The Minnesota House GOP Caucus set their 2025 and 2026 Legislative Priorities ahead of the 2025 Legislative Session, which is set to begin next week. The House GOP currently claims that they have a majority in the House despite only having 67 seats (68 needed for a majority) because Curtis Johnson was found to be…
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It’s going to be an interesting year in the Minnesota House of Representatives, as the power balance is currently split with Democrats and Republicans each having 67 representatives. R&J News caught up with Minnesota Representatives Jim Joy (R-Hawley), and John Burkel (R-Badger), who say they are both excited about the upcoming session. Rep. Burkel says…
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A Crookston Democrat has filed his nomination for State Representative in House District 1B. Mike Christopherson was endorsed earlier this month at the Polk/Red Lake County DFL convention in Crookston. Christopherson is a former reporter for the Crookston Times and currently serves as a full-time substitute teacher at the Fisher Public School. He will be…
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Today we finish our series of interviews with Maxwell Fjeld of Twin Valley, who recently spent a week as a page at the Minnesota House of Representatives. Maxwell was asked if he’d recommend applying to the page program. The Minnesota House of Representatives Page Program is open to Minnesota high school students in their junior…
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Yesterday R&J News introduced you to Maxwell Fjeld of Twin Valley, who recently spent a week as a page at the Minnesota House of Representatives. Today Maxwell talks about working with Representative Deb Kiel of Crookston. And in case you’re wondering just what a page does, here’s Maxwell’s explanation. We’ll have the third and final…
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A student from Twin Valley recently spent a week as a page at the Minnesota House of Representatives. Maxwell Fjeld is a junior at the Minnesota Connections Academy online school. Maxwell tells us how he became interested in the House’s High School Page Program. He goes on to talk about his experience on the House…
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The Minnesota House of Representatives debated the Higher Education Supplemental Bill and multiple GOP sponsored amendments failed to be amended. One amendment that failed would’ve dropped the University of Minnesota System DEI Program. Representative Peggy Scott argued in favor of the bill and claimed that this program is outdated and no longer does what it…
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Minnesota District 4B Representative Jim Joy made an appearance on the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program last Friday for a legislative update. One bill that has caught the attention of Minnesotans is the sports betting legalization bill and Joy thinks it could possibly be coming to the Tax Committee soon. Joy says one bill still in the…
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On Wednesday afternoon GOP leadership in the Minnesota House of Representatives called for over $100 million in funding to support rural EMS services. House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth says the current state of EMS services threatens the lives of many and needs to be a top priority for the legislature. Governor Walz’s current bonding bill…
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The Minnesota House State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee met on Tuesday to discuss a bill that would make ranked choice voting an option for all local governments across Minnesota. Bill author Representative Cedrick Frazier (DFL, 43A) was the first to testify and he tells us how his bill would work and why…
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