There's a new place for Minnesotans to give state leaders a piece of their mind about ways to improve state government.
State House members announced a new hotline Monday where Minnesotans as part of a larger effort to improve and streamline state government.
To let your opinion be known, call (651) 297-8391 or (800) 551-5520. On the Web, go to: www.house.mn/redesign.
Don't just call to vent. They want solutions on everything from taxes, to K-12 education, to public safety.
Lawmakers will take the best six suggestions and put them in a bill that could become law.
State leaders want to transform state government as many Minnesotans edge toward retirement and transition out of the workforce, said state Rep. Paul Marquart, DFL- Dilworth, who has launched a new effort to redesign state government.
The old partisan battles between cutting spending and raising taxes won't provide the kind of government Minnesotans want, Marquart said. "We have some challenges today that we will not be able to fix by the old way of doing things," he said.
In calling for bold and innovative solutions, Marquart noted that Ford Motor Co. founder Henry Ford wasn't merely trying to build a better horse or that inventor Thomas Edison didn't merely try to improve the candle.
