State Representative David Bly, MN District 25B

I received the following from Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher today:
Many of you are aware that by mid-week approximately 100 confirmed human cases of the influenza A(H1N1) virus infections have been identified in the United States. One case has now been identified in Cold Springs, MN. This situation is highly fluid as details from many [...]

Over the past week, the Minnesota House has debated and passed most of the major budget bills that will help close our record budget shortfall and position Minnesota for short and long term economic recovery.
Altogether, our budget framework cuts spending by $1.6 billion in order to close our record $6.4 billion deficit, more than [...]

CAPITAL INVESTMENT/BONDING
A basic bread and butter jobs bills that focuses on paintbrush
ready projects around the state.
AGRICULTURE AND VETERANS FINANCE
Increases Veterans’ Affairs and Veterans’ Homes. Makes
strategic cuts to agriculture that saves jobs, preserves critical
programs and invests in biofuels and green jobs.
HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
Caps tuition increases, targets scholarships for middle-class
students and provides child-care grants to help [...]

CAPITAL INVESTMENT
The Capital Investment Committee passed H.F. 855, the 2009 Capital Investment Bill, which provides $200 million in General Obligation bonding.
COMMERCE & LABOR
The Commerce Committee passed a bill (HF 1056-Howes) to assure that electricians, plumbers and other subcontractors get paid in a timely manner. It also passed the annual Workers’ Compensation Reform [...]