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Elizabeth Wefel & Shane Zahrt named F&H shareholders

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:48:40 +0000

Flaherty & Hood, P.A., is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Wefel and Shane Zahrt have been named shareholders of the firm. Elizabeth Wefel joined Flaherty & Hood P.A. in 2008 following years of cultivating her legal and legislative skills while working at esteemed law firms, universities, and the State Capitol. Elizabeth currently represents clients at the

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Program created by F&H’s client provides $5.2M in funding for local governments

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:08:43 +0000

Today, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced that $5.21 million in grants has been awarded to local governments contending with the impacts of the closure of large power plants. These grants were made possible by the work of Flaherty & Hood’s legislative advocacy on behalf of the Coalition of Utility Cities

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F&H’s Shane Zahrt presents on national initiative to support coal communities

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:51:02 +0000

On Thursday, August 24, Flaherty & Hood Senior Attorney/Lobbyist Shane Zahrt presented to a national coalition of leaders assembled by the United States Economic Development Association (USEDA) and operated by the National Association of Counties (NACo). The initiative is dubbed Building Resilient Economies in Coal Communities (BRECC) and is designed to help communities with coal-reliant

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F&H government relations team leads conference of Greater Minnesota city leaders

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 19:35:04 +0000

Flaherty & Hood’s government relations team recently led the 2021 Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) Summer Conference, the organization's first in-person event in nearly 18 months. More than 100 elected officials, city staff members and other city leaders from across Greater Minnesota convened in Alexandria July 29-30 for the conference which featured informative sessions,

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F&H provides ‘half-time report’ on Minnesota’s legislative session

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 15:47:22 +0000

F&H provides ‘half-time report’ on Minnesota’s legislative session On April 9, Flaherty & Hood shareholder attorney/lobbyist Bradley Peterson and senior lobbyists Elizabeth Wefel, Shane Zahrt and Scott McMahon conducted a “Legislative Half-Time Report” webinar. They were assisted by F&H policy analyst Ania McDonnell, media & communications director Julie Liew and communications & government relations

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F&H instrumental in creation of program that provides grants to cities facing power plant closures

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:22:44 +0000

This week, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Department announced that it has awarded nearly $2 million to five communities to help them plan for the economic ramifications brought on by the closure of local power plants. These are the first grants awarded under the new Community Energy Transition Grant Program established by the Minnesota

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F&H legislative team delivers results for bonding clients

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 02:41:37 +0000

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. is proud to announce that its legislative team helped secure millions of dollars for its clients in the 2020 capital investment bill. The Minnesota Legislature passed the historic $1.9 billion public works funding bill, commonly referred to as the “bonding bill,” earlier this month and Governor Tim Walz signed it into

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F&H celebrates the passage of legislation to finish Highway 14 expansion

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:37:18 +0000

The legislative team at Flaherty & Hood is celebrating the passage of legislation that the Minnesota Department of Transportation says will finally complete the four-lane expansion of U.S. Highway 14 between the cities of Nicollet and New Ulm. This 12-mile expansion project is the final segment of the more than 100 miles between New Ulm

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Conference of city leaders, led by F&H staff, sees attendance grow for third straight year

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 03:19:12 +0000

Attendance at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) Fall Conference, which was led by members of Flaherty & Hood's legislative team, increased for a third straight year in 2019. More than 115 elected officials, city staff members and other city leaders from over 55 Greater Minnesota cities attended the annual conference, which took place

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Nearly 100 city officials attend conference led by F&H legislative team

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 22:18:47 +0000

Flaherty & Hood’s legislative team recently staffed the 2019 Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) Summer Conference. Nearly 100 elected officials, city staff members and other city leaders from more than 50 Greater Minnesota cities convened in Bemidji on July 24-26 for informative sessions, educational tours and fun community activities. The conference featured excellent presentations

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F&H Lobbying Team Leads “Final Push” Lobby Day at the Capitol

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Fri, 10 May 2019 02:05:57 +0000

The lobbying team at Flaherty & Hood, P.A. led the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities' (CGMC) "final push" lobby day efforts at the Capitol on May 8. Flaherty & Hood lobbyists joined forces with city leaders from across Greater Minnesota to help advocate for top legislative priorities including Local Government Aid, child care, water infrastructure

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F&H Legislative Team Leads Municipal Leaders in Lobby Day

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 02:21:18 +0000

The legislative team at Flaherty & Hood coordinated and staffed the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) “Legislative Action Day” on Jan. 30 Despite subzero temperatures and icy road conditions, more than 50 city leaders from across the state still made the trek to St. Paul for the annual lobby day event. The day kicked

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City Leaders from Across Greater MN Attend Conference Led By F&H Staff

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 01:38:38 +0000

More than 100 elected officials, city staff members and other city leaders from over 50 Greater Minnesota cities attended the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) annual Fall Conference, which was led by staff members from Flaherty & Hood's legislative team. The, which event took place Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center in Alexandria, Minn. on

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City Officials from Across Minnesota Attend Conference Led by F&H Staff

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 21:59:05 +0000

Flaherty & Hood’s legislative team recently staffed the 2018 Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Summer Conference. Nearly 100 elected officials, city staff members and other city leaders from 50 Greater Minnesota cities convened in Mankato on July 25-27 for informative sessions, educational tours, and fun community activities. The conference featured excellent presentations and panel discussions

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F&H Yields Results for Clients in State Bonding Bill

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Thu, 31 May 2018 23:48:31 +0000

The lobbying team at Flaherty & Hood helped secure millions of dollars in funding for our clients this legislative session. We are proud to report that the following F&H legislative services clients received funding for specific projects or statewide funding programs in the state bonding bill that Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law this week:

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Greater Minnesota City Officials Convene in St. Paul for Lobby Day

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 22:39:59 +0000

The legislative team at Flaherty & Hood coordinated and staffed the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) “Legislative Action Day” on March 14. The CGMC’s annual lobbying event was a huge success, with more than 110 city officials and business leaders from over 50 cities in attendance. There was also great attendance from legislators at

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