Healthcare

Marsha will continue to champion afordable approaches to delivering quality health care to all Minnesotans.

Marsha supported affordable health care expansion for 37,000 Minnesota children.
Marsha sponsored a bill to construct a private mental health facility for children and adolescents in Woodbury.
The 2008 Health Care Reform Bill, which Marsha supported, will lower costs, make health care more affordable, extend coverage to the uninsured, and restructure health care payments.
Marsha supports allowing small businesses access to MinnesotaCare as an innovative option to provide employee health care.
As one way to lower health costs, Marsha supports bulk purchasing of prescription drugs.
Marsha voted to create a pioneering Biomedical Research Facility at the University of Minnesota.
Working with the Health Department and Pollution Control Agency, Marsha supported efforts to protect Woodbury water quality.

Transportation

As Woodbury’s voice at the Capitol, Marsha worked to lower property taxes and rebuild our infrastructure.

Marsha’s support of a bi-partisan, landmark transportation law means crucial investments are already being made to our aging roads and bridges
Marsha’s support of the “Road & Bridge Safety Improvement Act” means Woodbury property taxpayers should see relief from fnancing local road projects, a burden that has grown to 12% of the 2008 city tax levy.
Marsha supported expansion of the property tax refund program that increases maximum property tax refunds by 27.5%.
To thank our veterans and active military, Marsha voted for a military service credit and combat zone credit to ease the tax burden for those who have served our country.
Marsha delivered on her commitment to balance the state budget without raising taxes. Te challenge of striking the right balance between our state’s needs and our state’s resources calls for dedicated leaders who know, understand, and value our community.

As Woodbury’s voice at the Capitol, Marsha has worked tirelessly with all sides

to restore $1 million in funding to South Washington County schools

to make voluntary, all day kindergarten available to students

to halt double digit higher education tuition increases

to build a cutting edge Biomedical Research Facility at the University of Minnesota

to increase the per pupil funding statewide by $51

to increase the per pupil funding so gifted and talented programs may be offered state wide

to create the Minnesota GI Bill so post-9/11 veterans can further their education

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