Minnesota Infrastructure Alliance (formerly MN2050)

Great to see support for state #Infrastructure projects! We agree that bonding bills shouldn’t be partisan. We have a backlog of roads and bridges projects to complete. https://lnkd.in/ecSR_vW8

Hello Minnesota Infrastructure Alliance (formerly MN2050) team- we need your help! The Minnesota Legislature only has 5 more days to pass a capital investment/ bonding bill to support infrastructure in Minnesota. Please voice your support for infrastructure spending to your legislators today. Here are three easy ways to send them a message: ?? Use the Raise Our Grade website to send a message to your legislators: Plug in your zip code, scroll to the bottom to send a message to state legislators, push send. https://lnkd.in/g3JjcgA ?? Send a message to your legislative leaders via Transportation Alliance Action Alert: Click on the link, add your contact information, push send. https://lnkd.in/gMQD3KeG ?? Use this Who Represents Me tool from the Minnesota Legislature to look up your state representatives and senators via your home or work address. Click on their info to send your legislator, and their staff, a personal message via email.?https://lnkd.in/gJSbDHeH APWA-MN Chapter Group, CITY ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA, MINNESOTA COUNTY ENGINEERS ASSN, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, Minnesota Utility Contractors Association, Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers, Minnesota AWWA, Central States Water Environment Association, Minnesota Rural Water Assn, League of Minnesota Cities, ACEC/MN, The Minnesota Transportation Alliance, ASCE MN Section, Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association, MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF AIRPORTS, MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS COUNCIL, North-Central Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (NCITE)

We did it- Minnesota Infrastructure 101 Day at the Capitol! Thanks to a team of #Infrastructure professionals from across the state for showing up at the Minnesota State Capitol on May 1 for Infrastructure 101 Day! After a briefing on current bills and needs, we met with Senate leaders including Sandy Pappas and Scott Dibble to advocate for infrastructure funding and a 2024 capital spending bill benefiting local projects. Special thanks to Margaret Donahoe and Ann Johnson Stewart for helping us understand the process! Couldn't join us? Send a note to your legislators here: https://lnkd.in/g3JjcgA ?https://lnkd.in/gMQD3KeG #Minnesota #Infrastructure #Construction #RaiseOurGrade Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, ACEC/MN, APWA-MN Chapter Group, Minnesota Utility Contractors Association, Minnesota AWWA

One week away! Join us next Wednesday May 1 at the Minnesota state capitol for Infrastructure 101 day! We want to encourage our state legislators to fund infrastructure improvements and pass a capital bonding bill in the 2024 session to improve our statewide infrastructure.?We will hold a 1-hour issues briefing and prep at 10:00am, then meet at the house chamber at 11:15am for smaller meetings. If you'd like to attend, please RSVP to Margaret Donahoe at [email protected]. Infrastructure 101 Day at the Capitol Wednesday May 1, 2024 from 10:00am-12:30pm 10:00am -11:15am: gather for an issues briefing on transportation and infrastructure funding talking points. Meet in the Associated General Contractors of Minnesota Conference Room, 525 Park Street, Ste. 110, St. Paul, MN 55103 11:15am - 12:30pm: hold quick One-on-One Conversations with legislators at the Capitol. These meetings will be scheduled by others, and each of us will join as our specific legislators are available. Meet in front of House Chamber – 2nd Floor of Capitol. Hope to see you then! APWA-MN Chapter Group, ASCE MN Section, ACEC/MN, Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers, CITY ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA, Minnesota Utility Contractors Association, MINNESOTA COUNTY ENGINEERS ASSN, Minnesota AWWA, Central States Water Environment Association, Minnesota Rural Water Assn Let's encourage our legislators to fund infrastructure and #RaiseOurGrade https://lnkd.in/g5sZsnEX

What's been happening in Minnesota at the state level for infrastructure? Three updates: 1) We are waiting for a draft bonding bill from the house and senate to fund local projects. Local units of government requested $2.93B in capital projects this session, 46% metro, 54% non-metro by dollar per the MMB Capital Budget website https://lnkd.in/eYdxn23b 2) Save the date for an Infrastructure 101 Day at the Capitol on Wednesday May 1! More details soon. Talk to Margaret Donahoe if you want to attend! 3) At the end of March, Michelle Stockness and Russ Matthys testified in house and senate committees in support of creating a new Minnesota Advisory Council on Infrastructure and bills HF4025 and SF4108. This council would work across state agencies and infrastructure sectors to better identify infrastructure needs, funding opportunities, and share best practices and asset management tools statewide. #MNleg #infrastructure #RaiseOurGrade