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2023 LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW INSIGHT FROM AREA LEGISLATORS Hear from local legislators on what key issues in session they see impacting businesses, expectations of the 2023 session, and trends.
What do you foresee as a key issue that will impact the Rochester area business community in the 2023 legislative session? One key issue affecting the Rochester business community that I plan to continue working on is childcare. The lack of quality affordable childcare is a barrier to meeting the workforce needs in our community. We must build a childcare and early learning system that is affordable and accessible to everyone, currently that just isn’t the case and many people, often women, are having to leave the workforce because of it. Investments in early care and learning bring value not only to the families affected, but the entire community, for generations to come and if we’re serious about solving workforce issues, we need to solve childcare issues. What are your expectations for the 2023 legislative session? Are there trends the business community should be aware of? My expectations for the 2023 legislative session are high because I believe the expectations the people of Minnesota place upon us are high, as they should be. I expect we’ll get to work swiftly to meet the needs of workers, families, children, seniors - all Minnesotans. As a state, we have the resources to do this, we are fortunate to be in a position to determine the best way to allocate the resources we have and there’s a great deal of work to do, especially in systems that have been underfunded for years. The legislative session will be fast and we’ll need to be able to do many things at once to meet the responsibility and opportunity before us. I look forward to that work.
Sen. Liz Boldon DISTRICT 25
| Advantage Magazine 4
January 2023
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