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On March 30 a delegation representing the Cook County Chamber and the Cook County-Grand Marais EDA met with Sen. Tom Bakk at the Capitol in St. Paul. “We were talking with him about our legislative priorities, which include increased state funding for Higher Ed and support for various workforce housing initiatives,” said Jim Boyd, executive director of the Cook County Chamber of Commerce. Shown left to right are Jim Boyd; Dr. Bill Crandall, ISD 166 superintendent; Charles Skinner, chamber board chair and co-owner of Lutsen Mountains; Sen. Tom Bakk; Mary Somnis, EDA director; and Judy Erickson of Conservation Strategies, Inc., the chamber of commerce’s representative in St. Paul.