have an impact on education in the state.