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Friday, October 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM

Ely Echo Editorial: Hauschild veers from party on ATV issue

A hearing on March 26 in St. Paul showed the difference one person can make when party loyalty is set aside for what’s best for the district.

We appreciate Sen. Grant Hauschild’s stance on a bill that would decimate the ATV tourism industry in northern Minnesota. Make no doubt about it, that is the goal of most members of the DFL party and locally some NIMBY folks in Eagles Nest Township as well.

Hauschild took a 6-4 vote and made it 5-5 and then Sen. John Hoffman (DFL) also refused to give in and said he wouldn’t support the bill. Kudos to him as well.

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