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OMNIBUS TRANSPORTATION BILL TO ALLOW HEAVIER LOADS OF CRUSHED SOYBEANS ON THE ROADS

The Omnibus Transportation bill passed Wednesday afternoon on a vote of 112-21 included a provision authored by Rep. Deb Kiel (R-Crookston) to allow the soybean crushing plant to deliver heavier loads of crushed soybeans to market. After the passage of the bill, Rep. Kiel released the following statement on the provision. “I was proud to […]

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EPITOME ENERGY CEO DENNIS EGAN PROVIDES UPDATE TO WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE

On Monday night, Epitome Energy CEO Dennis Egan gave an update to the Ways & Means Committee on the progress of Epitome Energy. The focus remains on bringing value-added to the basis for soybeans in the area. “Absolutely, the study that the University of Minnesota Crookston Extension did still holds true,” said Egan. “When you

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REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL CALLS FOR CONCRETE DATES FOR COVID RESTRICTIONS

Ahead of an expected announcement this week by Governor Walz loosening Minnesota’s COVID restrictions, Rep. Deb Kiel, R-Crookston, is calling for transparent and concrete dates and/or metrics for the end of the peacetime emergency. Just this week, Florida lifted all remaining COVID restrictions, and Governors of Democrat states like New York and California have established target dates for the lifting

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE WITH REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL

After this week, we will have heard all but one of the House DFL’s omnibus bills on the House Floor. The one we have left to go is the Health and Human Services omnibus bill, from two of the committees on which I served. Last week, we heard the Legacy, Housing, and State Government Finance

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL

This session so far has been the least productive legislative session for the House in decades. After our legislative sessions this week, we have passed a total of 10 bills in the House, far fewer than other sessions by this point. On Monday during our House session, we voted on a motion to exempt forgiven

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE WITH REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL

We’ve reached nearly an entire year of shutdowns, executive orders, and the governor holding unilateral power over the state’s COVID-19 response. Countless businesses have closed permanently, and many Minnesotans have lost their jobs. Today, the governor announced further rollbacks of his business restrictions. Some of the changes are listed below: Social gatherings: Up to 50

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