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Dear Granite City Neighbors,?

We had a shorter legislative week due to the Easter holiday break, but if anything that means the days we were at the Capitol were twice as busy! We?re in the second half of the 2024 legislative session, and work is picking up as we see the finish line in the distance.

This is just a snapshot of what I?ve been up to these last few days:


* Meeting with the Central Minnesota Boys & Girls Club
* Presented my bill to enhance rights and ensure due process [ [link removed] ] for Corrections Officers
* Meeting with MAPE members to discuss my bill to improve the pensions [ [link removed] ] of probation officers
* Presented my bill to update the definition of 911 dispatchers [ [link removed] ] to Public Safety Telecommunicators, and establish certification and training for their profession
* Presented my bill to improve educator pensions [ [link removed] ] by lowering penalties for teachers who need to retire between the ages of 58-62
* Meeting with local advocates for Homeless Day on the Hill
* Presented my bill to allow water service line design and installation by licensed well contractors - this one will be included in our Labor Committee?s policy bill [ [link removed] ].





Committee Hearings and Meetings

Here?s the latest from the Capitol:

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*Our Supplemental Budget*

Officials from Minnesota Management and Budget recently announced a new economic forecast [ [link removed] ] showing a $3.715 billion surplus for the current biennium. Overall, we have our state on the right path, but despite the size of this surplus, I recognize working families and many communities, in St. Cloud and across Minnesota, are still facing challenges.

Governor Walz, along with House and Senate leadership, recently agreed to a budget outline [ [link removed] ] for the rest of the session. This budget would supplement the two-year budget we implemented last year, investing $447.5 million of the surplus to tackle some of our most pressing needs while keeping the bulk of the money on the bottom line so we can maintain our state?s strong financial outlook into the future. We need to invest in our communities while keeping an eye on our financial horizon - that?s the kind of measured, responsible budgeting that Minnesotans deserve.

House committees will work to hammer out the specifics in the coming weeks. My committee work, specifically in the House?s Higher Education (where I serve as Vice Chair) and Labor committees, will be focused on crafting the supplemental budgets in these areas. In the Capital Investment Committee, though we will utilize some of the surplus, the sale of state bonds will largely fund our legislation that?ll invest in Minnesota?s infrastructure, including local projects in St. Cloud. I?ll be sure to update you on these bills as they go through the committee process.?

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*?From the Capitol? Radio Interview*

Be sure to tune in to WJON every Wednesday at 10:40am, when I join Kelly Cordes to discuss the latest legislative news. This week, we covered the supplemental budget agreement reached by legislative leaders, my bill to help retain police officers, as well as my efforts to support 911 dispatchers. You can listen to our conversation below:






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Tune in every week to hear me on WJON, Wednesdays at 10:40am.

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*Stay Connected*

Enjoy this weekend?s early spring thaw! As always, I hope you?ll reach out with any questions, comments, concerns, or ideas you have regarding my work in the Minnesota House. Feel free to email me at [email protected] or give my office a call at 651-296-6612.

You can also stay up to date by following my official Facebook page [ [link removed] ], subscribing to these regular email updates [ [link removed] ] if you haven?t already, and checking my legislative webpage [ [link removed] ] for the latest information from my office.?

Enjoy the holiday weekend! Happy Easter and Ramadan Kareem!

Sincerely,?

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Rep. Dan Wolgamott

Speaker Pro Tempore

District 14B








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