Session Report for 2009 and 2010

Some of Rep. Lanning's 2009-10 Initiatives

Morrie authored legislation helping to secure state funding for:

• Red River flood damage reduction project mitigation;
• Flood damages to public property;
• Border city enterprise allocations;
• A pilot program to assist individuals in moving from public assistance to self-sufficiency.
  
  

Morrie authored legislation that became law to:

• Make it a crime and establish penalties for the possession and sale of Salvia Divinorum, a hallucinogenic substance;
• Establish a legislative "Ladder out of Poverty" Task Force;
• Provide mandate relief for local governments.
  
  

In his service on various Legislative Commissions and Boards, Morrie
has worked to:

• Develop a plan to eliminate poverty in Minnesota by 2020 by helping people achieve economic self-sufficiency, build financial and developmental assets, and overcome barriers to rising out of poverty;
• Protect and preserve the Great Lakes;
• Plan the development of the State Capitol complex and the restoration of the Capitol building;
• Review and ratify the state's contracts with employee groups; and
• Address issues of mutual interest and concern of legislator's from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba.
  
  

Legislative accomplishments supported by Morrie in 2009-10 include:

• Balancing the state's budget without raising income or sales taxes during difficult economic times;
• Funding for needed capital improvement projects;
• Taking action to improve the actuarial soundness of pension funds.