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Ceremonial signing held for bill renaming Red Wing bridge
Jun 19, 2019
On Tuesday, June 11, Governor Tim Walz ceremonially signed into law legislation authored by Rep. Barb Haley (R-Red Wing) to name the new Highway 63 bridge in Red Wing the “Eisenhower Bridge of Valor.”
The legislation was included in the larger transportation package approved by the legislature...
Rep. Haley: Highs and lows of the 2019 sessions
Jun 12, 2019
Last week, Minnesota’s new, two-year state budget was signed into law. Prior to the governor’s signature, each component of the budget received the legislature’s approval during a one-day special session last month.
With this year’s divided legislature, both sides worked to find compromise to pass...
Bills could deliver $2.67 million for local projects
May 23, 2019
Companion bills authored by State Rep. Barb Haley and State Sen. Mike Goggin have put Lake City in the running for state bonding money, possibly for the first time.
The bills seek an appropriation of up to $2.67 million to fund “recreational activities, and address storm water mitigation and...
Letter: Haley's fraud column misleads
Apr 10, 2019
To the editor:
I would appreciate it if the editor would take time to investigate significant concerns for the community, rather than pass along hearsay rumors from a biased political hack.
Fox 9 carried a series of reports in May of 2018 based on false statements by Scott Stillman, a...
Locals rally for laws to reduce tobacco use
Mar 14, 2019
A pair of Lake City residents joined nearly 400 youth and public health advocates from across Minnesota on Wednesday, Feb. 27, to rally support at the State Capitol for policies that reduce youth tobacco addiction.
Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation, a coalition of more than 60 organizations...
Letter: Keep Haley working for us
Oct 25, 2018
To the editor:
Just two short years ago Rep. Barb Haley was able to convince the state legislative bonding committee to stop in Lake City while on a bus tour from Red Wing to Wabasha. (This was a big deal for them to stop here; it had never been done before). They had lunch at the Marina while...
Letter: Haley gets things done
Oct 25, 2018
To the editor:
If you didn’t know Barb Hailey before she was elected state representative two years ago, you probably know her now. She has proven to be one of the most hard working state representatives and we are lucky to have her representing our region.
Rep. Barb Haley has been of a champion...
Letter: Lori Ann Clark is a uniter
Oct 25, 2018
To the editor:
Politics have become much more divided lately.
No one seems to come to the middle to find real solutions to the problems we face. We’re all losers in this game of partisan politics.
I support Lori Ann Clark for Minnesota House of Representatives because she will work with others...
Letter: As GOP changed, so did my vote
Oct 25, 2018
To the editor:
I used to vote Republican. Those were the days when they were fiscally responsible and had the local citizens best interest in mind.
That has all changed. They are no longer fiscally responsible, as demonstrated by the irresponsibly increased National debt, and their farm policies...
Letter: Beware of big money in local politics
Oct 18, 2018
To the editor:
Big money is buying local elections.
Beginning last summer big money lined the major streets of Lake City with huge red and white signs and stuffed our mailboxes with over a dozen large glossy fliers of their candidate.
We all know that Barb Haley “promotes affordable housing” and...
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