Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

July 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM

Legislative Update - Summer Update

Legislative Update - Summer Update Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I hope you’ve had a wonderful first half of your summer! After a brief post-session recovery period I’ve been out and about …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

May 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM

Legislative Update - End of Session

Legislative Update - End of Session Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, This has been a difficult two years in the Minnesota Legislature with a 67-67 tie in the House and abbreviated legislative…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

April 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM

Legislative Update - HCMC Rescue Efforts

Legislative Update - HCMC Rescue Efforts Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, We are in the last month of session and there are a lot of things I wish were accomplished by now. We have bills ready…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

April 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM

Legislative Update - Saving HCMC

Legislative Update - Saving HCMC Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, Last week, the legislature was on Easter/Passover break. I used this opportunity to catch up with constituents, attend commun…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

March 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM

Legislative Update - Session Halfway Point

Legislative Update - Session Halfway Point Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, This week marks the deadline for purely policy bills to clear all of their committees in both the House and Senate, …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

March 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM

Legislative Update - Fraud and Data Privacy Updates

Legislative Update - Fraud and Data Privacy Updates Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, In the House, I’m working with my DFL colleagues to deliver on a package of bills designed to make day-to-d…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

February 23, 2026 at 5:28 PM

Legislative Update - Start of Session

Legislative Update - Start of Session Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, As we enter the 2026 session there is a lot that we need to take on in order to improve the lives of Minnesotans. Whether…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM

Legislative Update - Addressing Fraud

Legislative Update - Addressing Fraud Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, At the end of January, I visited the remote Pacific island nation of Palau with new friends who came from a number of cou…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

January 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM

Legislative Update - ICE Killing of Renee Good

Legislative Update - ICE Killing of Renee Good Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors,  My heart breaks that I have to write to you all following another tragedy. The killing of Renee Good at the han…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

December 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Legislative Update - Paid Leave to Launch on January 1, 2026

Legislative Update - Paid Leave to Launch on January 1, 2026 Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors,  Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to all who celebrate these holidays. Thursday night I had the …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

September 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Legislative Update - Scam Alert

Legislative Update - Scam Alert Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I just wanted to reach out quickly to alert you to a scam text sent to our area that you should be sure to ignore. If you receive a text message lik…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

September 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Legislative Update - Upcoming Community Conversation

Legislative Update - Upcoming Community Conversation Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, We are still mourning the tragedy at Annunciation Church earlier this month, and the many other tragedies …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

August 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Legislative Update - Annunciation Shooting

Legislative Update - Annunciation Shooting Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I continue to mourn alongside the rest of our community following the tragedy that occurred at Annunciation Catholic…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

June 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Legislative Update - End of Session Roundup

Legislative Update - End of Session Roundup Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors,  On June 9th, we concluded our one day special session to pass the rest of our state budget and wrap up our work fo…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

June 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Town Hall Tonight

Town Hall Tonight Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, With session at an end I have the opportunity to join you all out in the community and discuss what we accomplished in 2025 and what we shoul…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

June 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM

Update on the Tragedy

Update on the Tragedy Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, My wife, Judy, and I were awakened early Saturday morning to the sound of Bloomington Police officers pounding on our door to inform us o…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

May 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Legislative Update - Final Days of Session

Legislative Update - Final Days of Session Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, With only 11 days left in session, we are working hard to negotiate and pass our remaining budgets. This has been an…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

April 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM

Legislative Update - House Budget Bills

Legislative Update - House Budget Bills Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, At the Capitol we are finalizing and passing our House budget bills as we enter the last month of session. These bills …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

April 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Legislative Update - Protecting Medicaid

Legislative Update - Protecting Medicaid Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, As we all await warmer and sunnier days, the House has been hard at work as the end of session is just around the corn…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Legislative Update - Fraud Prevention

Legislative Update - Fraud Prevention Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I want to start off by saying that I know that I’m not keeping up with my correspondence, right now. When I first learned…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

March 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Town Hall Tonight

Town Hall Tonight Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. JOIN US: District 50 Town Hall I hope you can join Rep. Greene, Sen. Mann and I along with Chief Deputy Attorney General, John Keller, for conversation about…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

March 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM

Legislative Update - Budget Forecast

Legislative Update - Budget Forecast Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, Despite the chaos at the federal level I’ve been hard at work in St. Paul making sure our shared values are being represen…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

February 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM

Legislative Update - Fraud Prevention

Legislative Update - Fraud Prevention Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, The Minnesota House of Representatives is now convened (this time for real!)  Between now and the special election in the…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

February 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Legislative Update - Co-Governing Agreement

Legislative Update - Co-Governing Agreement Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I'm excited to announce that House DFL and Republican leadership reached an agreement to co-govern over the next tw…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

January 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM

Legislative Update - Negotiations Continue

Legislative Update - Negotiations Continue Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, On Tuesday, DFLer Doran Clark won the special election to replace the late Kari Dziedzic in the Minnesota State Sena…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

January 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM

Legislative Update - Supreme Court Ruling

Legislative Update - Supreme Court Ruling Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, Friday marked the end of the second week of the legislative standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the Minneso…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

