Issue Position: Advocating for Greater Minnesota and the Ag. Industry

Issue Position

Numerous House Republican efforts to support Greater Minnesota also paid dividends, such as legislation I personally led to enactment extending the moratorium on changes to ditch-mowing regulations. We also continue working on behalf of people in Greater Minnesota by enacting buffer strip grace periods. We reduced the tax burden on school referendums and provided beginning farmer tax credits to help establish the next generation of farmers. Another new law in our state allows organizations with member owners -- such as farm cooperatives -- to provide health insurance to their members, giving farmers the opportunity to secure health insurance with stable costs, but also allowing them access to the local doctors.

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