Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates Blog

At an appearance at the Humphrey Public Policy School this spring, Commissioner of Revenue Myron Frans noted that with the legislative session over, he was looking forward to having some time to put together a major tax reform package in 2013.  Republican and Democratic legislative leadership also have major tax reform for 2013 on the front burner. MSRPO has been advocating for a number of reform ideas during these discussions.

Minnesota Seasonal Recreational Property Owners Coalition, MSRPO Executive Director Jeff Forester announced today that MSRPO will be called Minnesota Lakes and River Advocates to reflect the broader constituency, purpose and mission it now serves.

MSRPO can offer a solution so that our member organizations have minimum disruption to Lake Association or COLA operations during this difficult time of transition. MSRPO is the only statewide organization whose sole focus is lake issues. We are working to make sure that lake associations get the support they need and lake issues continue to advance.

On May 3, 2012 at about 5:00 PM Governor Mark Dayton signed HF 2164,  into law, advancing protection of Minnesota's lakes and rivers from aquatic invasive species (AIS) like zebra mussels and Asian carp.