Larry Kraft
@larrykraft.bsky.social
Father. Husband. MN State Rep, St. Louis Park - 46A. Climate Candidate. Podcaster - City Climate Corner. Ice cream fanatic.
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The median income in MN can’t afford a median home.
We need make it easier to build homes close to where people work and want to live. And prevent out of state speculators from driving up prices.
btw - how about fixing healthcare - a huge drag on income!
www.startribune.com/most-minneso...
We need make it easier to build homes close to where people work and want to live. And prevent out of state speculators from driving up prices.
btw - how about fixing healthcare - a huge drag on income!
www.startribune.com/most-minneso...
In Minnesota, it now takes a six-figure income to buy a home
House prices in the state are rising faster than incomes, making homeownership — long a marker of middle class status — out of reach for many.
www.startribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The median income in MN can’t afford a median home.
We need make it easier to build homes close to where people work and want to live. And prevent out of state speculators from driving up prices.
btw - how about fixing healthcare - a huge drag on income!
www.startribune.com/most-minneso...
We need make it easier to build homes close to where people work and want to live. And prevent out of state speculators from driving up prices.
btw - how about fixing healthcare - a huge drag on income!
www.startribune.com/most-minneso...
I'm one of the 86. Cutting off SNAP when it is completely unnecessary is cruel. The contingency funds should be used.
I commend the 86 Minnesota Legislators who are calling on President Trump to allow vital SNAP food assistance to continue for thousands of Minnesotans. Congress already provided contingency funds for this situation, but President Trump has ordered USDA not to use it.
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'm one of the 86. Cutting off SNAP when it is completely unnecessary is cruel. The contingency funds should be used.
It is cruel and unnecessary for #SNAP benefits to stop, even with a shutdown.
Why is Trump in Asia now?
Why does Speaker Johnson NOT have the House in session to negotiate an end to the shutdown?
dcyf.mn.gov/federal-shut...
Why is Trump in Asia now?
Why does Speaker Johnson NOT have the House in session to negotiate an end to the shutdown?
dcyf.mn.gov/federal-shut...
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It is cruel and unnecessary for #SNAP benefits to stop, even with a shutdown.
Why is Trump in Asia now?
Why does Speaker Johnson NOT have the House in session to negotiate an end to the shutdown?
dcyf.mn.gov/federal-shut...
Why is Trump in Asia now?
Why does Speaker Johnson NOT have the House in session to negotiate an end to the shutdown?
dcyf.mn.gov/federal-shut...
Reposted by Larry Kraft
The U.S. was primed to develop “clean energy economies of scale more than three decades ago,” writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
Instead, it “doubled down as a petrostate after its fossil fuel industry fraudulently polarized a substantial portion of its population against climate action.”
Instead, it “doubled down as a petrostate after its fossil fuel industry fraudulently polarized a substantial portion of its population against climate action.”
Big Oil’s Three-Decade Plot to Kill America’s Clean Energy Revolution
In 1988, the U.S. was in prime position to dominate the industry for decades to come. But thanks to fossil fuel giants, China is instead the world’s superpower in renewables.
www.yahoo.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The U.S. was primed to develop “clean energy economies of scale more than three decades ago,” writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
Instead, it “doubled down as a petrostate after its fossil fuel industry fraudulently polarized a substantial portion of its population against climate action.”
Instead, it “doubled down as a petrostate after its fossil fuel industry fraudulently polarized a substantial portion of its population against climate action.”
Fantastic Energy Innovation Summit yesterday! The amount of job-generating #CleanEnergy innovation happening in MN is so exciting. Great job Grid Catalyst!
October 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Fantastic Energy Innovation Summit yesterday! The amount of job-generating #CleanEnergy innovation happening in MN is so exciting. Great job Grid Catalyst!
Big oil should pay for making life more expensive in Minnesota. My op-ed in @minnpost.bsky.social today.
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
Big Oil should pay for making life more expensive in Minnesota
Congress shouldn't buckle from pressure to grant Big Oil legal immunity from lawsuits that seek accountability for climate change damage.
www.minnpost.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Big oil should pay for making life more expensive in Minnesota. My op-ed in @minnpost.bsky.social today.
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
“It is time to be bold and brave…” on climate change and clean energy. @freshenergy.bsky.social CEO Margaret Cherne-Hendrick.
Couldn’t agree more!
Couldn’t agree more!
September 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“It is time to be bold and brave…” on climate change and clean energy. @freshenergy.bsky.social CEO Margaret Cherne-Hendrick.
Couldn’t agree more!
Couldn’t agree more!
Thrilled to be recognized my MN Housing Partnership for housing policy leadership.
There is so much more work to do so that all Minnesotans can have a home they can afford in a place where they want to live.
There is so much more work to do so that all Minnesotans can have a home they can afford in a place where they want to live.
September 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Thrilled to be recognized my MN Housing Partnership for housing policy leadership.
There is so much more work to do so that all Minnesotans can have a home they can afford in a place where they want to live.
There is so much more work to do so that all Minnesotans can have a home they can afford in a place where they want to live.
Just tagged along for an hour with @metrotransitmn.bsky.social TRIP agents, who are doing fantastic work improving safety and the overall experience for transit customers. They check fares, answer questions, check stations, and help people get where they want to go.
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Just tagged along for an hour with @metrotransitmn.bsky.social TRIP agents, who are doing fantastic work improving safety and the overall experience for transit customers. They check fares, answer questions, check stations, and help people get where they want to go.
I signed onto this statement in solidarity with Teamsters Local 320 and Farm Aid because the farm and labor movements are inseparable. We’re calling on the Univ of MN to return to the bargaining table in good faith. Let’s come together and reach a result that respects our workers and our farmers.
September 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I signed onto this statement in solidarity with Teamsters Local 320 and Farm Aid because the farm and labor movements are inseparable. We’re calling on the Univ of MN to return to the bargaining table in good faith. Let’s come together and reach a result that respects our workers and our farmers.
Reposted by Larry Kraft
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
Such a hard thing to do, but we have to move forward and I’m so excited to be doing it with Zack’s leadership.
We are proud to announce Rep. Zack Stephenson as our new House DFL caucus leader!
September 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Such a hard thing to do, but we have to move forward and I’m so excited to be doing it with Zack’s leadership.
On Labor Day, I’m proud to stand with working families, not the ultrawealthy. The richest 1% of Minnesotans own nearly a THIRD of the state’s wealth. And they just got a massive tax cut from Trump and the GOP. We need an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthiest few.
September 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On Labor Day, I’m proud to stand with working families, not the ultrawealthy. The richest 1% of Minnesotans own nearly a THIRD of the state’s wealth. And they just got a massive tax cut from Trump and the GOP. We need an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthiest few.
I am so deeply saddened by the horrific act of violence today in Minneapolis. My heart goes out to all those impacted.
I am posting the statement from the Minneapolis delegation - we stand with you.
I am posting the statement from the Minneapolis delegation - we stand with you.
August 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I am so deeply saddened by the horrific act of violence today in Minneapolis. My heart goes out to all those impacted.
I am posting the statement from the Minneapolis delegation - we stand with you.
I am posting the statement from the Minneapolis delegation - we stand with you.
I'm attending Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota's event, “Rally in Minneapolis with Elizabeth Warren & Peggy Flanagan” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/peggyflanaga...
Rally in Minneapolis with Elizabeth Warren & Peggy Flanagan · Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota
Join Senator Elizabeth Warren and Lt. Governor & U.S. Senate Candidate Peggy Flanagan for a rally in Minneapolis!
Doors open at 5pm. Rally begins at 6pm. Please allow time to move through security c...
www.mobilize.us
August 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I'm attending Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota's event, “Rally in Minneapolis with Elizabeth Warren & Peggy Flanagan” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/peggyflanaga...
Gerrymandering mid-decade as is being tried in TX to bias an election is blatantly wrong. Rs would hate it if Ds were doing it.
Can't we all agree that this kind of thing should be stopped?
TX should stop & Congress should ban partisan #gerrymandering.
Can't we all agree that this kind of thing should be stopped?
TX should stop & Congress should ban partisan #gerrymandering.
August 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Gerrymandering mid-decade as is being tried in TX to bias an election is blatantly wrong. Rs would hate it if Ds were doing it.
Can't we all agree that this kind of thing should be stopped?
TX should stop & Congress should ban partisan #gerrymandering.
Can't we all agree that this kind of thing should be stopped?
TX should stop & Congress should ban partisan #gerrymandering.
Powerful piece. It’s beyond time for Republicans to “choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.”
#ReinstateErika McEntarfer
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
#ReinstateErika McEntarfer
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Powerful piece. It’s beyond time for Republicans to “choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.”
#ReinstateErika McEntarfer
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
#ReinstateErika McEntarfer
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
Health care is a human right. Today, on the 60th anniv of the creation of #Medicaid & #Medicare, Trump & Republicans are taking us in the wrong direction.
