Linda Higgins
@LindaIHiggins
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Retired Hennepin County Commissioner and MN State Senator. Dog mom to English Cocker Spaniels Mollie and Lizzie; wife of the amazing Brian Bushay.
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Joined May 2010
Deleted first tweet. Now trying it again.It’s hard to be a bigger fan of @Tim_Walz, but this commentary in the @StarTribune today is really powerful. @MinnesotaDFL #harriswalz
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PLEASE SHARE. If you are in line before a polling station closes, they MUST let you vote, no matter how long the line is. DO NOT leave.
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TODAY: a group of Mankato West High alumni taught, coached, or mentored by @TimWalz & @FirstLadyMN will kick off the self-organized ‘Mankato West Alumni for Harris-Walz’ group. Founded & run by grads of Mankato West HS, will raise money and campaign in MN and at national level.
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@jaketapper Meet Nick Alexander, from Wesley, Iowa. I had such a crush on him in high school. Died November 27, 1968, Vietnam
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@crypto_magellan @Tim_Walz @StarTribune @MinnesotaDFL Owner of the @StarTribune is a strong Republican, former state senator, owner of @Timberwolves and @minnesotalynx, zillionnaire.
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@AldiUSA You’re closing our store in North Minneapolis. At least find another spot here if this one is really too small for you. Please!.
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@AnnaBower Old editor comment here: I love how the prosecution's writing is so clear. Each paragraph goes from point A to point B with few loops and circles. Fancy lawyer words and phrases are missing. One sentence is only 3 words: "He is wrong.".
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@Indira_L @ConradZbikowski Trump is unfit for office. Incurious, arrogant, unwilling to learn about something before he talks about it.
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@ChelseaClinton Can't explain this any more than I can explain why he would turn down donations from Canada.
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@alexjfloyd You don’t even mention the millions the RNC has paid out for Trump lawsuits and other nonsense. A chair with a backbone would have said no from the jump and never looked back.
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In my time in the legislature, you had to vote for the bill going to conference to be part of the conf cmte. Your minority leads should have voted yes and then they would be on the cmte. It’s not complicated, @ANeuBrindley.
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Today at 11am, I will be unemployed (except for that one time I got fired. ) for first time since I moved to Mpls. in January 1973. 46 years. #Old . Passing the torch now to @irenekfernando. You will enjoy serving @Hennepin #District2. Keep your sense of humor. You'll need it!.
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Minnesotans are wonderful, part 432,343,445,245,245,245.
Wow! So many Minnesotans are stepping up and donating new #N95 masks for healthcare workers! #COVID19 #WeNeedPPE . If you can't come by today, we plan on taking donations until 3/29
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Minnesota is home to 17 Fortune 500 companies!.
Reports of hang-wringing about Walz from "the business community". But if I'm not mistaken, Minnesota has long been home to several blue chip companies--3M, Target, Best Buy, General Mills, United Health etc.--who remain in the state. 🤷♀️.
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@FrankLuntz @MediaBuzzFNC Trump IS the nominee. Absentee and oversees ballots are sent. Voting has started. #toolatetoswitch.
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Love Gus Walz, standing and applauding his dad, tears in his eyes and saying "That's my dad!" 💕💕.
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@paulgazelka You signaled you weren’t serious about getting anything done the minute you put a deadline on the session. Take up the bills, get them into conference committees. Negotiate the bills like legislators are supposed to. Do the work. Stop doing take it or leave it.
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@soledadobrien There is a lawnsign near our cabin in Northern MInnesota that says “This is Ultra MAGA Country.”.
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Our beautiful Lowry Avenue bridge will be lit in blue tonight to honor World Autism Awareness Day. @Hennepin #autismawareness
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Underestimate @SenTinaSmith at your own peril. She is real, grounded, smart, strategic and full of heart. A Fabulous Minnesota Woman! A Fabulous Minnesota Senator! @TinaSmithMN #DFL2018.
