Welcome!

It is an exciting year to be a Democrat. We kicked off the year at our State Convention with speeches by Senator Obama and Senator Clinton. And now we are heading into a district election for our State Legislators - Senator Robinson, Representative Metcalf and Representative Mueller.

Elections matter! They matter to our children, to the elderly, to property owners, to farmers, to local business owners. They matter to all of us. Our Legislators have served us well and will continue to do so when they are elected again in November.

Please consider how you can be involved in the District campaign. We need people to stuff envelopes, post yard signs, make phone calls, and organize events. Whatever your talents, we need them to win this election. To get involved, please contact us.

We look forward to seeing you on the campaign trail.

What's Happening in District 24

Legislative Report By Sen. Larry Robinson

The summer months are passing us by quickly. It won’t be long and the combines will be rolling as our area farmers begin the fall harvest.

The legislative branch of government has not been sitting still. Although we are in what we call the interim ( the time between sessions), there is considerable activity taking place. The interim committees have been meeting on a regular basis as we try to finalize our work in time to present our findings to the Legislative Council in November. I have been privileged to serve as chairperson of the Interim Information Technology Committee. In fact, I have been the only interim chairperson of this committee since the committee was established in 1995. It is an interesting and challenging committee. We are charged with the oversight of large Information Technology projects for the state of North Dakota. We classify any project with a price tag of over $250,000 as a large project. By comparison, our friends in Minnesota classify large projects as anything with a price tag of over five million.

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REA’s - LEGISLATIVE REPORT BY PHIL MUELLER JUNE 13, 2008

Most recognize the acronym REA as representing the Rural Electrification Act of 1935. The reference to REA’s in this report is not about electricity but about education. It would seem that a longer alphabet is needed for every organization to have its own initials. REA stands for Regional Education Association for purposes of this report.

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