Foung Hawj represents District 67, which includes the east side of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the central Twin Cities metropolitan area. Learn more about Sen. Hawj. Read more news from Sen. Hawj.
The Minnesota Nurses Association announced this week that more than 15,000 nurses will participate in a three-day strike later this month if a new contract is not reached. If no agreement is reached, the three-day strike would be the largest private sector nurses’ strike in United States history.
Senator Foung Hawj (DFL-St. Paul) said today that a key State environmental and natural resources panel has unanimously approved moving ahead with establishing a task force to clean-up the Pig’s Eye landfil on St. Paul’s East Side, a project that Sen. Hawj pushed through the State Legislature this year.
Senator Foung Hawj (DFL-St. Paul) said today that a recent visit to several East Side St. Paul urban farming sites by officials from the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) helped strengthen the relationship between Minnesota’s rural and urban farming interests.
Today, Senate DFL Caucus Leaders Melisa López Franzen (DFL-Edina), Mary Kunesh (DFL-New Brighton), Foung Hawj (DFL-St. Paul), and Nick Frentz (DFL-North Mankato) issued the following statement on the Senate Republican decision to walk away from a signed budget agreement:
Today, Senate DFL Caucus Leaders Melisa López Franzen (DFL-Edina), Mary Kunesh (DFL-New Brighton), Foung Hawj (DFL-St. Paul), and Nick Frentz (DFL-North Mankato) released the following statement:
Senator Foung Hawj (DFL-St. Paul) said today that the Senate has passed his legislation to establish a task force to explore ways to accelerate the clean-up at the Pig’s Eye landfill, and the measure will now be sent to Governor Walz to be signed into law.