A standing-room-only crowd packed the Eden Prairie Library on Saturday, March 8, as local lawmakers took questions in their first public forum since the Minnesota legislative session began – and the first since Donald Trump was re-elected president. For about an hour, state Sen. Steve Cwodzinski (DFL-49, Eden Prairie) and state Reps. Alex Falconer (DFL-49A, Eden Prairie), Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (DFL-49B, Eden Prairie), and Lucy Rehm (DFL-48B, Chanhassen) fielded questions on everything from budget shortfalls and education funding to fraud prevention, health care and social issues. Attendees submitted written questions, which the moderator read aloud. Due to time constraints, not all…
Author: Stuart Sudak
Stuart Sudak
Stuart Sudak is editor-in-chief of Eden Prairie Local News, having previously served as co-editor. He is a longtime freelance journalist based in Minnesota. Over the years, he has written for newspapers, magazines, websites and corporations. He also served as an editor at several newspapers in Minnesota and Illinois, including the Eden Prairie News from 2000 to 2005. He lives in Chaska with his wife, Tracy, and their three children. Contact him at stuart.sudak@eplocalnews.org.
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