Friends and neighbors,    A few of you sent me this story about comments made by retiring Rep. Gene Pelowski and what I thought.    Minnesota has experienced divided government for most of the past 25 years. Since 1998, only twice has one …

Friends and neighbors,     Over the last couple of years, I have written about the damage that Gov. Tim Walz and Democrats in the legislature are doing to our children with their radical agenda.     Some of what they did is finally attract…

Friends and neighbors,    Recently I joined a number of lawmakers and other Carver County officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the next Hwy 212 project, which will expand more than 5 miles of the highway between Norwood Young Ameri…

Friends and neighbors,    A few weeks ago, I shared the story of Grand Meadow, which has been stuck with an enormous pile of wind turbine blades. In 2020, a wind energy developer replaced the blades at a nearby windfarm then left them in a…

Friends and neighbors,    The United States Supreme Court has struck down a Biden administration request to enforce portions of a new Title IX rule that would have allowed biological men to use women's bathrooms, locker rooms, and dorms in…

Friends and neighbors     I wanted to share a recent story from the Star Tribune about a small city in southern Minnesota called Grand Meadow, which is dealing with an extremely difficult unintended consequence of the relentless green ener…

Friends and neighbors,     I wanted to update you on the latest news regarding the “megabus” bill that Democrats passed in the final moments of the 2024 legislative session. As I mentioned in an end-of-session email, instead working togeth…

Friends and neighbors,     I have frequently warned of the consequences that the Democrats’ relentless push toward renewable energy is having on household budgets, especially as we move to shut down our reliable sources of baseload power. …

Friends and neighbors –    I’m glad to report the second round of emergency assistance is flowing to nursing homes in our area. Senate Republicans delivered this funding in the 2023 end-of-session agreement after Democrats had resisted nur…

Friends and neighbors,    The Minnesota Supreme Court recently made a ruling that once again puts law-abiding gun owners at risk of becoming criminals. In State v. Blevins, the court decided you must try to run away before even showing a w…