State Representative David Bly, MN District 25B

I have had several constituents contact me about the Emergency Hardship Fund for the I-35W Bridge victims. Here is a very recent summary of the information from Senator Ron Latz, Chairman of the Joint House/Senate Subcommittee on Claims:
Rep. Dennis Ozment (my co-chair), myself and 4 other bi-partisan members held two day-long information gathering hearings focused [...]

Attached is a listing of selected new laws passed during the 2007 legislative session that take effect Jan. 1, 2008.
For a complete summary of new laws, vetoed bills and proposals in limbo, House Public Information Services lists the New Mn Laws of 2007. Just click on the subject you’re interested in.
From this Web page, you can access [...]

Kevin Dahle will be the only name on the ballot for the Primary election to be held on December 18, 2007 for the DFL representative for State Senator. The General election will be held on January 3, 2008. Voters residing outside the district will need to submit their request for an Absentee Ballot Application to [...]

On Thursday, December 6, 2007, after hearing from four strong candidates which included Kevin, Anne Miller, Executive Director of the nonprofit Grasstops, Inc., Mick McGuire, Mayor of Montgomery, and Don Sauter, a teacher from Arlington, the 39 executive members of the District 25 Democrats selected Kevin Dahle as their candidate. After Kevin gave an inspiring [...]

The following is a letter from Mark Kimball, Communication Director of the CDF-MN:
Dear Representative:
Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Minnesota is pleased to inform you that you have been named a “Legislative Children’s Champion” by the CDF Action Council for your votes in 2007 to invest in children and to ensure every Minnesota child has access to [...]

What can we do about the fact that Minnesota job growth is significantly lagging behind national average for job growth? According to the 2007 November Forecast, projected revenues are down $740 million and we are facing a $373 million deficit. The deficit can be covered with funds from the reserves, but what picture does that [...]

Join mosaic artist Susan Warner on December 8, 2007, at the Mississippi Mud Works and Semi Automatic Glass studios (address below) in Minneapolis for a preview of her project commemorating the state sesquicentennial: A wall-size mosaic "travel postcard" from Minnesota. The Sesquicentennial Mosaic is titled "Greetings from Minnesota" and will feature a border of tiles, [...]

An audit, conducted July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2007, revealed 15 findings of internal control and legal compliance that are related to financial management, grant expenditures, easements, and professional/technical services contracts. The BWSR did not adequately monitor payroll transactions, properly record grants on the accounting system, and did not have adequate internal controls over returned [...]

On Wed, November 28, 2007, at the State Capital there was a formal release of the program evaluation report by the MN Office of the Legislative Auditor.
 …Misclassification of employees as independent contractors is a problem in Minnesota, and state government needs to establish a coordinated response.
 You can receive a copy of the full report by calling 651-296-4708 or review it [...]