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@DeRushaJ I would add onto your sentence to say they are willing to pay taxes — if they can see and like what they are being taxed for. Roads, community centers, ice rinks, etc., are valued and we’re willing to pay for them.
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Did you know Minnesota has a Voters' Bill of Rights? We adopted it when I was in the Senate. Mid-2000s maybe? . Every state should have one. #BeLikeMN. #2020Elections @marceelias @Martina @MNSteveSimon #mnleg @StarTribune @keithellison . Image from Mpls Election Judge Manual
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@7Veritas4 @ImSpeaking13 If some of them are members of Congress or another elected position, make sure they must resign as part of their deal.
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@jkryn @questauthority Gah. First page is flush left, ragged right. Second page is centered. Third page is justified. Last page is flush left again. Subheads at the bottom of the pages. Some subheads centered, others flush left. Makes my eyeballs hurt.
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Thank you, Mayor @Jacob_Frey! I am honored that you declared today to be @LindaIHiggins Higgins Day in @CityMinneapolis
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This alone should disqualify her.
California GOP gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner said she didn’t vote in the 2020 presidential election because she couldn’t “get excited” about Election Day
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@je_brannon @heatherscope caucus chair. internal to the Democrats in the House of Representatives.
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Heartbroken. Our Winnie went to dog heaven today. Hug your pets and give them an extra treat tonight please and tell them it's from Winnie.
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@DonaldJTrumpJr Let me remind you that you are receiving taxpayer-funded security - to the tune of millions - and your dad will receive Secret Service coverage that taxpayers will be stuck with for the rest of his life. Your father -- who has so much money he'll never run out. And taxpayers pay.
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Seriously, Speaker Daudt. Seems to me that Telling school districts they can “access other funds” — in other words using money they already have for other purposes — doesn’t cut it when they are SHORT OF MONEY. #mnleg.
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Sending every good vibe and healing thoughts to my dear friend @KariDziedzic . If you have it in you, would you too please?.
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@shannonrwatts And in Minnesota this morning, a divorce-related altercation at a day care. 3 dead:
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@tbird53 @_cingraham I've been impressed with MN @GovTimWalz in all this. His experience as HS teacher, Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard, and Member of Congress shows, as he is calm, data-driven, clear in his information. Defers to health pros, scientists. Profoundly glad he is Gov.
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I’ve made more than 700 masks and given them away. Wear a mask!
It's not a political statement. It's not an attempt to control or kill you. (Circulating right-wing conspiracy). It's not a sign that you are weak. It is scientifically proven to reduce the spread of #COVID19. It is your chance to protect others. It is the right thing to do.
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It’s been an honor to serve District 2 on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. Thank you for your support and trust. I am announcing today I am going to retire in January 2019 and not seek reelection in 2018. @NACoTweets @MNcounties @Hennepin
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Meet Lizzie, the newest member of our family! Puppy school starts Monday. She has the cutest little squeak. She’s an English cocker spaniel.
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John Harrington just announced the BCA has taken MPD Officer Derek Chauvin into custody.
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@ASlavitt Noncritical thinker, uninterested in process, disrespects Congress. It's all about him signing something, anything to say he got rid of it.
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@clhubes Born in 1950. Common names included Linda, Patricia, Barbara, Karen, Cynthia, Sandra, Katherine (Kathleen), Carol. Doubt many of them will return any time soon.
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@Leahgreenb Taking time off from work to campaign full time is also a difficult financial hit to candidates. In my first run for state senate, I left my job in May. Husband also lost income as he helped campaign too.
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@ASlavitt @RepErikPaulsen Can you explain attraction of HSAs? If you don't have $ for insurance, you don't have it for savings acct. either.
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Rep Rod Hamilton: the question of whether healthcare is a privilege or a right is easy to answer when you are healthy.
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@Caitlyn_Jenner You’re worth $100 MILLION. You could you buy houses or rent apartments or build apartments and give people a dignified place to call home. What have you done to help them?. You’re worth a hundred million dollars.
