It is an honor to represent the people of Cottage Grove, Hastings, South St. Paul, St. Paul Park, Newport, Afton and neighboring townships. I look forward to a healthy and respectful debate about the issues and encourage you to follow along and participate.
Lawmakers need to be cautious as we craft a new two-year budget in the coming months. Budget officials are warning of a possible economic slowdown and market volatility, and we need to take that to heart when planning for the future.
As the daughter of a sailor and the granddaughter of a soldier, it is my honor to thank each and every individual who has served in our armed forces and made sacrifices to protect our freedoms.
The idea of letting everyone buy in to MinnesotaCare is extremely popular among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents of all ages in every region of our state.
State government is contributing $9.5 million toward construction costs, which takes enormous pressure off of local property taxpayers to pay for the facility. I look forward to returning to celebrate the HERO Center’s grand opening, touring the facility, and learning about its impact first-hand from our brave police officers, paramedics, and firefighters.
I favor moving in a direction where state lawmakers better equip schools to identify and address warning signs of danger in the student population. To that end, I am working to establish a new state law that requires every school district to create a “threat assessment team” to prevent a crisis from turning into a tragic loss of life.
