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Minnesota has lost half of its family child care capacity since 1999, according to the Center for Rural Policy & Development. 

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Minnesota DFLer Rep. Andy smith introduced a bill on Tuesday to lessen the blow of hospitals shutting down for patients living in rural communities.

Total child care capacity has stayed relatively steady since 1999 in the Twin Cities metro area, according to the CRPD. But in that same time, capacity in Greater Minnesota has been falling.

MANKATO — The Mankato-North Mankato-St. Peter region keeps growing and other rural counties in the area continue to benefit from increased in-migration, mostly from people moving from the metro.