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Minnesota Zoo asks Legislature for $3.5 million per year to reach 50/50 public‑private funding
Summary
Minnesota Zoo officials and Representative Nolan Bierman asked the House Environment Finance and Policy Committee to lay over House File 2034, requesting $3.5 million per year in state support for fiscal 2026–27 to move toward a sustainable 50/50 public‑private funding model.
Representative Nolan Bierman introduced House File 2034 and asked the committee to lay the bill over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill. He said the zoo’s request is for $3,500,000 per year to move the Minnesota Zoo toward a “fifty‑fifty public‑private partnership.”
John Frawley, director of the Minnesota Zoo, and Abigail Mosher, chief operating officer, described the zoo as a 500‑acre state agency operating like “a small city,” open year‑round and reaching more than 1.5 million visitors annually. Mosher said the zoo currently receives about 37 percent of its funding from the state and must earn the remaining 63…
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