The following items about the Bush Foundation's work appeared in the news in June/July 2011:

• Park & Rec goes "LEAN," chamber assists (People's Press, Owatonna, MN, July 29, 2011)
• Short take: How Minnesotans would have fixed the budget (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, July 26, 2011)
• The people beg to differ (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, July 23, 2011)
• Balancing the state budget in 3-1/2 hours. Almost. (MPR News, St. Paul, MN, July 23, 2011)
• A(nother) look at higher education (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, July 19, 2011)
• Will Minnesotans write a better future? (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, July 14, 2011)
• Local leaders gather to rethink, reconnect and recommit to their community (Plaindealer, St. James, MN, July 13, 2011)
• SCSU realigns academics, cuts faculty, programs (St. Cloud Times, July 9, 2011)
• Charles Mix Co., Yankton Sioux eye cooperation, official says (Press & Dakotan, Yankton, SD, July 7, 2011)
• South Dakota will follow the data to see gains in schools (Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD, July 3, 2011)
• Private money in public schools (Midmorning, Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN, June 14, 2011)
• Beyond the budget stalemate - how to prepare Minnesota for a much different future (Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN, June 11, 2011)
• Mayor appoints 10 to development, permitting process task force (Post-Bulletin, Rochester, MN, June 8, 2011)
• Bemidji area residents asked to weigh in on future of Minnesota cities (Bemidji Pioneer, MN, June 8, 2011)