Here's a look back at Tuesday's Northfield City Council work session.
Here's a look back at Tuesday's Northfield City Council work session, courtesy of KYMN. The agenda and packet are attached to this post as a PDF. The Council: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter
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Nursing home rates have been frozen for the past four years and the Elderly Waiver program has been cut by double digits over that same time frame.
Senator Kevin Dahle (DFL-Northfield) is authoring legislation to increase funding for nursing homes and senior home care services in Minnesota. This issue has wide support, including members from both parties and both chambers, as well as various interest groups. “The legislation provides for a much-needed 5% raise for those individuals caring for our seniors and establishes a long-term care consultation team,” said Senator Dahle. “We cannot be blind to the long-term care crisis in Minnesota. By doing so we disregard the health and wellbeing of our families and friends. We must take action.” Nursing home rates have been frozen for the past four years and the Elderly Waiver program has been cut by double digits over that same time frame…
Here's a look at what our legislators have bene up to the past week.
Editor's Note: Capitol Review is a weekly look at what your state legislators are doing at the Minnesota Capitol—how they're voting, the bills they're writing and the issues they're getting behind. Rep. David Bly (D-District 20B) of Northfield Bly is Vice Chair of the Housing Finance and Policy Committee and also serves on the Education Policy; Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance; and Judiciary Finance and Policy committees. Follow him on Twitter @dbly. Tweet of the week: Raising the Minimum Wage is a Step Toward Economic Freedom | Next New Deal http://fb.me/wodTTNQ1 Sen. Kevin Dahle (D-District 20) of Northfield Dahle serves as the Vice Chair of the Education Committee and also serves on the Commerce, Finance…
Northfield legislators are digging into the session authoring bill after bill. Find out what they're working on.
Editor's Note: Capitol Review is a weekly look at what your state legislators are doing at the Minnesota Capitol—how they're voting, the bills they're writing and the issues they're getting behind. Rep. David Bly (D-District 20B) of Northfield Bly is Vice Chair of the Housing Finance and Policy Committee and also serves on the Education Policy; Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance; and Judiciary Finance and Policy committees. Follow him on Twitter @dbly. Tweet of the week: How raising the federal minimum wage would help working families and give the economy a boost | Ec http://fb.me/I73vW34R Sen. Kevin Dahle (D-District 20) of Northfield Dahle serves as the Vice Chair of the Education Committee and also serves on …
The meetings will cover legislative agenda and the highlights of the session.
Senator Dahle is set to launch a two-day, eight-town series of town hall meetings, designed to hear from as many residents of District 20 as possible. The Senator invites all constituents to join with their neighbors in an informal listening session to discuss issues that will be considered in the Legislature in the coming months. “I look forward to meeting with constituents to discuss the issues that are most important to our communities,” said Senator Dahle. “The Legislature has a lot to think about this year, and these meetings help me better serve the people I represent.” Senator Dahle will be joined by Representative Kelby Woodard (20A) at meetings in Belle Plaine, New Prague, Elko New Market, Le Sueur and Le Center. …
Sen. Kevin Dahle (D-Northfield) represents District 20.
As the point person for Student Assessment and Testing on the Education Committee, I have begun the process of reviewing the State’s standardized testing environment. Minnesota continues to have one of the best track records in the country for student learning and achievement, but ballooning government imposition of standardized testing has begun to take its toll. Minnesota students take several redundant tests every year, wasting time, money, and often disrupting their learning environment. For years, teachers and students have grown more and more concerned about the need to ―teach to the test,‖ rather than to student needs. Math testing in particular has become a burden to students: a single score on a single test on a single day …
Rep. David Bly has authored or co-authored 33 bills, ranging from education changes to the Minnesota family investment program to early voting.
Editor's Note: Capitol Review is a weekly look at what your state legislators are doing at the Minnesota Capitol—how they're voting, the bills they're writing and the issues they're getting behind. Rep. David Bly (D-District 20B) remains busy only weeks into the 2013 session. Bly has authored or co-authored 33 bills, ranging from education changes to the Minnesota family investment program to early voting. Here's a look at what he's been involved woth so far. Rep. David Bly (D-District 20B) of Northfield Bly is Vice Chair of the Housing Finance and Policy Committee and also serves on the Education Policy; Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance; and Judiciary Finance and Policy committees. Follow him on Twitter @dbly. …
Senate File 260 proposes initiative to recognize mental illness in children.
As part of a larger push by DFL Senators to address mental health issues in Minnesota, Senator Kevin Dahle has authored legislation (S.F. 260) that would aid in identifying the early warning signs of mental illness in children and adolescents. The bill adapts teacher licensure renewal requirements to include instruction on a more in-depth understanding of mental illness in students. “Mental illness has received a lot of attention recently, especially in its connection to violence; the long-term solution to this problem lies with our kids,” said Sen. Dahle. “Though the vast majority of students with mental illness never become violent, it is critical that teachers are given the training they need to provide for students with additional …
The short description of the bill: Industrial hemp industry development and regulation, and possession and cultivation of industrial hemp defense provided for; rulemaking authorized, and marijuana definition modified.
Editor's Note: Capitol Review is a weekly look at what your state legislators are doing at the Minnesota Capitol—how they're voting, the bills they're writing and the issues they're getting behind. Last week, Rep. David Bly (D-District 20B) was a co-author of House File 230, which is being called the Industrial Hemp Development Act. The short description of the bill: Industrial hemp industry development and regulation, and possession and cultivation of industrial hemp defense provided for; rulemaking authorized, and marijuana definition modified. According to the bill's text, this is the act's purpose: The legislature finds that the development and use of industrial hemp can improve the state's economy and agricultural vitality and the…
Sen. Kevin Dahle (D-Northfield) represents District 20, which includes parts of Rice, Le Sueur and Scott counties.
Here's Sen. Kevin Dahle's (D-Northfield) first newsletter of the 2013 session. Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter
