Hazardous air quality forecast for much of Minnesota Thursday as fires grow

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

GOP Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch has withdrawn her complaint against a lobbyist that she believed worked to 

"falsify information to members of the Legislature."

Koch wrote a letter to the Minnesota Government Relations Council saying she was withdrawing her complaint against J.D. Burton because he apologized to Koch and Redwood Falls Mayor Gary Revier for his actions.  Burton is a lobbyist for Flaherty and Hood who lobbies on behalf of cities across the state.

He said he used a poor choice of words when he instructed mayors to not disclose that they not tell lawmakers that they crafted their budgets assuming that reduced LGA payments would occur.

 Burton told MPR News when the complaint was filed that that he used a poor choice of words in his e-mail.  He apologized to Koch and Revier for using wording that was ambiguous and may have been interpreted in a way that he didn't intend.

Politics and Government News

Capitol View®

Tom Scheck

Author

The lobbyist apologized for his actions.


Koch withdraws complaint against lobbyist

Go Deeper.

Like this?

News you can use in your inbox