Most people don’t have the time or patience to attend hours of hearings at the Minnesota Capitol but still want to be informed about their top conservation issues.
This year we increased our policy team capacity, allowing us to collect, synthesize, and relay legislative information better than ever.
During a conference committee meeting, our new Policy Associate, David Pelikan, recorded Senator Ingebrigtsen threatening to withhold funding for many popular environment-related budgets—like state parks, the Minnesota Zoo, and more—if the Legislature didn’t remove the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s ability to regulate clean air. Conservation Minnesota used the recording to amplify the threat. Local media then picked up the story, turning it into headline news.
Ingebrigsten’s ultimatum continued for the rest of the regular session and into the special session. We will watch this debate closely and keep our members informed as it unfolds.
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