Dear Neighbor,
Despite an historic budget shortfall and a contentious session, the 2009 Legislature passed important bills to:
• Create and preserve jobs
• Protect K-12 funding
• Maintain public safety
• Protect our natural resources
• Improve transportation
These are all significant accomplishments in this challenging economy. Unfortunately, no final budget agreement was reached. Instead, the Governor chose authority to make unilateral cuts on top of the nearly $2 billion of cuts already enacted by the Legislature.
Those steep cuts will hurt students, the sick and disabled, the elderly, and others, and will most certainly lead to another round of property tax
increases.
My top prority as your representative is to promote legislation that directly benefits the citizens of North Minneapolis, the North Loop and Downtown, and that will make our our community a stronger, healthier and safer place to live, work and raise a family.
I urge you to continue contacting me with any question related to state government – your input helps me better represent you at the State Capitol.
Best Regards,
Bobby Champion
Upcoming Events
Hennepin County District DFL Conference
Tuesday, March 16th at 6:00 pm
North Commons Recreation Center
1801 James Ave N
Minneapolis, MN
5th Congressional District DFL Convention
Saturday, March 27th, 11:30 am registration
St Louis Park High School
6425 W 33rd St
St Louis Pk, MN
DFL State Convention
April 23-25, Duluth, MN
Minneapolis City Convention
Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 am
Patrick Henry High School
58B Delegate Appreciation Picnic
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Ethnic media weighs in on health reform
Al McFarlane, Insight News; Rep. Bobby Joe Champion (58B);Senator Al Franken; Nghi Huynh, Asian American Press; JonahOgiamien, MMMC; Bashe Said, African News Journal. Photo by Suluki Fardan.
http://insightnews.com/news/5008-ethnic-media-weighs-in-on-health-reform
New green jobs could move may from Poverty to prosperity
Rep. Jeff Hayden, DFL-61B (left) and Rep. Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-58B (right) pictured with Van Jones, a nationally renowned green jobs advocate recently appointed to serve as a special advisor to President Obama’s as the United States Green Jobs Czar.
http://insightnews.com/commentary/4234-new-green-jobs-could-move-from-poverty-to-prosperity.
Environmental scan project assesses infant mortality in communities of color
insightnews.com/commentary/4898-environmental-scan-project-assesses-infant-mortality-in-communities-of-color
Champion legislation increases reentry support for offenders
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