Legislative Report

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I want to congratulate Will and Tiffany Threlkeld, owners of Falls Ballroom in Little Falls, which was named Business of the Year. This year has been incredibly hard, especially for community and event spaces like Falls Ballroom. The Threlkelds, though, faced that hardship head on and used their...
This year’s Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a field of 75 teachers, among them our own Alice Nevins of Pierz Public Schools and Ann Hutchison of the Pillager School District! Our community’s teacher have worked valiantly to make this past year a productive and educational one for our...
Session Update   Last week I offered an amendment that would end the severe restrictions on wedding venues imported by Governor Walz’s executive order earlier this month. Currently, indoor wedding venues are limited to 10 people or two households if food is served, while restaurants and bars can...
Neighbors,   This weekend my third daughter will be attending prom at Little Falls High School. This reminds me that we are nearing the end of the school year and also that we need to make sure to support all of our kids. Kids in schools, home schoolers and graduates. Thanks to all the parents who...
Dear Neighbors,   Last week we were on Easter/Passover holiday This week marks the holiest of weeks for Christians. I come into this weekend reminded that Jesus was facing imminent death by the Romans. A death philosophized and expected, but nonetheless, death.  I am grateful that we still pause...
Neighbors,   I’d like to recognize Amanda Hoheisel and Kathy Popp for developing the March Book Madness project at Royalton Elementary School. The project is a global activity where a list of 16 books “compete” in rounds until they get to the final winning book. Students at Royalton Elementary are...
Neighbors, This week I presented two bills to the Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Division to help the Military Museum and the Fishing Museum in our area become statewide resources. HF 2025 allows the Adjutant General of the Department of Military Affairs to build a new Minnesota...
Neighbors,   First of all, be safe this weekend. Mother Nature will hurl a strong weather system through the upper Midwest and our area may be impacted. One recommendation I have is to download the MN 511 app for your smartphone. This is a great travel app – especially when roads are treacherous....
Dear Neighbor,   It was an honor to present Neree Jackson of Little Falls with a 2019 Unsung Hero Award at the Capitol recognizing her outstanding efforts to help children and families. The award is from the Minnesota Communities Caring for Children – a longstanding, non-profit organization – and...
Greetings from the Capitol where, before we get to legislative news, I want to put out a call to area residents to do anything they can to assist 17-year-old Jacob Fuhrman of Pierz. You may have seen Jacob’s story in the media recently, but he has an extreme case of Tourette’s Syndrome and OCD. The...

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