On Tuesday May 1, Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a bill containing an appropriation of $2.1 million to enable the Minnesota Council and seven chapters of Trout Unlimited to continue enhancing and restoring in-stream, riparian and lake habitats around the State. The bill, Senate File 2493, appropriates proceeds of a constitutionally dedicated sales tax …
Category Archive: Alerts
Apr
23
Calls Needed in Support of Fishing License Fee Increase
Minnesota TU members, anglers & conservationists: As you are undoubtedly aware, efforts to get the MN Legislature to approve long overdue increases in fishing license fees have stalled in both House and Senate. We urgently need you, your friends, fishing buddies, neighbors, etc., to contact your legislators, as well as the leadership of both bodies. …
Apr
23
School Trust Lands
It looks like it is time to call the Governor’s office to ask for a veto of the bill altering the DNR’s authority over School Trust Lands – HF 2244/SF 1889. The issue was covered in the April 3 alert regarding the House Omnibus Environment bill, and those concerns apply to this stand-alone bill. Strong …
Mar
30
Dear Minnesota TU members, anglers and friends of clean water:
Legislation which threatens to undermine Minnesota’s commitment to wetland conservation is advancing. It is time to ask Governor Dayton to stand by Minnesota’s policy of NO NET LOSS of wetlands, and have his agencies press this message. Send the sample letter below or edit it with your own words to let the Governor know why …
Mar
19
Latest Alerts!
Govt. Issues: 2 bills in the State House & Senate. One would curtail the ability of local governments to place moratoriums on any new development (like mines) to give them time to examine the new issues these developments would create. This has already cleared several committees. The second bill would eliminate all environmental rules in …
Mar
13
Silica Sand Mining
Bills weakening ability of Southeast MN residents to restrict silica sand mining could get Floor votes at any time – More calls are urgently needed Two bills which would weaken the ability of local residents to place a hold on silica sand mining permit applications, while their communities study how best to restrict operations to …
Mar
05
Let your members of Congress know it is time to act to stop Asian carp
Senator Klobuchar and Rep Ellison are poised to introduce legislation aimed at stopping the spread of Asian carp above the St. Anthony Falls Lock & Dam, slowing their advance up the Mississippi River, and directing federal resources at research to control/suppress them. I was in Washington D.C. last week in part to garner support from …
Mar
01
Please call or write… by Tony
John L., our fearless leader testified at a hearing against HF2169/SF1922. This bill will repeal ALL rules governing the Pollution Control Agency, the DNR, the Board of Water & Soil Resources, the Environmental Quality Board & the Dept. of Agriculture(MN). This is supposed to force the departments to rid themselves of old or duplicative regulations. …
Dec
04
IRA Charitable Donation
Investors that need to or want to make tax-free donations should consider an IRA charitable donation. Congress extended this provision through 2011, but it will lapse in 2012 unless lawmakers act. Investors over 70½ may contribute up to $100,000 of IRA assets into one or more qualified charities, namely Twin Cities Trout Unlimited. There is …
Nov
15
Fracking the Driftless
In what may be a cruel twist of fates, one of the very things that makes our trout streams of the Midwest special may very be one of their biggest ecological threats. Silica. It’s the one word all anglers who hold these streams dear should become acutely aware of in the months and even years …
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