Greetings from the Capitol,
This week I met with Mitchell Fornes, Shelby Flanagan, Thomas Siegel, Aspen Lofgren, Matthew Sheets and Thomas Conrad from the University of Minnesota, Morris.
Mark Ellison from Elbow Lake and Adam Ulbricht from Melrose visited with me regarding agriculture lending issues.
On Tuesday I met with several Agralite Electric Co-op board members: Bennett Zierke, Jeff Hufford, Kathy Draeger, Kory Johnson, James Pachan, Warren Rau, Andrea Thomson, Orvin Gronseth.
I also met with board and staff members from Runestone Electric Association: Barbara Johnson, Bill O'Brien, Ryan Rooney, Kristin Dolan, Steve Pederson, Audrey Hjelle, Ronald Holm, Gary Anderson.
Town Halls Tomorrow:
Senator Westrom and I will be co-hosting a series of town hall listening sessions throughout House District 12A tomorrow (February 17). I encourage anyone interested in discussing or learning more about any legislative issue to attend. I hope to see you there!
The schedule is as follows:
- 9:30 – 10:15 – Elbow Lake Community Center, Swanson Community Room; 119 Central Ave. N. Elbow Lake
- 11:15 – 12:00 – Breckenridge City Hall; 420 Nebraska Ave. Breckenridge
- 1:00 – 1:45 – Wheaton Community Library; 901 1st Ave. N. Wheaton
- 3:00 – 3:45 – Morris Public Library 102 E 6th St, Morris
- 4:30 – 5:15 – Starbuck Community Center, 307 East 5th Street Starbuck
Does State Government Owe You Money?:
Each year, the Minnesota Department of Commerce receives millions of dollars in unclaimed property. The property is turned over to the state by businesses, banks, etc., as they are not able to locate the rightful owner.
The Department now has a program designed to find missing money and/or financial property and reunite it with the rightful owner. There is also a bill currently going through the legislative process that would require the Department to more actively seek out the folks that are owed money and/or financial property.
Check out this link to see if Minnesota owes you money.
University of Minnesota Board of Regents:
Next week, a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate will meet to elect new Regents for the University of Minnesota.
To learn more about the roles of the Board of Regents, click here.
Staying in Touch:
Please be sure to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding any issue related to state government. I can be reached by phone at either 651-296-4929, 701-361-1909, or via email at rep.jeff.backer@house.mn.
Have a great weekend,
