No matter who you are or who you love, you are welcome here. Happy Pride Month, Minnesota!
Rep. Kim Hicks-campaign profile
@repkimhicks.bsky.social
DFL House Rep serving Rochester MN Fighting for people with disabilities, families, kids, and a better MN. Married to a great husband with a small basketball team of kids. I have too many saved recipes & not enough time to be the foodie I think I am.
MN GOP is trying to paint a picture of DFL being the reason we have a special session. Since 2008 whenever the GOP has any power we have a special session to pass the budget. Budget years since 2008 with a completed budget on time….2009 and 2023 when the DFL was in charge. Who is the problem?
Political theater about fraud doesn’t make it better. Actually law changes does.
My colleague wrote an amazing op ed. We must stand together. www.startribune.com/opinion-the-...
Opinion: The unjust detention of Doğukan Günaydın
Rep. Leigh Finke writes: We must reject the weaponization of immigration law as a tool for fear and exclusion.
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Republicans laser-focused on improving the lives of Minnesotans #mnleg www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.p...
MN GOP choosing CEO’s over workers, again..
Trump’s chaos and threats are creating financial uncertainty. When consumer confidence dips so do tax revenue the budget forecast reflect that.
My wife’s colleague Simon Glaser is running for Minnesota State Senate in SD24. He will attempt to unseat longtime Republican Carla Nelson, who is sponsoring an anti-trans bill in the state legislature. Please consider supporting or donating to flip this seat back to the DFL. www.simonglaser.com
Simon Glaser for State Senate
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Hearing the VITAL MA outpatient rates bill. Choosing to not invest in these services is choosing to spend more money in hospitalizations, waiver funds, and crisis services.
Social Security is the greatest promise that Americans have made to one another. A promise that you can live a dignified life after you retire, become disabled, or lose a family breadwinner.
What a great townhall! Thank you @commoncausenc.bsky.social for putting on such a great event! Thank you to everyone who came to engage in democracy! @lizboldonmn.bsky.social @andysmithmn.bsky.social @tinaliebling.bsky.social @kimnorton.bsky.social
I’m wishing a peaceful and blessed month to everyone celebrating the beginning of Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak, friends.
Minnesota House DFL@mnhousedfl.bsky.social · last yr.Ramadan Mubarak! To our Muslim friends celebrating in Minnesota and beyond, we wish you all a peaceful and blessed Ramadan.
My favorite part of being a legislator is visiting with folks in and out of district! Thank you to everyone who has shared your passions, priorities and fears this month!
Many low income seniors get meals of wheels on a sliding scale. This will gut those funds.
Minnesota House DFL@mnhousedfl.bsky.social · last yr.Yesterday, every single GOP member in the House Taxes Committee voted to CUT funding for Meals on Wheels, a program dedicated to delivering food to seniors in need. How does this make us better off? How does this support our communities?
Rep. Huldah Momanyi-Hiltsley, a former SEIU member & nursing home worker, spoke against the effort to eliminate the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board 🔥 She knows firsthand how important the NHWSB is for fair wages & safe staffing. Listen to workers! #mnleg
Thanks for highlighting this!
Isabel rolfes@isabelrolfes.bsky.social · last yr.Last week the GOP heard one of their bills to “combat” fraud, waste and abuse. Which is their message of the session. Listen to @repkimhicks.bsky.social point out just one flaw in this bill. Please don’t just listen to GOP messaging, also look at how they govern what they run on (not well).
Voters in Duane Quam’s district independently organized a recall that has been accepted by the MN SOS and is now heading to the Supreme Court. The GOP has been unsuccessful in getting one of their recalls completed correctly.
“Delete” the CFPB & IRS. Abolish bank regulators. Gut Social Security and Medicare. The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
Guess what company those charging stations would have competed with
Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · last yr.Biden-era effort to build a federally funded national network of electric vehicle charging stations mostly along state highways is suspended by the Trump administration
This is the most important story in the United States right now. www.wired.com/story/treasu...
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.
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House DFL Leader Hortman has announced a power-sharing agreement that honors and protects the will of the voters both in Shakopee and statewide. (1/2) [Hortman announces power-sharing agreement reached - www.house.mn.gov/members/prof...
The MN House is organized with the same agreement we offered them on 1/13.
The GOP are willing to sacrifice democracy to achieve their own power.
Chris Ingraham@cingraham.bsky.social · 2y agoDon't overlook what's happening in the states: A MN Republican has introduced a bill to apportion the state Senate by county (one senator per county), rather than population. It would effectively lock in GOP control of the chamber for decades. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/03/g...
Spent a little time talking about Republicans’ effort to bring back segregation youtu.be/ViJInU3ySvE
Senator Erin Maye Quade on MN Senate GOP's Interest in Resegregating Minnesota
YouTube video by Minnesota Senate DFL
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The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs folks…
It’s too bad that former MN Republican colleagues like Pat Garofolo felt the need to retire at the end of last session. We need more truth telling and fact sharing in government. We need more people willing to speak truth to power. #mnleg @mnhousedfl
Pritzker: "He promised he was gonna lower costs & make us safer. He's done none of it. I realize he's only been in office 2 weeks, but it's gotten worse, not better. You think grocery prices have gone down? No, they've gone up bc of what he's threatening or what he's already put in place"
If you thought the dismantling of government would not impact you, I ask do you fly?
Thanks so much for coming!
Larry Kraft@larrykraft.bsky.social · 2y agoWent on an inspiring housing tour of Rochester MN yesterday with my Rochester House colleagues. They are making it easier, faster, and cheaper to build all kinds of housing. #housing #missingmiddle @andysmithmn.bsky.social @tinaliebling.bsky.social @repkimhicks.bsky.social
