Dear Lakeville Neighbors,
The 2016 legislative session starts on Tuesday, and I’m looking forward to a busy couple months in St. Paul. Now that I’ll be at the Capitol most days, I hope you’ll schedule a time to visit me to chat about issues that matter most to you.
Child Care Unionization Fails
On Monday, I joined two constituents to witness the tallying of a vote on whether or not to unionize child care workers in our state. Although there was a severely flawed ballot distribution process, child care providers across the state spoke with a resounding rejection of unionization. Despite stacking the voter pool to favor unionization, it’s clear Minnesota’s care providers have no interest in coerced organized labor. I’m proud to stand with determined small business owners who stood for their freedom against unionizing.
Read Across America
On Wednesday, I joined the 3rd and 4th graders at Lakeview Elementary for Read Across America. It was a great experience to share a story with the students, and see how excited they were about furthering their education through reading more. I was also invited to tour Lake Marion Elementary and congratulate them on being recognized as a “Reward School”. Reward schools are the highest performing schools around the state under a Multiple Measure Rating System. Congratulations to those teachers, students, and families!
Legislative Forums
Since we’re so close to session starting, I’ve attended a couple legislative forums to preview what we’re working on in St. Paul. It was a pleasure briefing Dakota County officials last week, the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, and taking part in a bipartisan panel for the Environmental Initiative yesterday. I always enjoy sharing our vision of providing tax relief and road and bridge funding for our state.
Contact Me
You can schedule an appointment to meet with me in my office in St. Paul by calling (651) 296-6926, or you can email me at rep.jon.koznick@house.mn. If your neighbors don’t already get my updates, encourage them to sign up to stay informed by visiting this link.
Have a great weekend,
Jon Koznick
State Representative, Lakeville, 58A