Matt Hilgart

work for @mncounties. on twitter sabbatical outside of legislative session.

[Dakota County @DakotaCountyMN]

Dakota County staff works to connect residents with important services like food assistance, healthcare and child support. See how Minnesota’s outdated enrollment software can slow that work down and why counties across the state are looking to modernize it.
Read the full story here: https://t.co/iNYJpOHjjj

[Minnesota Counties @MNcounties]

True story! Let's not shift the state's budget woes onto property taxpayers.
https://t.co/WSlbiX03Qb

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

@CallaghanPeter You’re top notch, Peter. Thanks for sharing your talents with Minnesota.

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

Encourages local governments to “start w/ baby steps, even if it’s just starting with joint meetings/dinners,”citing Cass County’s quarterly lunches w/ Leech Lake Tribal Council. That relationship started small but has grown strong and resulted in meaningful partnerships.

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

So great to see Beltrami County Commissioner, and @MNcounties Tribal Relations Chair Tim Sumner speaking on a national, @NACo panel on county-Tribal relations.

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

Tim is honest with room about the diversity of Tribal-local government relations within the State, the work to be done, but also the progress that has been made, citing MOUs on everything from water infrastructure, law enforcement, and natural resource mgmt.

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

Grateful for legislative leaders Demuth, Hortman, Murphy, & Johnson speaking candidly with our members about the difficulties of this session, but recognition that nonpartisan local gov’t may be a good resource/example to look to on how to achieve compromise and move forward.

[Minnesota Counties @MNcounties]

@mncounties Legislative Conference and County Day at the Capitol has brought 250 county officials and staff to St. Paul to discuss issues important to counties with legislators, state leaders, and each other. @NACoTweets

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

So sad to hear this. Joining the chorus of so many in saying that Sen. Dziedzic was truly a wonderful person. Compassionate, kind, honest, and relentless in digging into the nuances of public policy. Minnesota is better because of her. Sending prayers to all her family & friends

[Rochelle Olson @rochelleolson]

Sen. Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, has died from the cancer that caused her to step down as Senate Majority Leader in February. She was 62. She died at home on Friday. Story to come.

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

This. all day. every day. 😂

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

@garyncarlson We miss you too!!

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

Be on the lookout 👀: @MNcounties Day at the Capitol! Starting day off with a superstar team of county commissioners talking about importance of County Program Aid/tax bill investments for local governments.

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

What a busy first day at the @MNcounties Annual Conference! Awesome kick off by @irenekfernando, drop in by @GovTimWalz, and a whole heck of a lot of love for @DaveLislegard and other tax members for their hard work supporting local governments last session.

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

@JulieMpls Already framed 🖼️ and proudly displayed in the office!

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

@jdney10 @KatzsDeli Favorite deli...Northern Waters, Duluth is a close second! Stop by Russ and Daughters for some lox and schmear if you have time!

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

With great humility, grace, and exceptional intellect—@garyncarlson is one of the most respected voices at the capitol. Local governments (and most importantly, Minnesotans!) have ALL benefited from Gary’s public service. Thank you for everything, Gary—wishing you the best!!

[Anne Finn @AnneMFinn]

Sen. Ann Rest reads a Senate resolution congratulating my dear colleague and friend @garyncarlson on his distinguished lobbying career with @MinnesotaCities. House version authored by @CLYouakim. https://t.co/oJXSSlPfVG #lmcleg #mnleg

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

Tax agreement spreadsheet (not policy) out! Grateful for the inclusion of significant County Program Aid, PILT, SCORE, and local housing affordability investments! @MNcounties

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

To all of this 👏. Feeling very heard and appreciative of the recognition that we cannot continue to starve local governments of resources and expect Minnesota to grow, meet acute challenges, and set the state on a track for success well into the century. @MNcounties

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

@RepAishaGomez opens tonight’s tax conference cmte meeting underscoring critical importance of providing property tax relief & highlighting the erosion of the state partnership with its local governments who are now, more than ever, dependent on property taxes to fund operations

[Matt Hilgart @MatthewHilgart]

@DaveLislegard closes with a powerful statement: “we ask our local partners to do an awful lot to serve Minnesotans and we are falling short of giving them the resources they need to meet needs. In the meantime, the mandates keep growing.”