Dear Friends,
A string of 50-degree days, melting snow and a return to Daylight Savings time have been welcome sights for Minnesotans. Outdoor baseball is just around the corner, the March Madness brackets will include the Gophers and soon we’ll be enjoying another season of Minnesota’s abundant warm-weather outdoor activities.
At the same time our weather is [...]
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Change of Seasons
State Budget and Jobs
Dear Friends,
In the flurry of activity that characterizes most legislative sessions, last week was especially busy as we continued working on a challenging agenda.
Early in the week State Economist Tom Stinson updated legislators on the revised February budget forecast. As a result of decreased expenses and more corporate tax revenue coming into the state [...]
Red Bulls Get First Bonus Check!
Nearly three years after being promised bonus pay for extended service in Iraq, the Department of Defense has begun to make Post-Deployment Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA) payments to the soldiers. The first checks were deposited in soldier’s bank accounts today via electronic deposit.
The National Guard and the Department of Defense will continue to process [...]
Capital Hill Update
Dear Friends,
Prior to the start of the 2010 Legislative Session, lawmakers had identified three important priorities: pass a jobs-focused bonding bill to maintain our state’s infrastructure, balance the state budget and find a solution to responsibly restore General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC).
With less than a month of the session behind us, we’ve made good [...]
Legislation to Pay Red Bulls
State Representative Phil Sterner (DFL-Rosemount) has introduced a bill to facilitate back payments owed to Minnesota’s Red Bulls. Rep. Sterner has been working on behalf of the members of the 34th Infantry Brigade, headquartered in Rosemount after recent news reports revealed that more than 2500 Minnesota National Guard soldiers had not yet received thousands of [...]
