To the editor of the Sun ThisWeek:
Minnesota is seeing more and more positive signs that indicate our economy is heading in the right direction.
When employers added over 12,000 jobs in August, we regained all the jobs lost during the recession. Our unemployment rate continued its downward trend, falling to a seasonally adjusted 5.1 percent – well below the national unemployment rate of 7.3 percent. And Forbes recently ranked Minnesota eighth on its 2013 list of Best States for Business, a 12 spot improvement from last year’s rankings and the largest improvement of any state.
While every Minnesotan can cheer this great news, we need to do more to help small businesses and middle class families who are still struggling to make a profit and make a good living.
That’s why I want business owners, members of the business community, and anyone else to send me your concrete, specific ideas for how state lawmakers can make Minnesota’s business climate even better by cutting red tape and streamlining our state government.
The 2014 legislative session, which starts on February 25, is shaping up to be a first-of-its-kind effort to make government better, faster, simpler and more efficient for people and businesses. We want to improve service, shorten wait times, and eliminate old and outdated rules.
Governor Mark Dayton has coined this idea as the “Unsession.”
You can submit your ideas by giving me a call at (651) 296-5387, emailing me at rep.will.morgan@house.mn, or by sending a letter to my office at 401 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155.
I hope to hear from you soon so we can hit the ground running when the “Unsession” kicks off on February 25.
I’m confident that state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle can put aside our differences and work together to make even more progress for Minnesota’s small businesses and families.
Sincerely,
Will Morgan
State Representative, District 56B (Burnsville and Lakeville)