With a historic $17 billion surplus, State Representative Deb Kiel of Crookston will be focused on lowering property taxes, ending the tax on social security benefits and increased funding for programs important to rural Minnesota. Keil said she is concerned about the lack of agriculture background among the new ag committee leadership. “I know they have experience with large gardens that are fairly profitable, however, that’s a different type of farming than what we do in rural Minnesota.”
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