Posts Categorized: State Budget

New Poll Shows Strong Public Support for Transit, Walking and Biking Projects

Posted February 21st, 2013 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under State Budget, transit, Transit and Transportation.

Transit for a Stronger Economy, a new broad-based, statewide coalition, today released polling results showing strong public support for transit, bicycling, and walking projects. The poll, conducted in January by… Read more »

2012’s Environmental Gains and Losses

Posted May 21st, 2012 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under agriculture, Clean Energy, Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Energy, Funding for the Environment, Health, Legislature, Loon Commons blog, Polling, renewable energy development, solar, solar power, State Budget, transportation, transportation planning, Water.

By Steve Morse, executive director of MEP Now that the 2012 Legislative session has ended and the commotion about the stadium has somewhat subsided, let’s look back at what our… Read more »

Solar bonding saves the public money

Posted April 5th, 2012 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Clean Energy, Energy, Funding for the Environment, Legislature, Loon Commons blog, Policy Update, renewable energy development, solar, solar power, State Budget.

Energy issues have not received as much attention as the Vikings Stadium or the constitutional amendments this session, but there have been attempts at rollbacks to our Renewable Energy Standard. … Read more »

Bonding: For herring, not for hugging

Posted March 21st, 2012 by & filed under Loon Commons blog, Parks and Trails, State Budget.

This session of the Minnesota Legislature is supposed to be about bonding. By bonding, I don’t mean the “Hug a Ranger” campaign to raise awareness of the importance of the… Read more »

Capitol Update: Community rights, bonding and Aquatic Invasive Species

Posted March 1st, 2012 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Funding for the Environment, Legislature, Loon Commons blog, Policy Update, State Budget, Water.

Defending Community and Township Rights Rep. Beard (R-Shakopee) and Sen. Vandeveer (R-Forest Lake) introduced H.F. 389 and S.F. 270, bills that weaken township and community rights and make it more… Read more »

How about jobs FOR the environment?

Posted February 8th, 2012 by & filed under Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Land Conservation, State Budget.

I’m just a little sick of this whole “jobs versus the environment” thing. First thing, the goal of good public policy should be to have both good jobs and a… Read more »

Act now for clean energy and good jobs in 2012

Posted January 26th, 2012 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Energy, Funding for the Environment, Legislature, Policy Update, State Budget.

Welcome to the 2012 legislative session! You care about Minnesota’s Great Outdoors and you believe in making and safeguarding investments for future generations.

Budget Bites: Cuts-only approach to budget jeopardizes our lakes, rivers and streams

Posted April 29th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Funding for the Environment, Health, Legislature, State Budget, Water.

The Minnesota House has proposed eliminating general fund support for Clean Water Partnership grants, which provide necessary resources to protect and clean up Minnesota’s water.

Budget Bites: House plan derails transit, Senate proposes lesser cuts

Posted April 13th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Energy, Funding for the Environment, Health, Legislature, State Budget, Transit and Transportation.

[Editor’s note: In an effort to help inform our members about state and federal budget issues, Minnesota Environmental Partnership is working with the Minnesota Budget Project to cross-post updates about… Read more »

Hear Steve Morse discuss the MN Legislature’s assault on water with AM950’s Nancy Nelson

Posted April 6th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Funding for the Environment, Legislature, Parks and Trails, State Budget.

April 6, 2011 Yesterday, Steve Morse joined radio host Nancy Nelson on AM950 to discuss what’s been happening at the Legislature related to the environment. They covered lots of topics,… Read more »