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Legislative Update ? June 22, 2023

Dear neighbors,

This week is Kaposia Days in South St. Paul, I hope you can get out and enjoy all the great events going on June 23rd, 24th, and 25th. There will be bingo, fireworks, a parade, a pancake breakfast, and more! You can find a full schedule of events at [link removed].

Kaposia Days

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Pollinator Week 2023!

It?s Pollinator Week (June 19-25), a time to honor the key role pollinators play in our ecosystem while also recognizing and addressing the threats they currently face ? many of which are human-caused.

I co-authored an op-ed with my law school intern, Mason Sargent, about the important progress we made this session to protect pollinators and the work still ahead of us that was published in the Duluth News Tribune. You can read it here! [ [link removed] ]

Op-Ed DNT [ [link removed] ]

This year, ahead of Pollinator Week, the Minnesota Legislature passed several new laws to take great strides to combat the population decline in our local pollinators. Funding for research to develop conservation strategies, establishing a breeding population of the Karner blue butterfly, and restricting the use of harmful pesticides were included in the Legislature?s final environmental budget bill. The Legislature also restricted the use of neonicotinoid insecticides on state lands.

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Agriculture Conference in Chicago

Last weekend I visited Chicago for a National Conference of State Legislators Agriculture Task Force [ [link removed] ] Meeting. We heard from industry leaders like ADM and Cargill, watched student presentations at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, visited the GreenEra Urban Farm, and more! You can learn more about the Urban Growers Collective here [ [link removed] ], a Black and women-led nonprofit farm in Chicago.

Chicago Ag Task Force
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Reviewing LCCMR Proposals

This month I have been conducting meetings as co-chair of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources [ [link removed] ] (LCCMR), a bipartisan commission which oversees how dollars dedicated to preserving and protecting our environment are spent.

We are currently reviewing proposals for projects seeking funding in 2024. You can find a list of projects selected for presentation here [ [link removed] ], and watch video recordings of the presentations on the LCCMR Youtube Page [ [link removed] ].

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Stay in Touch!

Please continue to share your questions, ideas, and feedback throughout the legislative session. You can reach me by email [email protected]?or by phone at 651-296-6828. You can contact my Legislative Assistant Sam O'Neill at 651-296-3305 or via email [email protected].?

Sincerely,

Rick Hansen
State Representative






*Representative Rick Hansen*

407 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155

Phone: 651-296-6828
Email:[email protected]
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Legislative Assistant:?Sam O'Neill 651-296-3305







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