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Balancing the Budget
Matt Entenza is committed to addressing the looming budget deficit with a balanced approach. Matt will address roughly 1/3 of the deficit by raising new revenue; approximately 1/3 by reducing spending and finding new efficiencies in state government; and around 1/3 through deferring state spending. In addition, Matt will not be adding to our budget challenges by promising new education spending or a transition to a government-run, single-payer healthcare system in the next biennium.
Read More...Clean Energy Economy
We need to get Minnesota working again now, and we need to put our state on a pathway to sustainable economic growth. Right now our state government is crippled by long-term budget problems and is unable to focus on addressing our economic challenges. As tough as times are, we can turn things around with bold leadership, a vision, and the courage and commitment to achieve it.?
Read More...Education
Prioritizing education is what built the wave of prosperity that so many Minnesotans have enjoyed over the last thirty years. It’s been a core value championed across the political spectrum, from Republicans like Governor Elmer Andersen to DFLers like Governor Orville Freeman, and has been a source of hope and possibility for children and families throughout our state.
Read More...Health Care
Health care is a critical link to our economic success as a state and as a nation. When someone thinks about starting a business, they worry about health care costs. When someone thinks about changing jobs, they worry if they'll be able to keep their health care coverage. When someone gets sick or injured, more and more people worry that their insurance company will raise their rates or drop their coverage altogether. It doesn’t make sense, and it stands counter to our moral principles and our economic security. Nearly one in 10 Minnesotans is uninsured, which amounts to nearly 465,000 Minnesotans. That's larger than the City of Minneapolis. That's frightening, and it's wrong.
Read More...Greater Minnesota
Having graduated from high school in Worthington, in far southwestern Minnesota, I have a special place in my heart for our state’s small towns and rural communities. These communities have helped shape the values and renowned work ethic of Minnesota. In no small way, these values made me who I am.
Read More...Equal Rights for All
Matt Entenza has a long history of advocating for equal rights for all Minnesotans. As governor, he has pledged to continue that drive, with a governor's office that looks like and represents all the people of the state of Minnesota.
Read More...Transportation
We need to rethink the way we approach transportation. Right now when we think of transportation, we think of the needs of yesterday and build upon the way things already are. It’s not merely a coincidence that our economy and the infrastructure that has supported it are both crumbling. Our approach to transportation has to be to think about a new system that fits a renewed economy.
Read More...Supporting Older Minnesotans
Seniors are some of the most important members of our communities. Their experiences working and living in Minnesota are invaluable resources as we move into the future. In Worthington I was fortunate enough to be supported by an entire community— a community held together in large part by its older Minnesotans.
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