Less Can Be More In Government
While many legislators head to St. Paul with folders full of ideas for new laws, I believe we already have too many laws and am taking a less-is-more approach. Of course, we could seemingly spend forever try...
Editorials
Mathews Introduces Legislation To Invest In Becker Business Park
This week, I introduced legislation to invest $20.1 million in state funding for infrastructure improvements to the Becker business park. The improvements are necessary to attract new businesses to the area, p...
Britins Come Together For A Great Show
I grew up listening to the Beatles and they quickly became my favorite band to listen to during my youthful years. Though most of their catalog of music had already been established by the time 1968 rolled aro...
Working To Cut Through The Red Tape
People sometimes can feel like it is a lost cause when they run into issues related to the state. I understand those concerns and it is a top focus of mine as a State Representative to help the people in Distr...
It’s All In Your Dna
While shopping in Target a few weeks ago I noticed a display of home DNA testing kits. It amazes me that less than 20 years ago scientists were still working on decoding the human genome and today they’ve adva...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: I'm reaching out again this year to our local business professionals for some help. The robotics squad at Becker High School is once again submitting for the Chairman's Award this year (The most p...
Concern Over Proposed Energy Standard
I issued the following statement regarding legislation (H.F. 700/S.F. 850) which would raise Minnesota’s renewable energy standard to 100 percent carbon-free by 2045. Mekeland is a member of the House Energ...
Their ‘Ball Game’ Became Destroyed
I look often at a picture of four young Venezuelan boys, taken by me during a press trip to their country 15 years ago. They had just finished playing a pickup game of “beisbol” on the streets, smiling as th...
Love In The Forests Of Becker
This week, I went in search of a romantic Valentine’s Day story for our readers. Little did I know, I’d come upon a rather sordid tale of love found in the backyards of Minnesota. As you all know, Sasquatche...
Letter To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Now that Polar Vortex Jayden has moved on and we are headed for a brief warm up, we need our customers’ help. Postal carriers have suffered serious injuries related to slips, trips and falls due t...
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