January 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM

Legislative Update - Where Session Stands

Legislative Update - Where Session Stands Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, Needless to say, I have been receiving a great deal of correspondence related to the rocky kickoff of the 2025 legisl…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

January 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Legislative Update - Start of Session Negotiations

Legislative Update - Start of Session Negotiations Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, You may have heard about a tumultuous start to the year as the House prepares for session to begin next week…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

December 19, 2024 at 6:27 PM

Legislative Update – Town Hall and State Budget Info

Legislative Update – Town Hall and State Budget Info Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, Here’s a reminder about the Town Hall Meeting tonight I’m hosting along with my fellow Senate District 50 …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

December 9, 2024 at 9:23 PM

Upcoming Town Hall

Upcoming Town Hall Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I’m excited to announce our first post-election townhall! Join us for our Senate District 50 Legislative Town Hall on Friday, December 19th …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

December 6, 2024 at 3:13 PM

Legislative Update - Medicare Open Enrollment

Legislative Update - Medicare Open Enrollment Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I hope you were able to stay warm during this cold spell coupled with a very strong wind. There are some importan…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

December 2, 2024 at 8:18 PM

Legislative Update - Property Taxes

Legislative Update - Property Taxes Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I hope everyone enjoyed spending the Thanksgiving Holiday with loved ones. Our younger daughter visited us from California …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

November 12, 2024 at 9:08 PM

Veterans Day

Veterans Day Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, With the election behind us, my regular legislative updates can start up once more. We are still waiting to see the exact form the legislature tak…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Final Legislative Update for the Year

Final Legislative Update for the Year Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I hope you?ve had a great summer so far! It turns out that this is the last week I can send you legislative updates (not …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

July 12, 2024 at 2:05 PM

Summer Legislative Update

Summer Legislative Update Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, This is my last update until after the election. Whether running or not, legislators cannot use state resources for unsolicited commu…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

May 23, 2024 at 3:24 PM

End of 2024 Session

End of 2024 Session Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, The 2023/24 session came to a raucous end at midnight on Sunday night. To get our remaining unfinished business over the finish line as the…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

May 3, 2024 at 3:48 PM

Legislative Update - Budget Bill Votes

Legislative Update - Budget Bill Votes Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, This week has been defined by long nights as debates on our budget bills stretch on. Here is an update from the Capitol:…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

April 19, 2024 at 2:27 PM

Legislative Update

Legislative Update Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, We have about a month left of session, and we are working hard to pass our remaining policy bills and supplemental budgets which improve the…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

April 5, 2024 at 1:20 PM

Legislative Update - Floor Votes

Legislative Update - Floor Votes Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, With only about a month and a half left of session we are entering the final stretch. The next couple of weeks will be occupie…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

March 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Legislative Update - Deadline Week

Legislative Update - Deadline Week Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors,??? Last Friday marked the end of ?Deadline Week?, the most hectic week of the legislative season. All policy bills had to cl…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

March 11, 2024 at 2:13 PM

Legislative Update - Data Privacy

Legislative Update - Data Privacy Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, Session continues to fly by as we work to pass bills that will improve the lives of your average Minnesotan. Here is what I?v…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

February 21, 2024 at 2:53 PM

Update from the Capitol

Update from the Capitol Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, Session is in full swing! My days are already occupied by committee meetings, meetings with constituents and work on my primary bills. …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

February 5, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Pre-Session Legislative Update

Pre-Session Legislative Update Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, The 2024 Session convenes next Monday, February 12th, and the focus will be on policy and infrastructure projects. Two of my maj…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

December 18, 2023 at 8:18 PM

End of Year Update

End of Year Update Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I hope you had a great fall and are enjoying the holiday season.?? Energy Assistance Program With the return of the holiday season we also h…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

May 26, 2023 at 1:59 PM

End of Session Update

End of Session Update Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, Summer is finally here, and with it, the end of session. By all accounts this was a year for the record books. I?m proud to be a part of …

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

May 19, 2023 at 9:28 PM

Legislative Update

Legislative Update Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I hope you are able to get out and enjoy the improving weather. The legislative session is coming to an end as we are constitutionally requi…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

May 5, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Legislative Update

Legislative Update Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I hope you are able to get out and enjoy the improving weather, summer is almost here! This week has largely consisted of conference committ…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

April 24, 2023 at 2:12 PM

Breakdown of House Tax Bill

Breakdown of House Tax Bill Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, Last week, I promised to provide another update when our Tax bill was published. It’s now been passed out of the House Tax Committe…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

April 14, 2023 at 8:05 PM

Legislative Update

Legislative Update Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, I hope you have been able to get out and enjoy this beautiful weather before it begins to cool down again. At the Capitol we are in the mids…

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  Rep. Steve Elkins · [email protected]

April 3, 2023 at 2:08 PM

Legislative Update

Legislative Update Having trouble viewing this email??View it as a Web page. Dear Neighbors, At the House we have been working night and day to craft our various budget bills. While there is still a lot of session left this puts us …

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