@dflightfoot

Lobbyist @MinnesotaCities. Working with awesome people on behalf of the #mncities that make our state great.

 St Paul, MN
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Joined March 2011
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The 2026 Greater Minnesota Small Cities (Tier II Cities) Housing Aid Grant Program application is now open! Deadline: Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at 5 p.m. Don’t miss this chance to support local housing needs! #MnCities Start your application today: ow.ly/6UmC50XJMZA
Row of houses under construction with wooden roof trusses and scaffolding in place on a clear sunny day.

ALT Row of houses under construction with wooden roof trusses and scaffolding in place on a clear sunny day.

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I love @Delta as much as the next person, but calling this the ‘fix’ for a broken window shade—after I spent two hours getting slow-roasted by the sun on an $831.96 flight—feels like character building I did not sign up for.
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Congrats to the #mncities, residents and broadband partners benefitting from the 24 broadband expansion projects funded by @mndeed. Over $50M in grants will help continue to move the needle for universal broadband coverage in cities across MN. #lmcleg mn.gov/governor/newsroom/pre…
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Innovation continues to happen in #mncities to address locally-identified housing needs. #mnleg #lmcleg
League of Minnesota Cities@MinnesotaCities17 Sep 2024
#MnCities are getting creative to address housing needs. The latest Two-Way street article explores how Cloquet and Richfield are boosting housing development. lmc.org/news-publications/ma…
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The City of Tower is setting a new standard for sustainable living! Prefab homes from Norway are bringing energy efficiency and eco-friendly design to Tower. Congratulations on this project, Tower and Mayor Kringstad! #MnCities ✍️: @EvanRamstad ow.ly/rtl950T58Fs

Ramstad: In Tower, a vision to quickly build sustainable homes turns real

Last week, carpenters from Norway showed Minnesota carpenters how to quickly assemble cottages on a channel to Lake Vermilion.

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Check this out, #MnCities! @tchabitat is building a large net-zero affordable housing development in St. Paul in partnership with @cityofsaintpaul and @SPPortAuthority. 🏠☀️♻️ This project will use solar, geothermal, and all-electric appliances to create a sustainable community.
MinnPost@MinnPost21 Aug 2024
Construction is underway in St. Paul on a major affordable housing development that will combine solar, geothermal and all-electric appliances to create one of the region’s largest net-zero communities. Via @energynews_US buff.ly/3YSEGkX
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Anne Finn@AnneMFinn16 Jan 2024
Capital investment package released by @GovTimWalz today includes $830M in GO bonds and $152M in other funding sources: mn.gov/mmb/budget/capital-bu…. #mnleg #LMCleg
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Luke Fischer@LukeMNCities16 Nov 2023
Check out this crew! @MinnesotaCities has some great folks here in Atlanta! #mncities
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Local economic development efforts in Greater #mncities are key to ensuring that communities thrive. Great to see $23 million from the SCDP being utilized by the communities that need assistance including a large number of housing rehab efforts. mn.gov/deed/newscenter/press…
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👏The League's @DFLightfoot was recently appointed to the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband, tasked with reviewing broadband deployment, access, adoption, and affordability in Minnesota. LMC will continue to advocate for broadband provisions that help #MnCities. #mnleg
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Big week in the Minnesota broadband world! @mndeed announced today 30 2023 Border to Border Broadband Development grant awards totaling $66,869,009 to 30 projects. Congratulations to the #mncities and their broadband partners. #lmcleg mn.gov/deed/assets/2023-proj…
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NTIA announced today that Minnesota will receive $651,839,368.20 in Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment funding authorized by the IIJA for broadband deployment. This is on top of the $100M #mnleg authorized this session. #lmcleg internetforall.gov/news-medi…
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This is another huge step in ensuring that all homes and businesses in #mncities have access to reliable broadband internet. The funding will likely be run through the existing @mndeed Border-to-Border Broadband Grant program. #mnleg #lmcleg
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Anne Finn@AnneMFinn21 May 2023
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. senate.mn/resolutions/displa… #lmcleg #mnleg
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House passes the Agriculture, Broadband and Rural Development Omnibus Bill on an 85-44 vote. The bill now heads to @GovTimWalz for his signature. #mnleg #lmcleg
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Senate now considering the Omnibus Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Finance conference report. Bill includes $100 million on additional broadband infrastructure deployment funding. #mnleg #lmcleg
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SF 1955 is passed 49-16. #mnleg #lmcleg
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Gary N. Carlson@garyncarlson10 May 2023
#mnleg friends—tomorrow, May 11 is not only MN Statehood day but it is also #mnleg bow tie day. Join @NathanCoulter @NadeauDanny @dflightfoot Brian Rice, Peter Coyle and others at 2pm on the 2nd floor of the rotunda for a picture. Bow ties mandatory; clip-ons welcome.
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Senate now considering the omnibus housing finance bill. #mnleg #lmcleg
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The Omnibus Housing Finance Bill is passed by the Senate 34-32. The bill now heads to @GovTimWalz for his signature. #mnleg #lmcleg
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