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*May 23, 2025*






Legislative Update

Dear Neighbors,  

With Session officially ending at midnight on Monday, and several budgets left incomplete, we are now entering a Special Session to finalize the remaining budgets. Although frustrated by the need for this, we were able to accomplish, and pass, many Budgets and Bills prior to Monday’s deadline. Here is a recap of the activity: 

*Budgets and Policy*  

We successfully cut five billion dollars in spending this Session. This agreement represents the largest spending cut in Minnesota history and provides a substantial reduction to our deficit. It’s a major win for Minnesotans concerned about growth in government and ideological provisions. It includes:   


* Preserving non-public pupil aid.   

* Eliminating free healthcare for illegal immigrant adults.   

* Reducing payroll taxes to ease the burden of any Paid Family Medical leave      starting in 2026 (we are still working on a delay for these crushing small business provisions).

* Instituting Reinsurance to help limit the growth in healthcare costs.   

* Stopping the failed Northern Lights Express Train project.   

* No tax increase on families No provider tax.   

* No HMO surcharge tax.

* No “5th tier” income tax.   

* No Unemployment insurance for striking workers.  

* No more funding to unaccountable non-profits like Feeding our Future.   

*Commerce*  

As one of a half dozen legislators on the Commerce Conference Committee I will be working out the details of the Commerce Bill over the next few days. I maintain we need to: make Minnesota a competitive state for small businesses and eliminate red tape for new job creators.   

*Education Finance and Policy*  

This Bill passed in the House and should be resolved within the next day or two. We sunset Hourly Unemployment Insurance for hourly school workers in 2028. The one-time funding for this year came from the Northern Light Express budget. Please consider watching my House floor speech on this issue [ [link removed] ]. If we can find money from trains for this unfunded mandate on our schools, then why can’t we do the same for pension funding and money for classroom needs?  

Thankfully, non-public pupil aid is funded, homeschooling regulations are out, and there is more funding flexibility for schools (versus unfunded mandates which put pressure on our districts, cities and counties). 

*Special Session* 

There are several Bills which have not made their way to the Governor. Thus, the need for the Special Session. The three-week delay, caused by the DFL in January, put us behind the 8-Ball and is now a major factor in the need for an extension.  

It will be a chaotic week putting a bow on some of these Bills, but overall, I am extremely happy we’re taking government spending more seriously.  The taxpayers deserve that.  

*A quick note on the Inspector General Legislation:* 

House Republicans attempted to pass legislation which would implement an independent Inspector General in Minnesota. This position would have aided in quicker fraud recognition and put an end to our culture of fraud (Feeding our Future, Daycare Fraud, Autism Center Fraud, Medicaid Fraud, etc.) in Minnesota.   

This legislation was supported by almost every Democrat and Republican in the Senate. Unfortunately, after lengthy and contentious debates in the House, all 67 House Democrats voted against it. The bill failed. Even after discovering over $600 million dollars in fraud within the past year.  

*A few more updates from the Capitol…*  

Lakeside Elementary 4th Graders visited the Capitol last week. You never know what a good question sounds like until it comes from a 4th grader. It was fun having them here and hearing their ideas for legislation. In addition to the questions, I also received a compliment on my mustache. So that kept me going for the week! 

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My kids joined me during the last day of session. It was awesome to have them there and have them see what takes up a big part of Dad’s week, every week, since January.

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I do encourage you to watch my floor speech on our funding priorities and using money from defunct/failed programs to fund priorities that matter to Minnesotans… or (Heaven forbid) give that money back to the taxpayer. We do not have a funding problem in Minnesota; we have a priorities problem. Click here [ [link removed] ] to watch the video below.

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Just a couple days after this video, a pension agreement was reached for teachers and first responders. 

*To wrap it up…* 

As we move into Special Session and the end of my first legislative year as your Representative, I just wanted to say how honored I am to serve you. This first year was about leading with the values I was elected on – fiscal responsibility, growth of our small business community, public safety, and individual freedom. As these budgets and laws are passed, I think there has been significant progress in every one of those areas. There is still so much work to do and bad policy to unwind, but the situation in Minnesota is a little less dire because of the reforms being made. 

Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! 

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I also wanted to invite you to another town hall in the District. Here are the details:

Tuesday, May 27, 6:30-8pm
Chisago Lakes Township Hall
12400 316th St, Lindstrom

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Please Contact Me

Please reach out to me if you have any thoughts questions or concerns. Never hesitate to reach out to me whether it’s via phone or email. I can be reached at 651-296-5377 or via email at [email protected]. 

Have a great weekend,  

Max  











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