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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
We are in the final days of the State Fair and students are back or headed back to school — even the cool nights are back! Below are some reminders to hang on to receipts for school supplies to take advantage of tax breaks.
Pray for Our Military and their Families
As events have unfolded in Afghanistan, I hope you will join me in keeping our military and military families in your thoughts and prayers. Next Saturday marks the 20th Anniversary on the September 11th attacks on the United States. We will be forever grateful for the men and women in uniform who have served in order to keep us free and safe — and their families who have sacrificed alongside while they serve.
Thank you to the Minnesota National Guard for their service and we are grateful they are out of harms way. We will forever remember the men and women who have paid the ultimate price, including the 13 soldiers killed at the blast at the Kabul airport last week while protecting the evacuating Americans and our allies. Pray for our heroes.
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Local News & Events
- SeptOberfest in Wabasha kicks off next week, September 9 and lasts until October 23. Plenty of fun family activities for everyone! See all the details here!
- As mentioned above, there will be a remembrance on the 20 year anniversary of September 11, 2001 at the State Capitol. See details here.
- The Red Wing Arts Fall Festival happens the 2nd weekend of October in downtown Red Wing.
Back to School Tax Breaks
I wanted to make sure parents know about tax incentives that may allow them to keep more of their hard earned money come tax season. Minnesota has both a credit and a subtraction for education expenses.
Most school supplies qualify for the credit or subtraction, including writing utensils, textbooks, and musical instrument rentals.
To qualify for either program, you must:
Full details about the Education Subtraction and Credit can be found on the Department of Revenue’s website.
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Child Care Economic Development Grant Application Open
This week, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has launched the latest round of Child Care Economic Development Grants. These grants authorize $5 million over the next two fiscal years for grants to local communities to increase quality child care providers to support economic development across Minnesota. A total of $2.5 million will be available in this first round with a second round of funding being available before June 2022.
DEED is seeking proposals from local governments or nonprofits with experience in the operations, financing, advocacy, or advancement of the delivery of child care services. Qualified parties may request up to $300,000 in state funds for this program.
All applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Time, on September 30, 2021.
Proposals should be submitted by email to MNSPB.DEED@state.mn.us in a single PDF file. Award recipients will be notified in October 2021.
To learn more about this program, join the upcoming informational webinar:
- Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- To join the meeting from your smartphone, tablet or computer, click the Microsoft Teams meeting link here or
- You can join by phone: 651-395-7448 (Conference ID 615 908 620#)
If you have additional questions, you can submit them by email to MNSBP.DEED@state.mn.us. Please submit questions no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Time, on Sept. 18, 2021.
DEED will post responses to frequently asked questions on DEED's Competitive Grants and Contracts page.
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STAYING IN TOUCH
As always, if you have questions or concerns regarding any issue, please contact me. You can reach me at rep.barb.haley@house.mn or 651-296-8635.
Sincerely,
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/RepBarbHaley
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-8635
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