Legislative Update: 3 Weeks To Go

April 27, 2026

Friends and Neighbors,

As we enter the final weeks of the legislative session, the contrast between our common-sense priorities and the radical agenda in St. Paul has never been clearer. My focus remains on protecting your pocketbooks, securing our schools, and fighting to stop the fraud epidemic that has plagued Minnesota.

Town Hall Scheduled for May 8

My next community town hall is scheduled for Friday, May 8, just over a week from the end of session. I want to make sure I have the latest updates from the House floor to share with you. Please join me for coffee, breakfast, and conversation:

• WHEN: Friday, May 8 | 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
• WHERE: Upsala Community Center (111 N Main St, Upsala, MN)
   

I look forward to hearing your priorities as we prepare for the final push of the 2026 session.

Previewing the State of the State: A Call for Accountability

Tomorrow evening, Governor Walz will deliver his final State of the State address. While the Governor often focuses on progressive ideas that have originated from California, I am looking for an address that is future-focused on the real crises facing Minnesotans.

Minnesotans are tired of excuses. I am calling on the Governor to use this final address to commit to:

• Stopping the Fraud: Supporting the creation of a truly Independent Office of the Inspector General to provide real oversight, not just symbolic gestures.
• Restoring Accountability: Announcing a culture shift where bureaucrats within state agencies are held accountable and fired for malfeasance and nonfeasance as it relates to the spiraling fraud crisis.
• Meaningful Tax Relief: It is time to cut property taxes and car tab fees. With a massive surplus (well over $3 Billion + a healthy budget reserve), there is no reason the state should treat your three-year-old vehicle like it’s brand new just to pad the coffers of state government. We must make Minnesota more affordable.
• Federal Conformity: We must align our state tax laws and welfare benefits with federal changes to ensure our system is efficient, fair, and no longer an outlier that punishes success. Fully implementing conformity with federal law can save Minnesotans over $3 Billion.

Fraud Prevention Reform

Last week, the House passed five critical measures to combat fraud. These bills, which passed with broad bipartisan support, are designed to protect the integrity of the programs your taxes fund:

1. Lowering the Proof Standard: Allowing agencies to halt payments based on a "credible allegation" of fraud, rather than waiting for a slow-moving legal "preponderance of evidence."
2. Extending the Clock: Increasing the statute of limitations for prosecuting theft of public funds from six years to ten years.
3. Cross-Agency Communication: Instructing state agencies to actually talk to each other, so a fraudster can’t collect checks from multiple departments at once.
4. Administrative Subpoenas: Giving the BCA the power to obtain records quickly during active investigations, preventing "foot-dragging" by suspects.
5. Digital Identity Protection: Updating our laws to combat the rise of AI-driven identity theft used to scam state systems.

What are the Democrats Fighting For?

While we are focused on accountability for fraud and delivering tax cuts to make Minnesota more affordable, the DFL leadership appears to have different priorities. This session, they have spent their energy fighting for:

• Massive Gun Bans: Attempting to turn law-abiding Minnesotans into felons overnight with "assault-style" weapon and magazine bans.
• Metro-Centric Bailouts: Forcing all of Minnesota to pay for the financial consequences of sanctuary policies in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding communities.
• Retribution Against Federal Law Enforcement: Pushing bills that would hamper federal agents' ability to enforce the law in our state.

I will continue to stand as a firewall against these destructive priorities. Thank you for your continued engagement and support.

God Bless,

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