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On Friday, Enbridge announced its decision to delay the Enbridge Line 3 replacement pipeline until the second half of 2020, a year longer than was initially expected. That decision was the result of an appeal by Department of Commerce of the Public Utilities Commission’s approval of the Certificate of Need and Governor Walz’s decision to […]
Districts around Minnesota are cross-subsidizing their special education funding with general education funds to not only meet the mandates of the federal and state governments but to provide quality services to the students in their districts. The federal government pledged to fund 40% of special education costs in back in 1975, toadying they are funding
Governor Tim Walz released his budget proposal for the FY20-21 biennium on Tuesday, highlighted by more than $3 billion in tax increases over the next two years alone, and $4.7 billion in tax increases for FY22-23. His proposal would raise Minnesota’s gas tax by twenty cents—a massive 70 percent increase—vaulting Minnesota’s gas tax to 4th
Governor Tim Walz released his proposal for the upcoming two-year state budget on Tuesday. The Governor’s $52 billion budget proposal, including budgeted reserves, would be the largest budget in state history and represents an 8.1% increase over the previous state budget. In response, Senator Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) issued the following statement: “Governor Walz unveiled
Continuing his goal of ending childhood obesity, fitness icon Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC), has kicked off 2019 by selecting the State of Minnesota for its 2019 DON’T QUIT! Campaign. The NFGFC will deliver a state-of-the-art DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center to three schools for demonstrating leadership in getting and keeping
On Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz’s announced his decision to proceed with efforts to challenge the Enbridge Line 3 replacement pipeline. The petition for reconsideration challenges the unanimous decision by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to grant the certificate of need for the pipeline. Senator Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) issued the following statement in response:
