Looking at Minnesota’s State House races, East Grand Forks Mayor Steve Gander has won the seat in District 1B. The Republican defeated DFL candidate Mike Christopherson with 67 percent of the vote…to Christopherson’s 32 percent. Speaking live to R&J News following his victory, Gander credited the person he’s replacing as 1B Representative, Deb Kiel. Gander…
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The Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate will be working on an omnibus bill over the next couple months, but not all Minnesota politicians are fans of this way of passing legislation. Minnesota District 4B Representative Jim Joy says he would prefer a more transparent way of passing legislation. Joy says another issue he will…
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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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Minnesota District 4B Representative Jim Joy is calling for the resignation of Senator Nicole Mitchell after her arrest for burglary in Detroit Lakes this past Monday. Joy says Mitchell needs to shift her focus onto her family and not politics. The Minnesota Senate filed an ethics complaint against Senator Mitchell on Wednesday but the motion…
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Minnesota Representative Jim Joy joined us for a legislation update last week and one piece of legislation that he gave an update on is the Minnesota State Flag and Seal redesign. Joy tells us what he’s been hearing about this and says that a redesign should be up to all the residents of Minnesota through…
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The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee approved and referred senate bill SF1949 to the chamber’s finance committee. If signed into law this bill would legalize sports betting in the state of Minnesota, with a 20% tax rate that would go toward many state programs. Representative Jim Joy says he would support the bill if given the…
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Earlier this week members of the Mahnomen, and Clearwater County Commissions as well as the White Earth nation Chairman Michael Fairbanks testified at the State Senate about legislation that would transfer ownership of the White Earth State Forest from the State of Minnesota to the White Earth Nation. Minnesota Representative Jim Joy breaks down this…
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Thursday afternoon Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law that clarifies the wording in a law from last year that caused agencies to pull their School Resource Officers from school. The new law now clarifies that officers are not school employees and are not subject to the same use of force restrictions as…
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Minnesota State Representative Jim Joy appeared on the Kaleidoscope to talk about a plethora of topics and concerns that will be addressed during the ongoing Minnesota Legislative session. One of the topics discussed was the changing of the Minnesota State Flag and Seal, and Joy says one of the reasons he’s against the change is…
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Minnesota State Representative Jim Joy made an appearance on the KRJB Kaleidoscope program last week to discuss the ongoing 2024 Minnesota Legislative Session. One of the things discussed was Joy’s goals for 2024 and Joy says that one his goals is to make the State of Minnesota more business friendly. Joy also discussed the Safe…
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