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QUIET END TO 2022 SESSION COULD BE POSITIVE FOR NEXT YEAR The 2022 legislative session is now in the books. Though some might be discouraged that lawmakers did not give a specific direction to our projected state surplus, I am not among them. Sure, I am...
The legislative deadline for bills to be heard and move forward has passed, and numerous bills that would actually make our communities safer have been ignored by the Minnesota House Democrat majority. Preventing crime is near the top of lawmakers’ priority...
DON’T LET AVIAN FLU STOP YOU FROM EAITING CHICKEN AND TURKEY Many of you remember an avian flu outbreak in 2015. Because this flu was so contagious to turkeys and chickens, the outbreak ultimately caused the death of 9 million birds throughout our state. As you...
The first major date of legislative importance has come and gone. The first committee deadline in both branches of the legislature was March 25. This was the day that committees in each legislative body had to act favorably on bills within the house of origin....
If you provide a job to someone in our area, prepare to see your taxes jump by 15% or more. Minnesota needs to replenish its current deficit in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund by more than $1 billion. We have $9.3 billion in available state surplus...
Lawmakers returned to St. Paul understanding they would be making decisions on how to allocate a record state budget surplus. On February 28, the surplus record was broken again. In their latest economic forecast, Minnesota’s economic experts project a $9.3...
When your state has a nearly $8 billion budget surplus at its disposal, common sense would tell you taxes do not need to be raised under any circumstances because the state has already collected too much of your money. But most of us know that common sense...
The Minnesota House of Representatives is back in business, as the 2022 session began on January 31. We will have a number of items to address, but I expect three topics will dominate the headlines: public safety, bonding, and the state surplus. You’ll recall...
At today’s Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government hearing, Senator Scott Dibble (DFL-Minneapolis) announced that he and State Representative Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis) will be sponsoring legislation this session that would provide resources to...
Christmas arrived early at the Minnesota State Capitol this week, as state economists unveiled a state budget surplus of $7.746 billion – the largest surplus amount in Minnesota’s history. From my perspective, it’s good that the state’s economic condition is...
