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Rep. Katie Jones
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Minnesota State Representative in District 61a
Serving Minneapolis from Downtown to Cedar Lake, Uptown to Harrison.
Interrupting your feed with some MN pride!

The Lower Sioux Indian Community is leading the WORLD in building healthy, eco-friendly hempcrete homes. I am honored to work with Danny & the proposal team to reduce barriers in the building code to make using hempcrete easier.

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Lower Sioux Indian Community leads charge towards healthier building technology
YouTube video by KARE 11
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November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Nearly one in three kindergarteners in Minnesota relies on SNAP. We need President Trump to release the emergency contingency funds $$$ now.
October 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reposted by Rep. Katie Jones
The USDA has funding set aside to keep food assistance programs running during emergencies.

Trump just won’t release it.

440,000 Minnesotans - and millions more Americans - will pay the price.
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I joined a coalition of Minnesota DFL legislators in sending a letter to President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, strongly encouraging the Administration to release available funds so that SNAP benefits are not interrupted come November.
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We stand with our immigrant community.
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Gun violence is not a partisan issue; it's about keeping our communities and our children safe. Share your story and tell legislators how gun violence has impacted you and your community. www.surveymonkey.com/r/M7256Y2
October 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thanks to @mnseia.bsky.social for inviting @zaynebmohamed.bsky.social & me to talk about clean energy at the Gateway to Solar conference!

Loved diving into clean energy funding, land use efficiency, agrivoltaics, & history of the nuclear moratorium deal with MN’s tribal nations.
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The heat will soon be on at 100s of MN homes thanks to union pipefitters & members of the MN Mechanical Contractors Assn! These “Heat’s On” event volunteers are up early to provide those in need w/ furnace repairs. Thanks for letting @emmagreenman.bsky.social & I join you to kick off today!
October 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Reposted by Rep. Katie Jones
Trump just canceled $464M in clean energy grants for Minnesota, threatening key transmission projects and driving up costs for northern Minnesota families.

Sen. Hauschild is calling Rep. Stauber to demand these partisan cuts be reversed. Minnesotans shouldn’t pay the price for Washington’s games.
October 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Federal Dept. of Justice is suing MN for our voter roles, under the guise of rooting out non-citizen voters.

But in state after state, investigations into non-citizen voting show how rare such occurrences are.

Most recently from GOP Secretary of State Landry in Louisiana, said, "I want ...1/2
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's not ok to:

->Raid our communities
->Disappear ppl
->Deny due process

Videos of ICE kidnapping ppl off the streets are sickening. Such tactics were used 90 years ago in Germany to instill fear & for a dictator to seize power.

To stop it, we must push back. Join in on 10/18 www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power…
www.nokings.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reminder: GOP has the majority of the:

US House
US Senate
And they hold the White House.

It is entirely within their power to listen to the American people, actually provide the services Americans want, stop giveaways to billionaires, and prevent a federal government shutdown.
October 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Reposted by Rep. Katie Jones
🚨BIG NEWS:🚨

Minnesota Democrats just unveiled our proposal for a possible special session. Our plan would:

✅Ban assault weapons
✅Ban high-capacity magazines
✅Ban binary triggers
✅Implement 'safe storage' rules
✅Ban untraceable 'ghost guns'
✅Strengthen MN's red flag law
September 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The DFL is ready to take real action against gun violence.
The DFL special session offer includes taking meaningful action on guns.

Eliminating weapons of war and high capacity magazines will make MN safer.

Is the GOP willing to take the vote and show MN where they stand?

Democrats are ready to act and Minnesotans want action.
September 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Trump doesn't care about ppl needing Medicaid.

He also doesn't care to have great docs from around the world treating American patients.

MN has a high % of H-1B visas, many of which go to Mayo + other hospital doctors. His proposed $100k visa fee will prevent the world's best from saving US lives.
September 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Smart gun control laws with enforcement saves lives.

While we can never exactly know the extent of horror that is prevented, data on Minnesota provides evidence of the State’s red flag law working.
www.startribune.com/red-flag-gun...
September 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
While Trump tries to isolate the US on climate, MN is firmly aligned w/ the rest of the world. Clean energy is the smart financial & environmental bet.

In today’s example, we saw the Heights in StP where @habitatforhumanity is building affordable all-electric homes to Zero Energy Ready Standards.
September 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
What’s hempcrete? Mix of hemp, a binder, & lime used as wall insulation & substrate.

Benefits?
- healthier homes (no off gassing from materials)
- sustainable, natural material
- grown in MN
- Econ. dev. opportunity

Shout out to the Lower Sioux -leaders in driving the use of hempcrete in MN!
Getting ready to talk hempcrete with @kare11.bsky.social ! #mnleg
September 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We can pinpoint some of the rising cost of everyday goods: cargo theft.

MN companies are losing millions from ever more sophisticated digital & physical product theft. I was pleased to join U of M’s Center for Transportation Studies with Rep. Greene to talk about cargo theft & policies to curb it.
September 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Getting ready to talk hempcrete with @kare11.bsky.social ! #mnleg
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So excited to welcome XP Lee to the MN House!
September 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Back-to-work policies disproportionately disadvantage women, but the real issue is lack of affordable childcare for families across MN.

As I’ve talked w/ colleagues, I’m heartened by the bipartisan interest in this, b/c it is a completely solvable problem.

www.startribune.com/women-workfo...
Remote policies helped women work. In-office mandates and child care costs are driving them back out.
Low flexibility and high child care costs are pushing mothers with young kids back out after they joined the workforce in record numbers during the pandemic.
www.startribune.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
September 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Reposted by Rep. Katie Jones
As long as I remain your AG, this Office will always work for working people.

Visit bit.ly/working-for-workers to read the Working for Workers Report or file a wage theft complaint.
September 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is what my GOP colleagues have proposed Minnesota invest public dollars in - your money - to protect kids.

Or...

We could enact common sense gun control by banning weapons designed for war: semiautomatic guns.

Which is more effective at protecting lives and better for your pocketbook?
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Sep 9
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM