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July 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM

2026 STEP Back-to-School Drive

2026 STEP Back-to-School Drive Neighbors, Hey folks! I wanted to send one quick note to please mark your calendars for a back-to-school supply drive that Rep. Youakim and I will be hosting for STEP Food Shelf. It will be on Saturday, August 15 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm in fr…

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July 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM

Last update until after the election!

Last update until after the election! Neighbors, This newsletter will be my last until after the election. During an election period, legislators cannot use state resources for unsolicited communications because it might create an unfair advantage. That blackout period star…

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July 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM

Your Session Debrief from Rep. Larry Kraft

Your Session Debrief from Rep. Larry Kraft Dear Neighbors, I’ve had some time to process the legislative session since my last update (see below) and also went on a fantastic trip to Germany with a clean energy delegation, organized by the University of Minnesota’s Institut…

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May 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM

Legislative Update: May 20, 2026

Legislative Update: May 20, 2026 Neighbors, Well, the 2026 legislative session just ended, and it has been a pretty emotional and jam-packed final week. I’ll have more to say soon, but I wanted to get out key highlights immediately. I also want to make sure you get on your …

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May 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM

Legislative Update: May 1, 2026

Legislative Update: May 1, 2026 Neighbors, We are in the last two and a half weeks of the 2026 session. Committees are largely done meeting at this point in the legislative process, with the bulk of our work now shifting to passing legislation off the House Floor. As with e…

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April 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Legislative Update: April 16, 2026

Legislative Update: April 16, 2026 Neighbors, We have about one month left of this 2026 legislative session - this is the last week that committees have regular meetings. If it hasn’t yet, it will soon become clear where every member of the House stands on the biggest issue…

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April 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM

Legislative Update: April 3, 2026

Legislative Update: April 3, 2026 Neighbors, We are now about halfway through the 2026 legislative session. Recently, my days have been packed with committee hearings, bill presentations, and meaningful conversations with constituents. There is nothing more powerful than he…

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March 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM

Legislative Update: March 20, 2026

Legislative Update: March 20, 2026 Neighbors, We’ve passed the month mark into the 2026 legislative session this week, and I’ve really enjoyed meeting with all who have made it to the Capitol. Deadlines are coming up for moving legislation, so I wanted to take a quick momen…

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March 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM

Legislative Update: March 6, 2026

Legislative Update: March 6, 2026 Dear Neighbors, Since my last newsletter, the 2026 legislative session began on February 17th. We met in a very different Minnesota from the last time we gathered at the Capitol. There’s so much going on, so get ready for a lengthy update. …

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February 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM

Legislative Update: Session Begins Tomorrow

Legislative Update: Session Begins Tomorrow Dear Neighbors, Last week, President Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan announced Operation Metro Surge would be winding down, and most federal agents will leave Minnesota, with many remaining during the transition period.  While this …

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February 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM

Legislative Update: Town Halls Coming Up

Legislative Update: Town Halls Coming Up Neighbors, During these difficult times, community is more important than ever. I’ll be taking part in two public town halls in the next few weeks. Please join me, other local elected officials, and attorneys from Hennepin County's A…

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January 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM

Legislative Update: January 27, 2026

Legislative Update: January 27, 2026 Neighbors, Last Friday, I joined tens of thousands of Minnesotans in downtown Minneapolis to peacefully protest against the terror that our federal government has inflicted upon us. With this action, and all the other incredible ways Min…

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January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM

Legislative Update: ICE in Minnesota

Legislative Update: ICE in Minnesota Dear Neighbors, Renee Nicole Good should still be alive today. Last Wednesday, she was shot and killed by a federal ICE agent in Minneapolis, one day after the federal government deployed over 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis – buildi…

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December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM

Legislative Update: December 2025

Legislative Update: December 2025 Dear neighbors, There has been increased ICE activity across the metro, including apparently in St. Louis Park. Firsthand accounts I have been hearing from some of my colleagues are chilling. Given President Trump's hateful, divisive rhetor…

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November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM

REMINDER: Food Drive Tomorrow

REMINDER: Food Drive Tomorrow Dear neighbors, As a reminder, Rep. Cheryl Youakim and I are hosting a food drive for STEP in St Louis Park. Drop off your donations from 4-6 pm tomorrow, Nov. 19, on the east side of the St. Louis Park Rec Center parking lot. Here’s a press re…

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November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM

Legislative Update: Holiday Food Drive on November 19

Legislative Update: Holiday Food Drive on November 19 Dear neighbors, I have many feelings about the federal government shutdown and the health insurance affordability crisis that precipitated it. I imagine you do too. That people on SNAP got caught up in it was cruel and u…

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October 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Virtual Town Hall Next Week & A Key Gun Violence Prevention Tool

Virtual Town Hall Next Week & A Key Gun Violence Prevention Tool Dear neighbors, As a reminder, I will be hosting a virtual town hall on Thursday, October 23rd at 7:00 PM. Between the tumultuous summer filled with senseless gun violence, federal cuts that are raising he…

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October 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Legislative Update: October 3, 2025

Legislative Update: October 3, 2025 Dear neighbors, Since my last newsletter, our state and nation have faced yet more senseless gun violence. This summer has been so hard. From Melissa and Mark Hortman, to a high school shooting in the Denver suburbs, to Charlie Kirk, to A…

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August 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM

Legislative Update: August 26, 2025

Legislative Update: August 26, 2025 Dear neighbors, The Great Minnesota Get-Together is underway! The State Fair runs from August 21 through Labor Day, September 1. If you’re heading to the Fair, be sure to stop by the nonpartisan Minnesota House of Representatives booth in…

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July 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM

Legislative Update: July 7, 2025

Legislative Update: July 7, 2025 Dear neighbors, I’m finishing this update over the July 4th weekend, just as President Trump’s big domestic budget bill has passed Congress and is being signed by the President. While I know there are some of you reading this who may be supp…

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June 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM

Hortmans Lying in State and a Community Town Hall Tonight

Hortmans Lying in State and a Community Town Hall Tonight Dear neighbors, For those interested, there are a couple of opportunities in the next few days to honor Melissa and Mark Hortman. This Friday, the Hortmans will lie in state at the Minnesota Capitol along with their …

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June 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM

Candlelight Vigil for the Hortmans Tonight

Candlelight Vigil for the Hortmans Tonight Neighbors, Like so many of you, I’m still struggling to find the words, and be able to deal with the assassination of my friend and leader, Melissa Hortman and her dear husband Mark. My heart goes out to their children and family. …

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June 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Legislative Update: June 6, 2025

Legislative Update: June 6, 2025 Dear neighbors, I wanted to share a brief update on the current status at the Capitol. As I mentioned in my last update, just before the midnight deadline on May 19, the Minnesota House officially adjourned the 2025 regular legislative sessi…

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May 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM

You’re invited to a NW Suburbs Town Hall!

You’re invited to a NW Suburbs Town Hall! Neighbors, On Wednesday, May 28th at 6:00 PM, I will be joining Minnesota State Senators Mary Kunesh and Susan Pha, along with Representatives Sandra Feist, Cedrick Frazier, Mike Freiberg, Erin Koegel, and Samantha Vang at a Northwe…

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May 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM

Legislative Update: May 23, 2025

Legislative Update: May 23, 2025 Dear neighbors, The 2025 regular session adjourned on May 19th. While many budget bills did pass in time, about ten did not. This means that a special session will be needed. The way these work is that the Governor must call any special sess…

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May 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM

Legislative Update: May 9, 2025

Legislative Update: May 9, 2025 Dear neighbors, Here at the House, we’re working hard to pass budget bills that fund our state government and agencies for the next two years. This is our prime responsibility this session. While we’re making decent progress, there are some t…

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April 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM

Legislative Update: April 25, 2025

Legislative Update: April 25, 2025 Neighbors, As a reminder, you’re invited to my town hall tomorrow! I’m really excited to be hosting an issue-focused event on transgender rights this Saturday, April 26th, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. My colleague and friend Rep. Leigh Finke, al…

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April 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM

Legislative Update: April 15, 2025

Legislative Update: April 15, 2025 Dear neighbors, I’m sending out another Legislative Update to share an important development. Last Friday, in the Transportation Committee, I took an unusual step—for the first time since joining the legislature, I voted against a budget b…

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April 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM

Legislative Update: April 11, 2025

Legislative Update: April 11, 2025 Dear neighbors, Today is our “third deadline” which is when all bills must be through their necessary committees, other than Ways & Means. Ways & Means is where all bills that involve any money go before they can go to the floor. M…

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March 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM

Legislative Update: March 28, 2025

Legislative Update: March 28, 2025 Neighbors, Spring seems to be here, and while I’m really enjoying walking outdoors from the Centennial Office Building (where our offices are) to the Capitol, it did feel like we were short changed again on winter. I really enjoy cross-cou…

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March 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM

Legislative Update: March 21, 2025

Legislative Update: March 21, 2025 Dear neighbors, Lots going on! Last week, a special election in Roseville confirmed something most of us have known since last November: voters delivered a tied Minnesota House of Representatives.  DFL Rep. David Gottfried (pic below from …

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February 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM

Legislative Update: February 28, 2025

Legislative Update: February 28, 2025 Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who attended our District 46 town hall on Wednesday! I just love our district - there was such great participation and engagement. We talked about all kinds of things, including the budget, senior care, …

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February 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM

Legislative Update: February 14, 2025

Legislative Update: February 14, 2025 Dear neighbors, We’re back at the Capitol! It is such a relief.  Since my last newsletter, House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman announced a bipartisan power-sharing agreement that allowed the Minnesota House to begin lawfully conducting bus…

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January 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Legislative Update: January 29, 2025

Legislative Update: January 29, 2025 Neighbors, I’m sending another newsletter one day after the previous one to fix a mistake and to comment on some of the craziness coming from the Trump administration. On Monday, the Federal Office of Management and Budget sent a vaguely…

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January 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Legislative Update: January 28, 2025

Legislative Update: January 28, 2025 Neighbors, Here’s the latest on the situation in the House. Last Friday, January 24th, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the House Republican attempted power grab of the last two weeks violated our state constitution. Every GOP acti…

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January 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM

Legislative Update: January 21, 2025

Legislative Update: January 21, 2025 Neighbors, In my last email, I wrote about a breakdown in power-sharing negotiations in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Republicans had walked away from the negotiating table and appeared poised to kick out a duly elected DFL sta…

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January 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM

An Important Update about the Minnesota House of Representatives 

An Important Update about the Minnesota House of Representatives  Neighbors, This past election, Minnesotans voted for equal numbers of Democratic and Republican state representatives. A 67-67 tie in the 134-member Minnesota House of Representatives is extremely rare, but i…

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December 19, 2024 at 5:48 PM

Legislative Update: December 19, 2024

Legislative Update: December 19, 2024 Neighbors, Now that the 2024 elections are over, state representatives at the Minnesota House can start sending regular legislative updates again. Once our session starts on January 14th, my plan is to send out updates every two weeks. …

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July 19, 2024 at 8:43 PM

Legislative Update: July 19, 2024

Legislative Update: July 19, 2024 Neighbors, I hope you have been enjoying your summer, staying dry from the rain and cool from the heat!  This newsletter will be my last e-update until after the election. During an election period, legislators cannot use state resources fo…

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June 28, 2024 at 10:07 PM

Legislative Update: June 28, 2024

Legislative Update: June 28, 2024 Neighbors, First, my thoughts are with those in our state and surrounding areas who have been experiencing flooding. As you travel the state this upcoming holiday week, make sure to be aware of any rising rivers, streams, or lakes. Before t…

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June 12, 2024 at 4:51 PM

Reminder: You're Invited to a Town Hall Tonight!

Reminder: You're Invited to a Town Hall Tonight! Neighbors, As a reminder, you're invited to our Town Hall tonight! Senator Latz, Rep. Youakim, and I will be hosting a Senate District 46 Town Hall at the St. Louis Park City Hall. Th…

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June 7, 2024 at 10:04 PM

Legislative Update: June 7, 2024

Legislative Update: June 7, 2024 Neighbors, First - I?m hosting a town hall with Senator Latz and Rep. Youakim on June 12th. More info below! Recently, the 93rd Minnesota Legislature concluded, what I believe, is the most consequential two-year session in decades. It was pr…

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May 19, 2024 at 9:03 PM

Legislative Update: May 19, 2024

Legislative Update: May 19, 2024 Dear Neighbors, The bulk of our time these past two weeks was spent on the House floor, debating and passing our proposals for new policies and supplemental budgets. Much of this work is building off our efforts from last year, ensuring our …

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May 3, 2024 at 10:13 PM

Legislative Update: May 3, 2024

Legislative Update: May 3, 2024 Neighbors, The House continues to debate and pass supplemental budget and policy bills on the floor, covering important issues such as education, labor, housing, the environment, and more. Because we only have a few weeks left in session, and…

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April 19, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Legisltive Update: April 19, 2024

Legisltive Update: April 19, 2024 Neighbors, We are more than halfway through the 2024 Legislative Session, and the House is now focused on passing policy bill packages in major areas, as well as putting together small supplemental budgets to continue our work improving the…

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April 5, 2024 at 9:54 PM

Legislative Update: April 5, 2024

Legislative Update: April 5, 2024 Dear Neighbors, I hope you and your families are enjoying the spring holiday season and with it, warmer temperatures. We just had a short Easter break, and will also have short breaks for Eid and Passover. But, we are now back, and moving i…

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March 22, 2024 at 7:12 PM

Legislative Update: March 22, 2024

Legislative Update: March 22, 2024 Dear Neighbors, This was a busy and important week in the 2024 session, as Friday marked the first legislative deadline, where committees must pass all bills that are not major appropriation bills. My colleagues and I have worked diligentl…

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March 8, 2024 at 10:39 PM

Legislative Update: March 8, 2024

Legislative Update: March 8, 2024 Neighbors, We are already in week four of the 2024 Legislative session! Our first order of business was to pass the bipartisan tax fix bill for the 2023 Tax Act to ensure all Minnesotans receive the tax return they?re entitled to. The bigge…

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February 2, 2024 at 9:39 PM

Legislative Update: New EV Rebates Going Live

Legislative Update: New EV Rebates Going Live Neighbors, There is some brand new and time-sensitive information on Electric Vehicle rebates that I wanted to share with you!? Last session, we passed legislation for an Electric Vehicle Rebate Program, allowing residents to re…

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January 29, 2024 at 8:35 PM

Legislative Update: January 29, 2024

Legislative Update: January 29, 2024 Neighbors, In addition to getting new bills ready for our fast-approaching legislative session (starts February 12th!), I?ve been in our community meeting with advocates, leaders, and residents to identify how we can build on our histori…

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