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Last spring, Gov. Tim Pawlenty tried balancing our state’s budget on the backs of our poorest, sickest, and most vulnerable citizens. He vetoed funding for General Assistance Medicare Care (GAMC), a program which provides health care for childless adults earning less than 75 percent of the federal poverty guideline.
Think about this for a second: Gov. [...]
Yes. That’s right. Representative Mike Beard campaigned for his first election with a promise to the voters that he would hold the line on taxes. Unfortunately, that just didn’t happen for most residents of Scott County. The record is that Rep. Beard voted tax breaks for a favored few in Scott County and then raised [...]
We believe is that every kid needs a great education, not just a good one. Competition will simply increase In our world of globalization. Education is the foundation for innovation and growth now and for the future. We want to compete for the high paying jobs and the growth companies. And we must succeed.
On some [...]
Reliable leadership is what we look for from our elected officials. Their actions affect us now and for the future. But what happens when our own representative votes and writes as if he’s not listening to constituent concerns? We should hold him accountable.
In Mike Beard’s Words: The comments below are the views of our Representative [...]
Reliable leadership is what we need from our elected officials. What they do affects us now and it effects us for the future. But what should we do when an elected official’s actions and words don’t match up? We should hold that person accountable.
Holding Mike Beard Accountable: We examined the record of Representative Beard’s positions, [...]
We are talking about transportation today. Mike Beard has represented the folks in SD35 A (Prior Lake and Shakopee in Scott County) since 2002. He sits on the House Transportation Finance Committee and he is supposed to work for us. Six years is long enough to see patterns develop. We think a legislative leader should have a vision [...]
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