Senator Westrom: Northstar Commuter Rail’s pricey track record

Friends and neighbors, The Northstar Commuter Rail line, which began operations in 2009, runs between Big Lake and downtown Minneapolis. From the outset, I opposed its construction, predicting it would become another overpriced boondoggle that…
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Lang bill funds forward-thinking packaging alternative to PFAS

The Senate Agriculture Committee recently heard two innovative bills authored by Senator Andrew Lang (R-Olivia) that focus on funding environmentally-friendly Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) alternatives. The first bill appropriates funding directly to CelluComp to…

Koran Update: Combating Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Friends and neighbors, Fraud has been allowed to run rampant in Minnesota for years. One of the biggest drivers of this issue is that we have state agencies administering funds without any meaningful oversight to…

Koran responds to MNDOT report on Northstar Commuter Rail

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Today the Minnesota Department of Transportation released a report on the Northstar Commuter rail line showing the “analysis and evaluation of options for development of transit and rail service improvements in…

Draheim statement on damning MnDOT Northstar commuter rail report

Today the Minnesota Department of Transportation released a report showing the “analysis and evaluation of options for development of transit and rail service improvements in the corridor between the Minnesota Cities of St. Paul, Minneapolis,…

Sen. Lucero and Rep. Hudson visit St. Michael Catholic school

Sen. Eric Lucero (R-Saint Michael) and Rep. Walter Hudson (R-Albertville) toured St. Michael Catholic School on Feb. 21. The event was organized by Principal Heidi Gallus.  “St. Michael Catholic School continues to be at the…