The Biden administration gave Beijing a gift when it endorsed a petition before the World Trade Organization to force the American developers …
Things at the Capitol have finally wound down; Session is over, and Minnesota’s state budget is fully funded for the next two years. It came d…
We’ve learned many lessons in the many months since COVID-19 dominated every aspect of our being.
Parents and caregivers have one less job during the school year when kids can get food at school. But when school is out, summer can be a hung…
It’s a great story, but is it true? That’s what I’ve wondered about something a statistics professor told me years ago. Recently I’ve thought …
Last Wednesday, we heard the Transportation Omnibus bill. All of the DFL's proposed higher taxes and fees were removed from the final deal, an…
We have entered the final weekend of this special session with several bills having been approved by the House. Many of the remaining budget b…
At the Capitol, we have been negotiating final budget deals for several weeks. We had to go into overtime with a Special Session, but in the e…
Legislative UpdateOver the weekend, the House passed three budget bills. First among them is the Higher Education Omnibus bill which funds hig…
I am back at the Capitol for the second week of Special Session where the Senate and the House and the Governor are negotiating the final budg…
As we enter summer, I wanted to update you on some of the issues I have been working on during the ongoing special session. With the events of…
This week, working groups will begin hearing the compromise bills worked out in secret meetings by negotiators from the House and Senate major…
This week, House and Senate Republican leadership gave a press conference about the deal struck between House Speaker Hortman, Senate Majority…
Throughout my tenure in the Legislature, I have always stood up for the medical privacy rights of Minnesotans. We are fortunate to live in a s…
We did it. The 2021 Legislative Session wrapped up Monday afternoon and I believe there are some really good provisions included in the budget…
For two straight years, graduating high school seniors have faced an uncertain world, tremored by a pandemic that has left no segment of the p…
On Monday, we ended the most unproductive session of the Legislature in nearly 40 years. Zero budget bills are headed to the governor's desk, …
My first march, at age 12, was unforgettable. Sixty years ago, several thousand of us in Wichita marched in favor of fair housing: giving Blac…
I’ve always been impressed that the preamble to the Constitution begins, “We the People of the United States.” We’ve heard the phrase so often…
With six days to go until the May 17th adjournment date, little progress has been made on state budget negotiations.
On Monday, we voted on a historic bill, SF 1315/HF 1403, which is the only bill in Minnesota's legislative history that has had entirely femal…
This week is National Police Week—a time for the nation to come together to honor the brave men and women in law enforcement, to thank them fo…
As many of you know, the end of the Legislative Session is upon us. While this is a very busy time with lots of moving parts, I remain committ…
It has been another busy week at the Capitol as members of the legislature have begun work to balance the budget for Minnesota. At this point …
Only in New York would they have the audacity to challenge the results of the U.S. Census Bureau. I guess it’s part of the DNA of living in th…
The Higher Education conference committee began hearing the side-by-side bill comparisons of the House and Senate policy provisions and fiscal…
At the Capitol, the Minnesota Senate is in a calculating mode of balancing our state’s budget for the next biennium. This includes robust fund…
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