State Representative David Bly, MN District 25B

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 [...]

On Monday afternoon, April 7, 2008, Governor Pawlenty used the line-item veto 52 times to trim the bonding bill to $717 million – a reduction of 13%. Basically the Governor vetoed thousands of jobs that would have been created all around our state at the time when Minnesota’s economy needs the extra boost. The line-item [...]

After an intense lobbying effort from advocates and from legislators like myself and Rep. Patti Fritz, Majority Leader Tony Sertich advised us of the following:
“We wanted you to be aware that after receiving significant feedback from the caucus, an amendment was added by Rep. Huntley to the Health and Human Services portion of the budget-balancing [...]

Just a reminder that the April 4, 2008 deadline is approaching for requests for seed money available from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation. Up to $25,000 in seed capital is available for biobusinesses through the newly created Bio Seed Fund. These funds are designed to support start up and expanding bio-medical, bio-agriculture and renewable energy [...]

That is the headline of a March 14 editorial in the Rochester Post-Bulletin.  The Legislature has accomplished more in one month than some Legislature’s handle in an entire session and we have just begun. Some of the accomplishments are:
The first comprehensive transportation package in 20 years.
Early passage in the House of a Capital Investment/Jobs bill [...]

In an earlier blog on the District 25B Energy Summit held on January 31, I talked about the need for a program called Feed-In Tariffs. A feed-in tariff is a fixed price for renewable energy that the local utility company pays to local renewable energy producers. The producers then generate renewable energy either through solar [...]

The MN Housing Finance Agency is announcing a request for proposal (RFP) for the tribal housing program to provide American Indian communities access to eligible resources available for single- family and owner-occupied and/or multifamily rental housing activities. There are restrictions for eligibility because of income limits and funding priorities, so to request and qualify, view [...]

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) has available seed money for bio-business ventures and is now offering funds up to $25,000 in seed capital for bio-businesses through the newly created Bio-Seed Fund. These funds are designed to support start up and expanding bio-medical, bio-agriculture and renewable energy businesses.
The new Bio Seed Fund is intended for bio-businesses [...]