Dear Friends,Today marks the end of the first committee deadline, meaning it's been a long week of committee hearings while legislators rush to get their bills heard.We're also quickly approaching the release of the House budget targets, after which budget...
Dear Friends, With next Friday marking the first committee deadline, committee hearings are taking up a bulk of our time in Saint Paul. Committee agendas are packed as legislators work to get their bills heard before March 20 so they can continue...
Dear Friends, It was another eventful week at the legislature, with the House passing what's known as House File 2 late yesterday evening. House File 2 does some great things. It helps schools keep their most effective teachers by asking...
Dear Friends,Today legislators were updated on what's known as the February forecast, which gives us an update on Minnesota's budget situation. The $1 billion projected surplus from the November forecast has grown to an impressive $1.869 billion surplus....
Dear Friends, Over the last two weeks there's been a number of news stories about the Governor giving pay raises to his commissioners. Earlier this month, the legislature learned that Governor Dayton approved more than $800,000 in pay increases for...
SAINT PAUL, MN—Rep. John Petersburg, R-Waseca, issued the following statement after the House unanimously passed SF1, which provides $17 million for recovery efforts by cities and counties following severe flooding last summer. The bill includes funding...
Dear Friends, Earlier this afternoon, the House passed on a 132-0 vote $17 million in flood disaster relief funding to offset costs for flood cleanup efforts after the severe flooding last summer. Steele and Waseca Counties were among the...
SAINT PAUL, MN—Rep. John Petersburg, R-Waseca, introduced two bills during Thursday's legislative session that aim to bolster Greater Minnesota transportation and Highway 14. HF286, requests $160 million in trunk highway bonding for the completion...
Dear Friends, We're off to a very productive start so far in 2015. In just the second week of session, the House was able to unanimously pass $20 million in immediate tax relief for families who start filing their taxes next week. House File 6...
ST. PAUL, MN—Rep. John Petersburg, R-Waseca, issued the following statement following the passage of House File 6, which conforms Minnesota's tax code to the federal tax code, allowing thousands of Minnesotans to take advantage of federal tax credits...