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@MaxwellFrostFL I'm a boomer, and your situation ticks me off! This probably won't be the only situation in DC that doesn't work for nonmillionnaires. House should have a way to advance some of your pay to get you settled. Good luck! We're very excited about your future endeavors!.
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Yeah, a lot of 10-year-old 4-Hers who show their calves at county and state fairs would beg to differ.
Minnesota State Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) says safe gun storage laws will keep farmers from protecting their families against cows. "You even walk too close to a cow, and it'll take you down and trample you into dust."
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@I_Exude_Sarcasm Wow, wrong conclusion. The right one: if you don’t have permission to touch someone, don’t do it. And the most important: no one wants to see your private parts, no matter how enamoured you are with them. So keep them in your pants and your zipper zipped. This should not be hard.
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@WaywardWinifred @shaunking He can't do it by executive order. Unless we run the table in the Senate and Congress with room to spare, he can't do it by legislation either.
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Happy Pride! The @Hennepin Lowry bridge will become the Rainbow Bridge tonight in honor #TCPride. http://t.co/s4LG190G32.
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Some may wonder why so many Minnesotans treasured Tom Rukavina. Read this letter to the editor to see a glimpse into Tom’s heart.
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@Redistrict Hooray for us! Minnesota has three of the top districts, with three new members of Congress: CD2 @AngieCraigMN , CD3 @deanbphillips and CD5 @IlhanMN.
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@deanbphillips You’re getting paid to represent your constituents. You are basically absent from the House while you gallivant around the country on a fool’s errand.
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Had friends over for dinner last night. All vaccinated. All 65+. A lovely time with hugs as people left. And not a single mention of Trump or Biden. Instead travel plans, Mpls politics, and good friendship prevailed. #grateful #fun #oldfriends.
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For everyone who thinks they are immune from covid problems, read this from the largest hospital in MInnesota.
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The Ellisons are in the house! Attorney General @keithellison and Council Member @jeremiah4north
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@svensundgaard @CathyWurzer Excellent! How cold do we have to do to kill off all the mosquitos and ticks?.
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@FriendlysScraps @Tim_Walz @StarTribune @MinnesotaDFL Served in Italy for about 9 months supporting troops in Operation Enduring Freedom, the war in Adghanistan.
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@BlackKnightIsIn @Victorshi2020 He broke the law by falsely claiming he lives in the district he was elected by. That’s not breaking a rule. That’s breaking the law.
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The question is not whether the kids should walk out but why every adult in the building doesn’t walk out with them. @Le202nard.
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@walterolson I'm struck about how much education and explanation is included in this opinion. I'm not confident that the work of all those judges who the US Senate has been rushing to confirm could begin to measure up to this opinion.
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Congratulations Hopkins high school state champions! Tonight the Lowry bridge will be lit in royal blue and white in your honor! #hennepin.
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@ProfessorCrunk Old white woman here is totally enraged too - shouting at the television, cussing at Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley. I have SO MUCH RESPECT AND ADMIRATION for The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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@MNReformer @deenafaywinter The owners shouldn’t factor in the tips. That’s what our annual tip credit fight at the legislature is all about. Their salary is not $22 an hour.
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I'm really excited because I have the honor of raising the @Hennepin County flag at the @MinnesotaTwins_ home opener on Thursday. Pretty sure I'll be wearing my down parka and winter boots though! @NACoTweets @MNcounties
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@FrankLuntz @60Minutes @CBSNews No, the liar and the lunatic are the same person. The other person is a highly qualified woman.
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@Spilled_Over @davidfolkenflik @QuilLawrence They did not disgrace the soldiers. They dishonored the soldiers. They disgraced themselves by this behavior.
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When I was a MN State Senator, I marveled that Walter Mondale was my constituent. A good man. A kind man. A public servant in the finest tradition. Peace.
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