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July 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM

Legislative Update - New Laws

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  It’s been a hot July. Between the heat wave and the wildfire smoke, it’s pretty rough out there. A reminder that the Scott County Public Library is a great place to cool down for a bit [ [link removed] ] should you need to, with AC, free wi-fi, and of course plenty…

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June 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM

Legislative Update - Remembering the Hortmans, One Year Later

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  This Sunday marked one year since Melissa and Mark Hortman, along with their dog Gilbert, were senselessly taken from us in an act of political violence. The same man who killed them also attacked the Hoffmans and has recently pleaded guilty to these crimes. He wil…

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May 22, 2026 at 5:29 PM

Legislative Update – Funding the Shakopee Innovation Center!

Tabke Banner Legislative Update – Funding the Shakopee Innovation Center! Hello Friends,  The 2026 Legislative Session came to an end this week, and I'm proud of the work we accomplished in a tied House to help our hospitals, deliver property tax cuts and tab fee relief, protect taxpayer dol…

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May 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM

Legislative Update – Passing Bills to Prevent Fraud

Tabke Banner   Hello Friends,  We’re in the home stretch of the 2026 Legislative Session, and I’m focused every day on passing legislation to help Shakopee and Minnesota thrive.  Last night, I spoke in support [ [link removed] ] of legislation modifying the state trooper compensation st…

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April 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM

Legislative Update – Passing Bills, Protecting Minnesotans

Tabke Banner Legislative Update – Passing Bills, Protecting Minnesotans Hello Friends,  Imagine you just bought a gift card for your kid's teacher, thanking them for all their great work, but then you find out that criminals stole the money as the card was activated while checking out. That’…

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April 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM

Legislative Update – Human Health over Corporate Profits

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  We’re one month out from the end of the 2026 Legislative Session. It’s a time when legislators, the press, and the public are all asking the same question: What will actually get done this year?  In our current tied House, anything we pass must have bipartisan …

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April 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Legislative Update – Protecting our Kids

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  Since this session began, I’ve been working to pass my bill banning high-capacity magazines. [ [link removed] ] It's a chance to add a layer of safety in helping protect Minnesotans from gun violence, and it’s something the majority of Minnesotans are asking for. …

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March 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM

Legislative Update – People over Profits

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  First off, I want to wish all our Shakopee families a happy spring break! I hope you have time to recharge and to get outside and enjoy the wonderful parks and trails our city and region has to offer.  This session, my colleagues and I are bringing forward legi…

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March 20, 2026 at 2:49 PM

Legislative Update – Parkinson’s Prevention and Research

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, Last week, I was honored to stand with Parkinson’s patients and advocates as we announced a pair of bills to prevent Parkinson’s disease and invest in state-level PD research. Partnering with the Michael J. Fox Foundation [ [link removed] ] and the Parkinson's Fo…

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March 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM

Legislative Update - Preventing Fraud and Town Hall Recap

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  Thank you to all those who joined us for our Virtual Town Hall on Tuesday evening. It was great to see familiar faces amidst all the activity here at the legislature.   We discussed broad topics like our ICE response and touched on specific bills such as feline…

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March 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM

Tonight: Virtual Town Hall!

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,   The 2026 Legislative Session is now in full swing. There’s a lot to do, as we work to protect Minnesotans’ constitutional rights, address gun violence, protect our public services from fraudsters, and build an economy that works for everyday Minnesotans.  I’ll…

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March 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM

You're Invited! Virtual Town Hall

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,   The 2026 Legislative Session is now in full swing. There’s a lot to do, as we work to protect Minnesotans’ constitutional rights, address gun violence, protect our public services from fraudsters, and build an economy that works for everyday Minnesotans.  I’ll…

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March 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM

Legislative Update - Improving Traffic and Pedestrian Safety

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, This session, I am honored to serve as the co-chair of the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee [ [link removed] ]. I’ve been on this committee my entire time in the Legislature, including serving as vice chair in the past, and I’m looking forward to st…

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February 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM

Taking Action on Gun Violence Prevention

This week, the House Public Safety Committee heard my bill banning high-capacity magazines. Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  This week, the House Public Safety Committee heard my bill banning high-capacity magazines [ [link removed] ]. This would prohibit magazines that hold more t…

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February 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM

Legislative Update - Working for Shakopee in D.C.

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, Last week, I travelled to D.C. to push Congress to oppose additional funding for ICE, which has been terrorizing our most vulnerable neighbors and trampling on our constitutional rights for over two months. I stood alongside over 50 Minnesotans at an IC…

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February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM

Legislative Update - Town Hall Recap

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our recent virtual town hall. We talked a lot about ICE, the impact of ‘Operation Metro Surge’ on Shakopee, and what our community and state government can do to strengthen Minnesota and protect our neig…

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January 27, 2026 at 7:47 PM

Legislative Update: Reminder - Tonight’s Virtual Town Hall

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, Quick reminder that we’ll be hosting a Virtual Town Hall this evening!  We’re going live at 7:00pm. To receive the Zoom login information, please RSVP here by 6:00pm [ [link removed] ]. Informational Town Hall Graphic [ [link removed] ]…

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January 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM

Legislative Update - Join Us for a Virtual Town Hall

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  There’s a lot going on in our community and state right now. I spoke to the impact of the federal government’s actions on Shakopee in my update last week [ [link removed] ], and on top of all of that, the 2026 Legislative Session begins on February 17.  …

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January 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM

Legislative Update - ICE in Shakopee

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  This is not a fun update to write. Certainly not how I wanted to start the new year. Ideally we’d be spending this time talking about the success of Minnesota’s new Paid Leave program [ [link removed] ], the laws that went into effect on January 1st [ [li…

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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Legislative Update - Thanksgiving

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  This week, many of us will gather around the table to give thanks and celebrate with family and friends. I want to thank you for the honor of representing Shakopee in the Minnesota House of Representatives. This year has been filled with incredible highs …

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October 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Legislative Update - Paid Leave Coming January 1st

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  I wanted to provide you with an important update on one of our biggest legislative accomplishments from the last few years, Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act [ [link removed] ]. It’s a new program that’s sure to improve the lives of working…

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September 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Legislative Update - Addressing Gun Violence

Tabke Banner Hello Friend, It was a tough summer in Minnesota this year, bookended by horrific acts of gun violence. In June, we lost Melissa and Mark Hortman in addition to the attack on the Hoffmans, and the tragedy at Annunciation put a dark cloud over the start of the school year…

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August 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM

Legislative Update - New Laws & Data Privacy

Tabke Banner Hello Friend,  Though we wrapped up our legislative work in June, we’re just seeing our work from this year’s session become officially enacted, with the bulk of our budget and laws going into effect on July 1 and a few more at the start of this month. MPR had good su…

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June 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Honoring Melissa & Mark Hortman

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  On Saturday, June 14, we all awoke to the devastating news that Melissa and Mark Hortman were assassinated in their home. Senator John Hoffman, along with his wife Yvette and daughter Hope, were also targeted in an assault in their home the same morning b…

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June 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Legislative Update - Tonight’s Vigil for Melissa and Mark Hortman

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  I know many of us are still struggling to find the words, myself included. Last weekend’s violence that claimed the lives of Melissa and Mark Hortman, and grievously injured John and Yvette Hoffman, still feels so fresh yet unreal. Whether you knew Me…

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June 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM

Legislative Update - Our New State Budget

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, Earlier this week, the Minnesota Legislature met for a one-day special session to pass our remaining budget bills, funding state government and the services our Shakopee neighbors rely on for the next two years. As was the case for all of our bills this…

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May 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM

Legislative Update - Passing Our State Budget

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,  The regular 2025 Legislative Session wrapped-up on Monday, though it wasn’t much of an ending. Several key budgets have yet to be passed, and a special session will be needed to finish that work.  So what have we passed? By the end of the day Monday, w…

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May 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Legislative Update - The House’s Budget Bills

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, We’re in the home stretch of the legislative session, with May 19, our constitutional adjournment date, fast approaching. With that in mind, I’m happy to say the Minnesota House has been productive, passing several of our major budget proposals off the Hou…

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April 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Legislative Update - No Office Hours Tomorrow

Tabke Banner Hello Friends! Just wanted to share a quick update that I will not be able to make it to our regularly-scheduled Shakopee Office Hours tomorrow. We’ve reached the point in the legislative session where schedules are ever-changing, and it looks like I’ll be spending tomor…

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March 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Legislative Update - Tomorrow’s Virtual Town Hall

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, As we enter the 2nd half of this year’s legislative session, I wanted to remind you of our next opportunity to touch base and have your questions answered - tomorrow’s Virtual Town Hall. We’ll be on Zoom from 8-9pm. If you’re interested in joining us,…

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March 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Legislative Update - Join us for another Virtual Town Hall

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, As we hit the halfway point of the legislative session and hit our stride of working within a tied Minnesota House of Representatives, I wanted to host another Virtual Town Hall [ [link removed] ] to provide an update on our work and hear from you - and p…

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March 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Legislative Update - A Tied Minnesota House

Tabke Banner Hello Friends! Following last week’s special election in Roseville and the election of DFLer David Gottfried, the Minnesota House is finally at full membership and back to a tie. On Monday, Rep. Gottfried was sworn-in, and the 67-67 tie triggered the remainder of th…

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March 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Legislative Update - House Floor Votes

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, I want to start by thanking everyone that showed up for our virtual Town Hall last week. For a Tuesday night event, we had a pretty good turnout. A lot of our discussion focused on the impact of the Trump Administration’s actions on Minnesota, and that co…

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March 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM

Legislative Update - Tonight’s Virtual Town Hall

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, Quick reminder that I’m hosting a Virtual Town Hall this evening from 8-9pm, so there’s still time for you to sign up and receive the login info! If you can RSVP here by 7pm, I’ll make sure you get the Zoom link and login [ [link removed] ]. …

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February 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM

Legislative Update - Tuesday’s Virtual Town Hall & Upcoming Office Hours

Tabke Banner Hello Friends! With the 2025 Legislative Session in full swing, I wanted to let you know about some upcoming opportunities to touch base with me on our work in the Minnesota House and the issues that matter most to you. Virtual Town Hall …

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February 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Legislative Update - Back at the Capitol

Tabke Banner Hello Friends! We’re back in the swing of things at the State Capitol, thanks to the power-sharing agreement we were finally able to achieve earlier this month. I’m incredibly thankful for Speaker Emeritus Hortman and my DFL colleagues that fought so hard to have the …

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January 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Legislative Update - Friday’s Chamber of Commerce Event

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, If you haven’t heard, the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce will be holding their Legislative Update event this *Friday, January 31, from 9-10am* at the Shakopee Brewhall. I’ll be there, as will local business owners, community leaders, and our Shakopee neighbo…

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January 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM

Legislative Update - MVTA Connect

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, In my previous legislative update [ [link removed] ], I covered the new laws taking effect this year. If you haven’t read it yet, you should check it out! This week, I’m excited to share that the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority began serving Shakopee…

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December 20, 2024 at 7:04 PM

Legislative Update - January’s New Laws

Tabke Banner Hello Friends, Shoveling is never fun, but it’s the time of year when I really appreciate a good blanket of snow. As we prepare for the various upcoming holidays and the new year, it’s a great time to reflect on 2024 and look ahead to 2025. For me, I couldn’t be more exc…

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July 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM

Legislative Update - Summer Newsletter

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? Just wanted to provide a quick update that this will be my last newsletter until after the election. Whether seeking reelection or not, legislators cannot send certain communication to constituents from the Capitol during an election period, including new…

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July 3, 2024 at 7:45 PM

Legislative Update - New Laws Take Effect

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? I hope you?re staying safe and dry during this particularly rainy start to summer. We?re no strangers to the Minnesota River flooding in Shakopee, but for those of you driving around the state this holiday week, be sure to check the Minnesota Department o…

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June 4, 2024 at 5:18 PM

Legislative Update - The 2024 Legislative Session

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? The legislative session has adjourned, Shakopee schools wrap up this week, and summer is within reach!? I want to thank you again for the incredible honor of being Shakopee?s representative in the Minnesota House. The past few years have been some of t…

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May 15, 2024 at 11:29 PM

Legislative Update - The Final Days of Session

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? We?re in the final stretch of the 2024 legislative session, with our work constitutionally required to be completed by Monday. It?ll be a busy week (and weekend) but we?re already passing some great legislation on to Governor Walz - including the Transpor…

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April 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM

Legislative Update - Passing Policies

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? It?s a busy time in the Minnesota House, with our committees finalizing policy packages and supplemental budgets. With last year?s focus on crafting our two-year state budget, much of our work this year is on these policy bills.? As Vice Chair of the H…

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March 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM

Legislative Update - Shakopee at the Capitol

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? I had an absolute blast welcoming 7th graders from Shakopee West Middle School to the Capitol over the last few weeks. We?ve been working on this event for a while, and I?m so happy it worked out! Split over two trips, each taking half of the 7th grade cl…

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March 8, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Legislative Update - You’re Invited to Tuesday’s Town Hall!

Tabke Banner Hello Friends! Save the date and RSVP for our Town Hall that we?ll be hosting on Tuesday, March 12, starting at 7pm. You can RSVP here to receive the location information [ [link removed] ]. Town Hall RSVP With the 2024 Legislative Sessio…

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February 22, 2024 at 10:14 PM

Legislative Update - The 2024 Legislative Session

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? The 2024 Legislative Session began last week, and I couldn?t be happier to be back at work representing Shakopee in the Minnesota House. The hallways of the Capitol are once again full of Minnesotans advocating for what matters most to them. I?ve already …

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January 25, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Legislative Update - New Year, New Laws

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? I hope your 2024 is off to an amazing start! On my end, the start of the new year has been primarily focused on our return to the state legislature next month, with the 2024 legislative session beginning on February 12. Today, I had the honor of speaking …

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December 14, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Legislative Update - Wrapping Up 2023

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? As we near the end of the year, it?s natural to be reflective, and looking back on what we accomplished this year, both for Shakopee and our entire state, I couldn?t be more grateful for this opportunity to be your state representative.? This year, for…

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November 17, 2023 at 8:34 PM

Legislative Update - The 2024 High School Page Program, MVP Survey

Tabke Banner Hello Friends,? Do you know a high school junior interested in government? We have a deadline fast approaching for the High School Page Program at the Minnesota House, with applications due Wednesday, November 22. High School Pages [ [link removed] ] …

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