Articles tagged under: Samantha Vang

House Ag Budget Takes Spotlight

Published March 31, 2023

Minnesota House Ag Committee Chair Samantha Vang says the ag budget bill was the center of attention in committee this week. The target budge in the ag committee is $148 million in one-time money, and $40 million in ongoing money.…
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Omnibus Ag Policy Bill Moves to House Floor

Published March 24, 2023

The Minnesota ag finance bill is expected to be marked up in the House Agriculture Committee this week. The omnibus agriculture policy bill passed out of that same committee Thursday and is now on its way to the House floor.…
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More Accountability Needed

Published March 17, 2023

Minnesota House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang indicated the grain indemnity bill will be part of the omnibus agriculture bill. "Right now, if a grain elevator fails, the only thing that provides a safety net for producers are bonds. Bonds…
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Advocating for a Healthy Ag Budget

Published February 17, 2023

Minnesota's February budget forecast will likely push the budget surplus beyond the current record level of $18 billion. "That will be good news if we have an increase," said House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang. "What is most important for…
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Seeking a Bigger Piece of the Budget Pie

Published January 23, 2023

Minnesota House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee Chair Samantha Vang is hopeful the state’s budget surplus will mean more money for the agriculture. "Usually, the agriculture committee has one of the smallest budgets compared to bigger committees, like education and…
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Vang Oversees First Ag Committee Hearing

Published January 11, 2023

Minnesota House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang led the organizational meeting forher committee on Tuesday, saying she looks forward to this session. "Farmers represent less than two percent of the Minnesota population, yet 100 percent of us eat or have benefitted…
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RRFN Interview: Chair Samantha Vang

Published January 5, 2023

Minnesota House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang plans to tackle familiar topics in this session, including beginning farmers, disaster relief, animal disease threats and grain indemnities. "The agriculture committee has always been bipartisan," Vang told RRFN. "We are from all…
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MN Ag Committee Leadership Named

Published November 21, 2022

The leadership for the 2023 Minnesota legislative session is shaping up. Senator Aric Putnam of St. Cloud will chair the agriculture and rural development committee. Putnam was first elected in 2020 and is a communications professor at the College of…
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