MFU Minute
In this week's Minnesota Farmers Union Minute, Antimonopoly Director Justin Stofferahn discusses bills in the legislature dealing with monopolies.
Articles tagged under: Minnesota Legislature
Carbon-Free by 2040
With a party-line vote, the Minnesota House voted for the state to generate electricity from 100 percent carbon-free sources by 2040. Majority Leader Jamie Long said climate change needs to be addressed. "We also know that it's having more serious impacts…
MCGA Focuses on Educating Legislative Leaders
Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Richard Syverson says educating new legislators is a top priority. "We've had a lot of work to do just with education. Minnesota House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang and Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Aric Putnam…
Freshman to Serve as Senate Ag Committe Vice Chair
Rob Kupec will serve as the vice chair of the Minnesota Senate Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee. The freshman lawmaker from Moorhead looks forward to getting to work. "Right-to-repair legislation, ensuring farmers don't get caught in bad situations when…
Lawmakers to Clash Over Regulations
The Minnesota DFL will control the Governor’s office, House and Senate in the upcoming biennium. With the Democrats having a slim, one-vote majority in the Senate, incoming Minority Leader Mark Johnson believes the Republican caucus will need to be proactive. "We've…
A Time of Education
Minnesota Corn Growers Association Senior Public Policy Director Amanda Bilek believes work needs to be done to educate both sides of the aisle about agriculture. Minnesota Corn is already at work stressing the importance of agriculture’s agenda. "We are going…
Tax Bill Advances
The Minnesota House passed its omnibus tax bill with a vote of 69-to-62. The bill includes an expansion of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit and the Ag to School Tax Credit. A conference committee is expected to work out the…
Neonic Language Included in House Environment Bill
A conference committee will now work out the differences between the Minnesota House and Senate versions of the omnibus environment and natural resources bill. The newly-passed House bill includes multiple provisions dealing with the use of treated seed. It includes…
Ag Plan Merged with Two Other Spending Bills
The agriculture, housing and broadband supplemental spending bills have been combined into one huge omnibus bill. The bill was approved in the Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee and sent to the House floor. The agriculture portion of this legislation…
MN Senate and House Differ on Budget Surplus Plans
Minnesota lawmakers are pushing forward on the supplemental budget and tax bills. Minnesota AgriGrowth Lobbyist Cory Bennett says there are differing views in both chambers on what to do with the $9.25 billion budget surplus. "On the Senate side, a…
