mike goggin

Sen. Goggin: Thank you

Dec 28, 2022

Moments before I gave my retirement speech to the Minnesota Senate, the Senate President announced my name to the body and said that I had served 1966 days in office. It seems like such a big number, but it passed in the blink of an eye. Each one of those days was a blessing. As I sit here,...

Kiwanians presents state senate resolution honoring city’s 150th

Mar 2, 2022

The Lake City Kiwanis Club, at a recent weekly luncheon general membership meeting held at the Port 104, presented the Minnesota Senate Resolution honoring Lake City on its sesquicentennial to Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols. Kiwanis President elect Mac Baird presented the signed framed resolution to...

Police lobbyist: Grateful to Haley and Goggin

Sep 1, 2021

Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association On behalf of our state’s police officers, corrections officers, and dispatchers, we’re writing to publicly say ‘thank you’ to Senator Mike Goggin and Representative Barb Haley for their steadfast support of increased public safety efforts during the...

Budget provides support for farmers, ag industry

Aug 11, 2021

One of the highlights coming out of the 2021 legislative session was the new agriculture budget. I truly believe that agriculture is the backbone of our economy. Those of us who live outside the metro understand that a thriving agriculture economy is critical to our overall success as a state. Our...

Sen. Goggin’s special session wrap-up

Jul 7, 2021

In the late hours of June 30, we completed the final piece of the next state budget. The governor has now signed all the bills, funding is in place, a disastrous shutdown has been avoided, and Gov. Tim Walz’s emergency powers -- for now -- have been canceled. We still need to do more to protect...

Deadly start of open-water season, state offers swimming lesson grants

Jun 23, 2021

It’s been a deadly start to the open-water season in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). As of June 16, as many as nine people have been victims of boating fatalities. That number, which is preliminary, marks the most fatalities at this point of the year...

Goggin - Senate continues to get things done on major issues

Apr 7, 2021

The legislature is about to enter the home stretch of the 2021 session. In the coming weeks, we’ll have to complete negotiations on a state budget and a number of other important issues. Here’s a review of where things stand. PPP and unemployment tax relief is one of the most pressing issues of...

Goggin - State should renew insurance fix

Mar 10, 2021

One of the promises I made during my first campaign was that I would fix MNsure, which was causing double-digit premium spikes every year and brought our individual health insurance market to the brink of collapse. The solution we came up with was reinsurance. It stabilized the market and helped...

Knudsen: Goggin wrong on pandemic

Jan 20, 2021

Sen. Mike Goggin, in your Lake City Graphic opinion piece on Jan. 6, you wrote: “The ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be front and center once again...The pandemic is serious, but the urgency has passed.” You posted this the day after you participated in voting down a mask mandate...

Goggin: Budget, COVID-19 response likely to dominate legislative session

Jan 6, 2021

As I write this, we are about one week away from the new legislative session. After four years, it continues to be an amazing privilege to serve as your voice in the senate. I love hearing your feedback, your ideas, and your concerns, and I apply them to every decision I make. I hope you know that...