Minnesota nursing program extended

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(ABC 6 News) – December marks the one-year anniversary of the Next Generation Nursing Assistant Initiative in Minnesota.

Its a program to combat statewide staffing shortages at long-term care facilities and veterans’ homes.

ABC 6 News anchor James Wilcox sat down with Senator Tina Smith, who worked to get funding for the program about what makes it so successful.