Scalze’s coal tar bill to be heard by committee
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Chris Dohman in Bills, Environment, State Legislature
Rep. Bev Scalze HD54B is chief author of a bill which would prohibit the use of coal tar products on asphalt, concrete, or other pavement in Minnesota. The bill will be heard for the first time today by the Environment Policy and Oversight Committee to at a 9:00 am scheduled meeting this morning. The bill was first [...]
Early progress is product of bipartisan cooperation
Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by Guest Column in State Legislature
The urgent challenges facing Minnesota require bipartisan cooperation and smart solutions. Working together at the state Capitol, that’s exactly what state lawmakers have done this year. Just six weeks into the 2010 Session, the Minnesota Legislature has already resolved one-third of the $1 billion deficit. We have passed two major jobs bills that will put [...]
At last, Rice Street bridge funding comes through
Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by Letter to the Editor in Bills, State Legislature
View Larger Map After years of hard work at the state and local levels, long-overdue funding for reconstruction of the Rice Street Bridge over Highway 36 was finally signed into law this week. This year’s bonding bill (HF2700) dedicated $5 million to complete funding for the project to improve safety, ease traffic jams, and encourage [...]
Scalze proposal for Rice St – Hwy 36 interchange reconstruction in bonding bill report
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Chris Dohman in State Legislature
Rep. Bev Scalze’s proposal to fund the reconstruction of the Rice Street – Hwy 36 interchange is in the conference committee report of the bonding bill. It is part of the bonding bill as a means to assist St Jude Medical in their efforts to expand on both sides of 36. You can view the [...]
Finding common sense solutions for our economy
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Release in State Legislature, state
by Representative Bev Scalze 54B The 2010 Legislative Session begins February 4th. This session, like last session, will be a challenging one. The highest unemployment rates in three decades and a steep drop in wages have cut another wide gap in the state budget. Recently State Economist Tom Stinson announced Minnesota will face another $1.2 [...]
Little-known facts about Minnesota legislators’ hobbies, obsessions, professions and chance encounters
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by Chris Dohman in Other Source, People, State Legislature
January 22,2010 by Betsy Sundquist | Politics In Minnesota
It’s a scary time
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Chris Dohman in Other Source, State Legislature
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Michelle Miron | Press Publications
House commerce committee to host lunch conversation in White Bear Lake
Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by Release in Business, State Legislature
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN – North suburban business owners are encouraged to use their lunch hour on Thursday, January 14, to voice their questions and concerns with members of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the House Commerce and Labor Committee. The event is being hosted by the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce. After [...]
A Jobs Deficit, letter to the editor by Representative Bev Scalze
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Chris Dohman in Politics, State Legislature, state
To the Editor: The highest unemployment rates in three decades and a steep drop in wages have cut another wide gap in the state budget. This week State Economist Tom Stinson announced Minnesota will face another $1.2 billion budget shortfall this year. Adding that to the $6.4 billion deficit resolved last session makes this the [...]
