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Jacob




Hello from the State Capitol,

 

One of the reasons Minnesota is facing a projected budget deficit during the next budget cycle is due to the skyrocketing cost of the state providing free health insurance to illegal immigrants.

 

The premise that we’re funding anything for illegal aliens when we don’t have the money to properly fund rural emergency services and nursing homes in this state is unreal.

 

In 2023, a Democrat-led legislature and Governor Walz expanded MinnesotaCare eligibility to illegal immigrants. MinnesotaCare is a health coverage program for low-income individuals and families who do not have access to employee-sponsored health insurance and do not qualify for Medical Assistance (MA).

 

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, 17,396 illegal immigrants are now enrolled in MinnesotaCare, more than twice the original estimate of 7,700. This means a program that was projected to cost $196 million over four years is now costing an estimated $550 million and counting.

 

The federal government typically pays 90% of the costs for enrollees in MinnesotaCare with the state covering the other 10%. But illegal immigrants don’t qualify for federal matching funds, meaning Minnesota taxpayers are being forced to cover 100% of these benefits.

 

No one should be surprised that illegal aliens are taking advantage of this government freebie, and that numbers are jumping as more learn of its availability. This misplaced priority is part of the reason we are projected to see a $6 billion deficit in our next budget cycle.

 

*FIGHTING TO KEEP NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPIL AID*

I’m hearing from a number of constituents who are concerned with Governor Walz’s plan to cut non-public school pupil aid, which would obviously devastate private schools who are receiving some state funding. I am aware of the situation and am hopeful we will be able to bring relief from the governor’s proposal.

 

*GOVERNOR WALS RETURNS TO MINNESOTA TO DELIVER PARTISAN STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS*

Governor Walz gave his annual State of the State address in the House chambers on Wednesday.

 

Mentioned plenty: his hatred of President Trump. Not mentioned at all: his role – along with a Democrat-led majority – in turning an $18 billion surplus into a $6 billion deficit in just two years.

 

Clearly, the governor is stinging from losing to President Trump and not dealing with the state budget realities the rest of the legislature is frantically dealing with on a daily basis. I suppose this is understandable as the governor is spending more time holding partisan rallies in other states than he is dealing with the budget catastrophe he helped created here in Minnesota.

 

*OMNIBUS BILLS MOVING FORWARD*

This week, the House debated budget bills relating to agriculture, as well as public safety and judiciary finance. Most days I am spending the majority of my time reviewing these bills and determining how they benefit our district as well as our state, so I can vote appropriately. I am very concerned about defending the taxpayers, and its important to learn about the priorities in each of these budget bills.  

 

*ATTORNEY GENERAL ELLISON IN HOT WATER?*

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison owes Minnesotans some answers after an audio recording [ [link removed] ] found Ellison in conversation with criminal defendants involved in the federal "Feeding Our Future" trial.

 

As stated in the link above, Ellison “can clearly be heard pledging his support to individuals who would soon become his family’s campaign donors and later Feeding Our Future criminal defendants.

 

His recorded statements flatly contradict his contemporaneous public statements and raise uncomfortable questions about the intersection between political fundraising and constituent services.”

 

You’ll recall Minnesotans lost $250 million in the Feeding Our Future fraud, and its executive director was recently found guilty of her participation in this scam.

 

Attorney General Ellison needs to come clean and release all public documents and correspondence related to his meetings and conversations with these individuals and explain to the public why he felt it was necessary or appropriate to meet with them, let alone offer the support of his office.

 

*NO CHARGES IN HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR DAMAGING TESLAS*

If you’ve been paying attention to national news, you know people who are upset with Elon Musk have taken to damaging or destroying the Tesla cars his company produces. Why criminally damaging another person’s property has become an acceptable form of protest is a topic for another day, but in Hennepin County you won’t even go to jail for committing the crime if you’re caught.  

 

A state employee with the Department of Human Services allegedly vandalized multiple Teslas in Minneapolis over the span of a week and a half in late March. The vandalism amounted to over $21,000 in damages to at least six vehicles. He was allegedly recorded committing the crime and apprehended. The case information was brought to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarity, who promptly declined to press charges, and sent him into a “diversion” program. If he completes the program, the felony won’t even be noted on his record.

 

Once again, this is more evidence from Democrat leadership of defending criminals and not supporting law enforcement. With the video evidence, this case appeared to be a slam dunk. Instead, the alleged criminal will receive a slap on the wrist, and the message is sent worldwide that if you want to destroy Teslas, come to Minneapolis where criminal activity in the name of social justice will be completely tolerated.  

 

Have a good weekend,

 

Steve

 









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