Town Hall Meeting, Nerstrand

[ May 17, 2008; 9:00 am to 10:00 am. ] I hope to see you at the next town hall meeting, Saturday, May 17th.  Location:  Nerstrand City Hall, 221 Main St., Nerstrand

Town Hall Meeting, Northfield

[ May 13, 2008; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] I hope to see you at the next town hall meeting, Tuesday, May 13th.  Location:  Northfield Public Library, 210 Washington St., Nfld

Town Hall Meeting, Lonsdale

[ May 6, 2008; 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] I hope to see you at the next town hall meeting, Tuesday, May 6th.  Location:  Lonsdale City Hall, 415 Central Street West,

Town Hall Meeting, Belle Plaine

[ May 10, 2008; 9:00 am to 10:00 am. ] I hope to see you at our next Town Hall Meeting:  Saturday, May 10th!  Location: Belle Plaine Library, 125 W. Main, Belle Plaine

Early Childhood Education – 2008

This has been called one of the most productive legislative sessions we’ve seen in many years. As you know with the tremendous work of members and staff we were successful in passing increases for transportation, education and nursing home workers. We balanced a $1 billion budget deficit, and passed property tax relief, as well as [...]

SMIF Seeks AmeriCorps Members

April Johnson knows first hand the joy of being part of a child’s success as she serves as an AmeriCorps member at Faribault’s Three Rivers Head Start. She spends her days helping young children learn to read. She also relishes their smiles as they enjoy a favorite story for the fourth or fifth time. The [...]

End of session and beyond

The 2008 session ended in the midst of the State’s celebration of its 150th birthday. This photo shows the rare occasion where the chandelier of the rotunda was lit. Saturday’s session began at 10:00am and ended at 4:30am the next day. We started up again later on Sunday at 1:00pm. As [...]

MN Bell Museum of Natural History

I received an e-mail from Mr. Edward Davis, a member of E-Democracy.org. He is helping to promote the online video contest hosted by the Bell Museum of Natural History as part of the Minnesota Sesquicentennial celebration.
Mr. Davis writes: “The museum is looking for videos that celebrate the natural places in Minnesota and the efforts to [...]

Lawmakers Beat the Clock

On Sunday, May 18th, the 85th MN Legislature and the Governor agreed on the Omnibus Budget Bill (HF 1812.) The deal was reached just hours before the clock ran out on the 2008 session.
With a group of Civil War re-enactors singing songs from the 1850-60’s era in the Rotunda, Rep. Lyndon Carlson, (DFL 45B), presented [...]