We should be expanding access, not kicking people off healthcare. Everyone should have access to the care & coverage they deserve.
We should be expanding access, not kicking people off healthcare. Everyone should have access to the care & coverage they deserve.
July 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Making a decision to drive after drinking is incredibly dangerous and can lead to so much heartbreak. My heart goes out to the victims and their families & friends.
Please don't ever drive after drinking. Even a short distance.
www.startribune.com/park-tavern-...
Please don't ever drive after drinking. Even a short distance.
www.startribune.com/park-tavern-...
Park Tavern driver gets 30 years for ‘senseless’ crash as survivors question DWI laws
Steven Frane Bailey was given the harshest penalty available for the deaths of Kristina Folkerts and Gabriel Harvey and injuries to several other people who were relaxing on the Park Tavern patio when...
www.startribune.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Making a decision to drive after drinking is incredibly dangerous and can lead to so much heartbreak. My heart goes out to the victims and their families & friends.
Please don't ever drive after drinking. Even a short distance.
www.startribune.com/park-tavern-...
Please don't ever drive after drinking. Even a short distance.
www.startribune.com/park-tavern-...
This would be like the FDA stopping the inspection of eggs right after a nationwide outbreak of salmonella from eggs.
US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse its scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health, removing the legal foundation that underpins all major climate regulations, two sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This would be like the FDA stopping the inspection of eggs right after a nationwide outbreak of salmonella from eggs.
US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Fantastic, inspiring #GoodTrouble protest today organized by the seniors at Parkshore in St. Louis Park and @indivistwincities.bsky.social. Must have been close to 200 folks!
Favorite words overheard: "Never too old to organize"
Favorite words overheard: "Never too old to organize"
July 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Fantastic, inspiring #GoodTrouble protest today organized by the seniors at Parkshore in St. Louis Park and @indivistwincities.bsky.social. Must have been close to 200 folks!
Favorite words overheard: "Never too old to organize"
Favorite words overheard: "Never too old to organize"
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response
“The Trump administration is leaving communities naked, without the necessary tools that could help them assess risks or reduce those risks,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
“The Trump administration is leaving communities naked, without the necessary tools that could help them assess risks or reduce those risks,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response
“The Trump administration is leaving communities naked, without the necessary tools that could help them assess risks or reduce those risks,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
“The Trump administration is leaving communities naked, without the necessary tools that could help them assess risks or reduce those risks,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
Trump’s playbook:
- Overpromise
- Underdeliver
- Change the subject
The Pointless Triumph of a Hapless President www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
- Overpromise
- Underdeliver
- Change the subject
The Pointless Triumph of a Hapless President www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
Opinion | The Pointless Triumph of a Hapless President
www.nytimes.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Trump’s playbook:
- Overpromise
- Underdeliver
- Change the subject
The Pointless Triumph of a Hapless President www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
- Overpromise
- Underdeliver
- Change the subject
The Pointless Triumph of a Hapless President www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
The Trump Reconciliation Bill is HORRIFIC. Should be called the EXPLODING DEBT for our kids bill.
☑️ National debt up by $3.5 Trillion
☑️ Climate debt up by 1B metric tons of greenhouse gases per year by 2035
All for our kids and grandkids to pay back
#unforgivable
☑️ National debt up by $3.5 Trillion
☑️ Climate debt up by 1B metric tons of greenhouse gases per year by 2035
All for our kids and grandkids to pay back
#unforgivable
July 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The Trump Reconciliation Bill is HORRIFIC. Should be called the EXPLODING DEBT for our kids bill.
☑️ National debt up by $3.5 Trillion
☑️ Climate debt up by 1B metric tons of greenhouse gases per year by 2035
All for our kids and grandkids to pay back
#unforgivable
☑️ National debt up by $3.5 Trillion
☑️ Climate debt up by 1B metric tons of greenhouse gases per year by 2035
All for our kids and grandkids to pay back
#unforgivable
Reposted by Larry Kraft
Melissa, Mark, and their Golden Retriever Gilbert will lie in state on Friday, June 27 from 12-5pm. The Capitol will be open for members of the public to pay their respects. A private funeral for Melissa and Mark will be held on Saturday, June 28 at 10:30am.
June 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Melissa, Mark, and their Golden Retriever Gilbert will lie in state on Friday, June 27 from 12-5pm. The Capitol will be open for members of the public to pay their respects. A private funeral for Melissa and Mark will be held on Saturday, June 28 at 10:30am.