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Good afternoon friends, 

It has been another busy week at the Capitol. Exciting news: we passed our first two bills on the House floor last night. Both of these bills are common sense bills for the benefit of Minnesotans across the state. 

Updates from the Capitol

My bills:

HF6 - Education Priority Bill. Although I am not the chief author, this bill is our most important and holistic education bill. 

HF629 - Bonding for Blooming Prairie

HF630 - Extension of Short-Call Substitute Teacher Program

HF877 - Amending the Read Act

HF1128 - Requiring public high schools to participate in the direct admissions program

HF1170 - Bonding for the Minnesota BioImaging Center of the Hormel Institute

HF1178 - Bonding for the Mower County FAARM program

HF1381 - Out-of-field permissions exempted from limit on renewals

HF1456 - Austin; local sales and use tax authorized

HF1538 - Teacher apprenticeships funding provided, report required, and money appropriated

Update from last nights floor session:

We passed two bills in a bipartisan manner last night, HF72 and HF289. We also debated HF21, which is a bill to keep the governor's emergency powers in check. There was much discussion about this bill and when it came time to vote, Democrats voted against it so it did not pass. Checks and balances are a very important part of a healthy government, so I hope we can reconsider and pass this bill later this session.

Mueller Minute

In this weeks Mueller Minute, I talk about the bipartisan bills that we have been working on in the legislature. 

School Tours

I was able to tour a few schools this week, which was a great opportunity to talk to fellow educators about some legislation I have proposed, specifically HF877 and HF1538. In a kindergarten classroom at Monroe Elementary School, I saw the science of reading in action. It was so encouraging! I also had great conversations about the teacher apprenticeship program at Intermediate District 287 with staff members involved in the program. Thank you to the teachers that hosted me for the opportunity to talk about our schools and necessary legislation.

MN Nurses Association

I also had a great meeting with nurses from the Minnesota Nurses Association at the Capitol. We talked about the challenges of working in the healthcare field and what we need to do to help them.

FFA Students

And I had a wonderful time talking to some local FFA students from both Hayfield and Southland. They are serious dedicated and intelligent students that have wonderful aspirations for the future. I am always grateful to meet students at the Capitol, so thank you for taking the time to visit!

Events

Boujee Bagels reopened in Austin. Check them out if you can!

Benefit for Ehmke House Fire: Saturday, March 2nd, 2pm

Smashing Cancer Demo Derby: Saturday, March 8th. Mower County Fairground 1pm

Bingo: Saturday, March 15th. 7pm at Dexter Fire Hall. 

Shoutouts

Congratulations to the Southland Schools Varsity Girls Basketball Team for their first playoff win this week! And congratulations to the Southland Varsity Boys Basketball Team for their undefeated season! Way to go, boys and girls.

Congratulations also to Southland Wrestler Cael Smith on securing a spot at the upcoming state tournament. I wish you continued success!

Congratulations to another Southland wrestler, Zoe Steinkamp, as she also secured a spot at the state wresting tournament. Good luck, Zoe!

Several Southland Robotics teams are also preparing for their state tournament. Congratulations to all for the successful season and I wish you luck at state!

Shoutout to Blooming Prairie wrestlers Bo Zwiener, Gage Mullenbach, Cannon Wacek, and Alex Lea as they compete in the state wrestling tournament today!! 

And shoutout to Austin wrestler Sam Winkels who also advanced to the state tournament this weekend!

Congratulations to Austin High School band director Christopher Dundas on his 2025 Austin Teacher of the Year Award and now being named a semifinalist for the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award. Way to go, Mr. Dundas!

Please Contact Me

Please continue to reach out if I can be of any assistance to you. You can reach me by phone at 651-296-4193 or by email at [email protected] 

Have a great weekend! 

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Saint Paul, MN 55155 [email protected]
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