Minnesota Statewide Media Project

Recommended this month:  

• We’re seeing encouraging signals on both permitting reform and FOFA that we can reinforce through local media.

• FOFA: The Senate Ag Committee advanced the FOFA but there has not been a full Senate vote yet. Minnesota is in the unique position of having two senators on the Ag Committee and they did not agree on the bill (Klobuchar for, Smith against). We are not being encouraged to ask Smith to support the bill, she’s made her position clear. You can write a more general LTE about FOFA if you like.

• Permitting reform may be a better use of your time if you want to write a LTE or op-ed. Lawmakers in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Energy and Natural Resources Committee are working on a bipartisan package. Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated that the Senate will bring the legislation to the floor for a vote as soon as the committees finalize the text Article here. Anything you can do with media to continue to build / shore up support among Democratic Members of Congress around permitting reform will be very useful in the coming weeks. In LTEs, mention your members of Congress by name and express that it’s imperative they work across the aisle to reach a deal to modernize permitting. Expanding and modernizing America's electric grid is essential to meet growing energy demand, strengthen reliability, and lower costs for people. Lean into how you are seeing prices and electricity demand rising. Permitting reform will help drive down energy costs, benefiting us here at home and the country as a whole.

• Election season is here, you can write or post encouraging people to vote for candidates who actively support climate solutions.

At the State Level

• CCL Minnesota Current State-Level Media Topics--contact Statewide Media Manager for guidance.