Minnesota businesses are some of the highest taxed and over-regulated in the world. We need to reduce the tax burden on our job creators and make Minnesota the most welcoming state in the nation to create good jobs.

Minnesota's farmers are some of the hardest working people in the world. Over-regulation and laws that create burdensome energy prices make life unnecessarily difficult for them. If government will get out of the way, our farmers will compete, and win, on the global market.

Minnesota is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. We can mine these resources in a safe and clean manner, which has the potential to revitalize the economy of many Northern Minnesota cities.

Minnesota has a proud history of educational excellence. We cannot live on past successes; we must tailor education in Minnesota to fit a 21st century world. Our kids deserve an education that will prepare them for the life they choose beyond high school.