Dear Granite City Neighbors, You’ve elected me four times to be your Representative because you trust me to do everything I possibly can to stand up for our district. That’s why I’m working hard to reach a bipartisan power sharing agreement that reflects and protects the will of the voters. Our efforts to reach such an agreement broke down yesterday morning because Republicans refuse to agree to seat Rep. Brad Tabke for the 25-26 biennium, even though a judge confirmed he won the election. To prevent Republicans from ousting Brad, me, or any other duly elected Representative, my DFL colleagues and I used the legislative tactic of denying a quorum, and I went to work in St. Cloud. I had productive meetings with CSB/SJU President Brian Bruess, St. Cloud City Councilwoman Karen Larson, and SCTCC President Lori Kloos and her cabinet. |