Wednesday, I presented a bill in the Environment Policy and Legacy Finance Committee to strip back the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) ability to set clean air standards without the legislature. The ...
A few weeks back, my wife and I bit the bullet and purchased a HomePod — Apple’s version of “Alexa” — as our virtual assistant in the home.My main prerogative for buying the device was to integrate it with our ...
I and fellow House Republicans Monday rolled out a package of proposals aimed at improving public safety in Minnesota communities.The bills are in response to a rise in violent crime on Metro Transit vehicles an...
I returned to the capitol last week for the convening of the 2020 Legislative Session. This session, Republican legislators will prioritize the funding of Minnesota’s roads and bridges, strategies to support se...
Although there’s no avoiding it, I’ve never been a huge fan of Valentine’s Day. There’s too much pressure to have a ‘perfect’ date with the ‘perfect’ person, and to give/receive the ‘perfect’ gift.It was even th...
Minnesota’s 2020 legislative session began Tuesday and I reported tax relief is a top priority for him this year.It might not be a budget year, a $1.3 billion state budget surplus means significant decisions rel...
Every vote counts, and everyone’s participation is necessary. Unfortunately, the first bill of this Congress, H.R. 1, is Speaker Pelosi’s partisan attempt to put this vital process in jeopardy. Instead of focusi...
I recently visited Doris Clitty on her 95th birthday at her cozy rambler in Spring Lake Park. It was colder than a sled dog’s toenails the day of our visit, but that was not a problem. Doris clearly has the gif...
I read with interest a couple weeks back about a project by the Dept. of the Interior, which runs the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, to put a lot of cows to graze the Refuge in summer months.Cattle would be...
With the start of this new newspaper, this will be my third venture into owning a business since I first took a job as a busboy at the Knights of Columbus in Crystal back in the late 70s.I previously owned an in...
