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Dear Neighbors, I hope this email finds you well and staying dry! While the rain was much needed, I’m hoping for sunnier days ahead. The weather didn’t dampen spirits in St. Louis Park or Hopkins last Saturday. I started out the morning marching in the Parktacular...

Dear Neighbors, We’re in the final hours of the 2024 legislative session, as our state constitution requires us to complete our work on Sunday, May 19th at midnight. As I write this update, we’re debating adoption of a gun violence prevention measure that holds straw...

Friday, May 17, 2024 SAINT PAUL, Minn. – This evening, the Minnesota House passed the conference committee report on HF 5237, the Education Supplemental Budget bill. The report also includes the Children and Families Supplemental Budget bill – originally passed on its...

Dear Neighbors, I hope folks have been able to enjoy our Spring weather! While it has been a busy week at the Capitol, it did not escape my notice that it was National Teachers Appreciation Week. Thank you to all of our teachers out there who do so very much for our...

Dear Neighbors, We continue long days on the House Floor, with debate stretching after midnight most evenings. We are passing legislation to improve the lives of working and middle class families across Minnesota. Some of the votes are bipartisan, some break on party...

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 St. Paul, Minn.— This evening, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed HF 5237, the K-12 Education Supplemental budget, on a 68-61 vote. “Minnesotans want to make sure our schools have the funding to meet their students' needs,” said Rep....

Dear Neighbors, Members got back to work after a Passover break this week. House business began on Wednesday, when committees convened and members gathered for a floor session to continue passing policy bills off the floor. These included: SF 4579 (Hollins)/HF 4558 –...

Dear Neighbors, April showers bring May flowers! Our heavy rain earlier this week didn’t damper our progress in St. Paul, growing the middle class and helping Minnesota families thrive. The final budget deadline is today and committees wrapped up their work this week....

Dear Neighbors, I hope this email finds you well! House committees are wrapping up their hearings as the final committee deadlines approach next week, which is when House finance committees, except for Taxes and Capital Investment, need to have their final budget...

Dear Neighbors, I hope you are having a great week and enjoying the sunshine and what is starting to feel like a true Minnesota spring. On Tuesday this week, the legislature gaveled back in from the brief legislative recess to observe Easter. In the House Education...