admin | March 27, 2009
“I’m not trying to build a nuclear plant,” said Rep. Tim Mahoney, a Democrat from St. Paul and sponsor of the House bill. “We’re just trying to allow people to talk about it because right now you can’t.”
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admin | March 26, 2009
“I’m going to force you to take time off. I’m not even going to talk to you. I’m not going to ask you to come back with other ideas. I’m just going to tell you I’m going to lock the door and not let you in. Dumb idea,” Mahoney said.
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admin | March 19, 2009
In an interview after the hearing, Mahoney said Elk Run has the potential to benefit the entire state — not just Pine Island. He said businesses around the state could end up collaborating with businesses at the park.
He added, “It creates thousands of jobs in the Rochester area, but it also creates thousands more jobs statewide.”
admin | March 5, 2009
This lax attitude in the program is unfair to workers who are injured on the job, companies who are following the rules and all Minnesota taxpayers. Reform is needed and now. It is time for more oversight to mandate employers are compliant and to ensure workers receive their full benefits. In many cases workers cannot return to the job after the injury. Workers’ compensation is a safety net and workers shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to collect the benefits they are rightly owed.
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Tim Mahoney has represented the East Side of St.Paul since 1998. He is now chair of the Bioscience and Workforce Development Policy and Oversight Division Committee; and a member of the Capital Investment Finance Division Committee, the Civil Justice Committee, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division Committee, Labor and Consumer Protection Division Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. Please feel free to contact me.
