News from Rep. Quam (February 15, 2021)

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February 15, 2021

School Reopening Effort

With thousands of Minnesota students still in remote learning, and school reopening guidance rumored in the coming days from the Walz administration, House Republicans held a news conference Thursday to push for legislation that would empower local school districts to make the best decisions for their districts and remove the Governor's ability to unilaterally keep schools closed. A similar proposal by Senator Carla Nelson cleared its first committee stop in the Senate earlier this month, and could come up for a vote in the coming weeks.

We need to re-establish local control. We need to re-establish the voice of the people. We need a dialogue, not a monologue.

During last Thursday's press conference, the press release, and our efforts on the House Floor House Republicans advocated to allow local schools to be able to open safely without needing permission from the governor.

Highway 14 Progress

In 2018, Republicans in the House and Senate approved funding to complete the last stretch, a section from Owatonna to Dodge Center, of the decades long conversion of Highway 14 to four lanes. This has been a top priority of my time in the legislature.

Another phase, converting more of Highway 14 to a freeway, by removing dangerous, accident prone intersections is moving forward. This has reached an important design phase on the section from Kasson to Rochester, the project documents are available online here.

COVID-19 & Vaccine Information Links

With the constant state of new information on COVID-19 and the vaccine process, it is best to check the following links regularly for updates:

If you have a link to local information that would be helpful to add to this list, please send my way. I will keep this section as a fixture on future updates.

Please Stay in Touch

Please continue to stay in touch to share your thoughts or concerns. My phone number is 651-296-9236 or you can email me at rep.duane.quam@house.mn.

Have a great week!

Duane

/RepDuaneQuam

247 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, MN 55155
ph: 651.296.9236

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