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Jacob




Hello from St. Paul,

 

A comprehensive public safety plan being championed by House Republicans this session has the goal of “making Minnesota safe again.”

 

The plan includes mandatory minimum 10-year sentences for predators engaged in first-degree sex trafficking; predatory offender registration for offenders engaged in criminal sexual conduct who receive a stayed sentence from the courts; new and enhanced criminal offenses including blocking a freeway, highway, transit, or the road to and from the airport; and increased penalties for fleeing a police officer in a reckless manner, and assaulting someone from law enforcement. Individuals who conspire to trespass on or damage critical infrastructure such as pipelines, utility lines, and water lines would also see strengthened penalties.

 

The proposal would also give better access to the public on prosecutors’ charging and dismissal decisions, and court sentencing departures. It would also provide additional transparency to the practices of some criminal justice organizations that far too often provide a revolving door that puts criminals back onto the street without any public scrutiny.

 

We need to do something to address increasing crime rates across the state, and we also need to keep repeat offenders behind bars while doing what we can to support law enforcement. These public safety proposals would take a needed first step towards that goal.

 

*PAID FAMILY LEAVE PLAN PAUSE*

Legislation addressing Minnesota’s controversial new Paid Family Leave Program (PFLP), which is set to begin in January 2026, is moving forward in the Minnesota House. PFLP guarantees Minnesota workers can take 12 weeks of paid family leave as well as 12 weeks of paid medical leave per year. It is paid for through a nearly 1% payroll tax, which is split between workers and employers.

 

In short, if you work or if you put people to work, you will pay for this.

 

Some estimates find an individual making $33,000 a year will be forced to pay an additional $290 to state government on top of what they’re already paying. The more you make, the more you can expect to pay.

 

The bill receiving consideration would delay implementation to January, 2027, in hopes of giving everyone a break.

 

*USE MINNESOTA TAX DOLLARS ON MINNESOTANS*

Minnesota will face a $6 billion budget deficit during the next budget cycle, and we’re going to need to find areas where spending can be reduced.

 

One of the easiest places we can cut state spending is to quit handing “free” money to people who are not here legally.

 

A top priority last session for Governor Walz and a Democrat-led legislature was to waste hundreds of millions of your tax dollars to pay for free health care and free college tuition for illegal immigrants.

 

New House legislation would eliminate this spending. It would prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving state-funded financial aid, grants, subsidies, or other taxpayer-funded assistance. It would also ban sanctuary cities, strengthen immigration enforcement, and ensure that criminals who are here unlawfully are held accountable.

 

Taxpayers should not be paying for illegal immigrants’ college and health care when they’re struggling to pay for those on their own. It’s time to stop this giveaway.

 

*KEEP IN TOUCH*

As always, if you ever have any legislative questions, please contact me. I can be reached at [email protected] or by phone at 651.296.2273.

 

Have a good weekend,

 

Steve

 

 









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