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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />w <br /> <br />R'..nJdl'(! PIp!"'i <br />j{f:i,?",'" <br />(iJl!SilllI(TFilJf.'1" <br /> <br />MADY REITER <br />S~'nator District G:3 <br />l:QD State Office Building <br />]OU COl1stiwtion Avenue <br />SI. Pall]. rvrK ;"):) I ,-).~)-120() <br /> <br />1--'(; t!ht E[)-'i <br />I 2 2 2002 <br />I ' <br />, <br />Lq!TY OF P,P'..~~!: HiLLS i <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />.mAU <br />rIrt", ;, fl,tm <br /> <br />Senate <br /> <br />(C,")l) 20(j-12G:1 <br />Fax: ((ii'ili2fJfi-91-'[] <br />E- IVlail: sell.ILlad,';'.n"jJer0:'sPIl<l1 I'. lcg.slatc.lHn.lIs <br /> <br />State of Minnesota <br /> <br />Home: <br />-!~79 Highland Drive' <br />Shorf'vie\y, .:\IN [lG12G <br /> <br />Invitation: <br />Town hall meeting at <br />Vadnais Heights City Hall <br />Monday, February 25, 2002 <br />7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. <br /> <br />LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 2002 <br /> <br />Chief Author: <br /> <br />. Pledge of Allegiance in public, charter schools <br />. Elimination of Sales Tax on local municipalities (city, county) <br />. Dedication of 100% of the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax to highway road fund for <br />road and bridge repair <br />. Tax bill for state operating expenses must be presented to the Senate not later <br />than April 15 of the year in which the state biennium budget is to be adopted. <br />This will preclude the saga encountered in 2001 <br /> <br />Issues at Legislature: <br /> <br />Bonding bill- Governor recommends $845 million. Legislature will want more. <br /> <br />Budget deficit of$1.9 billion (now projected to be between $1.2 and $1.5 billion by <br />some) <br /> <br />Current estimate of insurance costs as result of War on America - $75 billion - and <br />climbing <br /> <br />Constituent Calls <br /> <br />Sales tax on bread - snafu from two years ago - bills in to repeal this portion of law <br /> <br />Gas tax increase - Senate district constituents overwhelmingly against any increa.\'es <br /> <br />Taxes - hold line on spending; constituents overwhelmingly against anv increases <br /> <br />Education - spend more on education; where were they during referendums? <br /> <br />Stadium - no new stadium <br /> <br />COMMITTEES: Commerce: State and Local Government OperaLions; Taxes: Income and Sales Tax Division; Transporlalion. <br />SERVING THE CITIES OF: ,1IrJr'li Hills, Cirde Pi lies, Gem 1.((1."(, NOi'lh U(!I\.~, .','/ioil'i'iew (lml Vlldil((i,~ lleiyhls, (JIIII J!ortiO/ls ojHI(JiJ/l', <br />r.illh' CUWlrlU, ;\]uj!{eU'o0d, WI/ile nWi' L(/I.I' (flu) \'Fhile Be(l)' 1h/I'w..;/dfJ <br />