ST. PAUL – In an effort to protect law-abiding gun owners from potentially overreaching legislation from the federal government, State Representative Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) has authored HF419, the Minnesota Firearm Protection Act. “While Democrats are authoring bills to attack our 2nd Amendment, this bill will protect it from any efforts approved by the federal government,” […]
The Election is Upon Us
With over $16 trillion in federal government debt and a state government that, since 1960, has grown over 500% after adjusting for population growth and inflation, Minnesotans are aware of our financial crisis. Our job creators are watching closely, wondering if government will deliver them more job-killing taxes and regulations, or not. I’ve dedicated my […]
2011 Legislative Session Recap
The 2011 regular session of the legislature was followed up with a July special session that finally resolved the 2012-2013 biennial budget of the state. The $34.4 billion base budget spends 7.5% more than in the previous biennium. The budget also included an additional $1.4 billion in one time authorized spending (not added to the […]