The Importance of Freedom
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer’s Team).I hope you all had the opportunity to enjoy the long weekend and celebrate the freedom we all are blessed to have in this great c...
Editorials
Focused on Roads and Bridges
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Rep. Tom Emmer’s team).From Annandale to Anoka, to Zimmerman heading towards St. Cloud, improving our transportation networks and fulfilling the need for exp...
An Open Letter to Xcel Energy
An open letter to Xcel Energy:We need to talk. You see, we’ve been neighbors for 45 years - actually longer if you figure from the first time your company sent representatives to our little hamlet located along...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Just a few comments for Mr. Collier and his anger about the new federal holiday Juneteenth. The first amendment of the Constitution states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishmen...
Reflecting on This Great Nation
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by the Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer team).I hope you all had the opportunity to enjoy the long weekend and celebrate the freedom we all are blessed to have in this grea...
Celebrating Independence Day
(Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Congrtessman Tom Emmer’s Team).On Sunday, we celebrated one of the most important days in our nation’s history — the 245th anniversary of our founders declar...
The Gift Of Family Vacations
Last week, two of my sisters, Ruth and Terri, and my niece, Lillie, traveled to Boise, Idaho for a week long trip to visit relatives and friends. The trip was to celebrate Lillie’s high school graduation. We fle...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Juneteenth a holiday or you’re a racist. The creation of a new federal holiday was a mistake made possible by our spineless Representatives and Senators. I say spineless because most were ob...
Greater Accountability To Taxpayers
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Sen. Andrew Mathews).The Minnesota Senate on Thursday approved a comprehensive, bipartisan transportation budget agreement that invests billions over the ne...
Accountability To Taxpayers
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by the Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer team).June 25, Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer, Chair of the State Government and Election Finance Committee, and the Senate passed a comprehens...
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