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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 3h

Winter Rye🌾cover crop peaking through in the early morning ☀️October 11, 2026. Planted after corn harvested for silage. #soilhealth #covercrops Fillmore County, Minnesota #agriculture

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Great 🟧Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener in Northfield, Minnesota. 🍂☀️Beautiful and Hot 🍁day. October 10, 2026. Saw two hens and a rooster. I missed the rooster. 🟧

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

⏰The deadline for Farm to Kids Programs is approaching. First Bite & Full Tray applications & Local Tots Cost-Share letters of intent are due by 4 p.m. Oct. 15. ⌛ Support serving more locally sourced foods to kids. ✅Learn more at www.mda.state.mn.us/funding-available-bring-more-minnesota-foods-kids

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🌊Doorknocking in Newport, Minnesota last night🍁🇺🇸✅

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🍯 Happy National Honey Month! Participants in Bee Veterans program recently spent several hours harvesting honey from Bee Vets teaching apiary. This free program is open to all Minnesota veterans and active service members. Bee Veterans fosters community through hands-on beekeeping: z.umn.edu/boo2 🐝

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today, after serving as a Pickle judge at South St Paul On the Road Again 🍁Fall Festival last weekend, I had an Inver Grove Heights constituent give me a jar of pickles. 🇺🇸Doorknocking in Minnesota🟦✅

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The OLA has released evaluation report, Minnesota Board of Public Defense (BoPD), which oversees the state’s public defender system. The OLA found that BoPD has not adequately managed public defender workloads nor addressed ongoing management & oversight concerns. www.auditor.leg.state.mn.us

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Some of the Amazing Chalk Art at the South St Paul On The Road Again 🍁Fall Festival on October 3, 2026. 🍂Thank you Jaclee Slaba for organizing this awesome art effort. South St Paul, Minnesota

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House Public Information Services @mnhouseinfo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Are you a college student interested in the legislative process? Learn more about the Minnesota House of Representatives' 2027 Undergraduate Internship Program! Deadline to apply is Oct. 29 ⏳ #mnleg

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The 2027 legislative session begins January 12th and is expected to end on May 17th.

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

✅Thank you Christian Cruz for hosting one of my 🍁Lawn Signs🌊🌊🌊South St Paul, Minnesota🟦

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Put the last sign up for the day as the sun went down. Newport, Minnesota

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Field trip to Marquette Lighthouse as part of Great Lakes Legislative Caucus🌊🍁🇺🇸🇨🇦

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sea Lamprey Control with Great Lakes Fishery Commission at Marquette Biological Station🐟🔬 Amazing demonstrations on sea lampreys at the station and in stream. Scientists are indicating increasing populations of sea lampreys in Minnesota streams on the North Shore in the Great Lakes Basin. 🌊

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

At 💧Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus this morning, discussing emerging contaminants & the work states can do to protect our water. Today focused on microplastics. Protecting clean water requires collaboration across state lines, good science, and a commitment to addressing new threats.

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Morning at our farm after the silage harvest. Cover crop🌾next. 9/26/26 Fillmore County, Minnesota

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🚜Corn for silage 🚚for beef🐂 September 25, 2026

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🇺🇸Candidates focus on diesel fuel $ on tractors. However⏰It’s the diesel price impact on 🚛trucking/shipping Big trucks use diesel engines for >torque, better fuel efficiency, & longer engine life. About 75.6% of commercial trucks worldwide run on diesel🚚 www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/tru...

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The chalk competition is back during On the Road Again - South St. Paul!🎨 This year talented chalk artists, we are creating community chalk mandala for the kids, 3D chalk muralist, will be creating a special piece. Yes, you will be able to stand in the piece, be part of the art🫟

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Newport Fire🔥Department Booya 🚒was great today. 🍁Perfect Booya weather in Newport, Minnesota✅

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Why we need grassed 🍀🌱🌾waterways💧💧💧6+ inches of rain in Fillmore County, Minnesota.

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Happy 🌱National Teach Ag Day🌾🌻🍀🇺🇸 www.naae.org/teach-ag/pro...

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“I am honored to announce on behalf of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, that we fully endorse your campaign for reelection for Minnesota House District 53B” 🗳️🚂🚊🚉🇺🇸✅ blet.org/about-the-bl...

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

With DFL State Auditor Candidate Zack Filipovich🗳️🟦🇺🇸✅in South St Paul, Minnesota

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Fall🍁Bombers Moon🌕🌑Ball tonight in South St Paul, Minnesota🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Great parade in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota today🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My friend Timothy A Haviland graduated 1978 in Ames, Iowa & attended Macalester College On 9/11, Tim had been working for Marsh McLennan for 3 years; his office was on the 96th floor of North Tower at World Trade Center 🇺🇸🌳🌼 Tim’s Tree at @Macalester this morning☀️ 25 years #911Remembrance

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

✅Big crowd this morning ☕️☕️☕️in Inver Grove Heights 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thank you very much! Minnesota State Council of Machinists Endorses State Rep. Rick Hansen for House District-53B✅

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Office of Legislative Auditor has released the program evaluation report, Assisted Living Facility Licensing. We found that MDH has performed some of its responsibilities well, but it should make improvements related to inspections, transparency, & coordinating auditor.leg.state.mn.us #mnleg

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Matt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Farmers/ranchers/dairy producers/rural folk who have been voting for Republicans, and in turn watching the GOP build these massive corporate Ag companies that are destroying the markets, are finally starting to ask, "Is this a good idea?" You're too late. www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/how-con...

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How consolidation is reshaping the future of the U.S. dairy industry - Brownfield Ag News

The senior dairy analyst with Terrain says the expansion of large-scale dairy farms is changing the structure of the industry. Ben Laine says there are fewer farms but more milk is being produced. “I...

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Brandy @3dogz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Someone else said it for him. Love him. Miss him.

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Minnesota Senate State Fair Poll Results. The farm organizations and their lobbyists that fought the Ban on Paraquat in the 2026 Legislature should be embarrassed. And the legislators who reflexively obey them as well

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Stop by the Bee🐝and Honey🍯wing of the Agriculture/Horticulture Building at Minnesota State Fair🇺🇸✅

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Midwestern legislators from the US🇺🇸 and Canada🇨🇦 at Midwestern Legislative Conference tour the Minnesota State Fair. Here is happy group at the Butter🧈Head Carving in the Dairy Building🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸✅

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Minnesota State Fair with Senator Amy Klobuchar and Jennifer Johnson Member of Alberta Legislative Assembly & Bin Lau Alberta Midwest Representative🇨🇦🇺🇸on August 29, 2026

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Rep Rick Hansen @reprickhansen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On August 29, I gave a tour of Minnesota State Capitol with 🇨🇦🇺🇸Canadian friends: The Honourable Ali Ehsassi - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade Jennifer Johnson MLA Alberta Logan Oxenham MLA Manitoba Lori Carr MLA Saskatchewan Jennifer Chen MLA Manitoba

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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops

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House Public Information Services @mnhouseinfo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

More than 1,000 fairgoers visited the MN House booth on Day 1 of the 2026 Minnesota State Fair to vote in our annual opinion poll! Come see us in the Education Building (located on Cosgrove St.) through Labor Day to take part in our poll, meet lawmakers and learn more about the #mnleg!

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 27/08/2026

Again, not a betting woman. But I’d bet if you handed Trump a map of all Great Lakes and asked him point and name them he couldn’t.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Be Careful What You Wish For Dept. You ARE on the ballot. You are the ONLY thing on the ballot. The investigations of your criminal regime begin November 4th. You are going DOWN because... Justice Matters. ⚖️ #AccountabilityIsComing...Soon

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