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May 23, 2023

$300 million Nursing Home deal results in $1.1 million for every Nursing Home in the state

Senate Republicans last night passed a $300 million deal to help nursing homes amidst a historic staffing crisis. The agreement included direct grants, facility rate increases, and a workforce incentive fund that adds up to…

May 22, 2023

District 13 Legislators secure critical funding for local bonding projects

A team of legislators from District 13 has successfully secured funding for three projects that address infrastructure needs throughout the district. The first bill, chief authored by Senator Jeff Howe (R-Rockville) and Representative Tim O’Driscoll (R-Sartell),…

May 22, 2023

Lakeville Legislators Deliver on Rail Car Storage Facility and Public Safety Training Center

A team of Lakeville legislators will successfully deliver two projects that address the concerns of residents in Lakeville: one will fund a new freight rail car storage facility and another will fund the construction of a…

May 22, 2023

Kreun secures historic funding for Hwy 65

Senator Michael Kreun (R-Blaine) has secured historic funding for Highway 65 in multiple end-of-session bills. The total funding equates to $102.75 million, which will fund the reconstruction of the 99th, 105th, and 109th Avenue intersections along…

May 22, 2023

Senator Julia Coleman secures funding for Highway 18 improvements, Downtown Chaska revitalization project, and Cologne wastewater treatment facility

On Saturday, May 20, legislative leaders announced a bipartisan agreement to pass a robust bonding bill and deliver $300 million in much-needed funding to the state’s struggling nursing homes. Today, the final day of the 2023…

May 22, 2023

Senator Julia Coleman secures $20 million for Highway 5 improvements

On Sunday, May 21, the Minnesota Senate approved a transportation budget agreement that includes legislation that Senator Julia Coleman (R-Waconia) authored to provide $20 million for key Highway 5 improvements. Even though the transportation bill contains…

May 22, 2023

Farnsworth supports $300 million Nursing Home bill

ST. PAUL – Senate Republicans are sharing the details of the $300 million deal to help nursing homes struck over the weekend. The agreement will include direct grants, facility rate increases, and a workforce incentive…

May 22, 2023

$300 million Nursing Home deal results in $1.1 million for every Nursing Home in the state

Senate Republicans are sharing the details of the $300 million deal to help nursing homes struck over the weekend. The agreement will include direct grants, facility rate increases, and a workforce incentive fund that adds up to…

May 22, 2023

Draheim: Republicans have a better approach to education

Friends and neighbors, Every year we had the majority, Republicans invested heavily in schools. My first year in the Senate was 2017. That year, we approved nearly $19 billion in education funding. The next budget…

May 21, 2023

Jasinski: Democrat Transportation Budget Agreement raises gas tax, license tab fees, & sales taxes and imposes a new delivery tax as part of $3.77 billion in tax increases

The Minnesota Senate on Sunday approved a transportation budget agreement that imposes $3.77 billion in tax increases on Minnesotans, including a gas tax increase tied to inflation, license tab fee increases, delivery fees for mobile…

May 21, 2023

Democrat tax agreement breaks promises made to Minnesotans

Senate Democrats today passed a tax agreement that raises taxes on Minnesotans by more than $2 billion, despite a historic $19 billion surplus. This legislation fails to deliver meaningful tax relief and does not provide…

May 21, 2023

Senator Koran secures funding for Highway 8 in transportation budget agreement

Minnesota State Senator Mark Koran (R-North Branch) successfully secured $42 million for Highway 8 in Chisago County as part of the transportation budget agreement that passed the Minnesota House and Senate on Sunday. Despite the…

May 21, 2023

Gruenhagen: Minnesota Broken School Systems Are Directly Hurting Our Children

Friends and neighbors, As many of you know, one of the major motivating factors driving my public service is protecting and caring for children. Children are the most vulnerable members of society. They rely on…

May 21, 2023

Democrat tax agreement breaks promises made to Minnesotans

ST. PAUL – Senate Democrats today passed a tax agreement that raises taxes on Minnesotans by more than $2 billion, despite a historic $19 billion surplus. This legislation fails to deliver meaningful tax relief and…

May 21, 2023

Joint statement from Demuth, Johnson on nursing home funding deal

Senate and House Republicans announced an agreement with Senate and House Democrats today that will bring nursing homes the much-needed assistance they lacked from the Human Services Budget bill and pass a statewide, infrastructure-focused bonding…

May 21, 2023

Sen. Rarick: A Failure to Follow Rules and Procedures in the Legislature

As Session comes to a close, the Senate has found itself in the phase of conference committees, extended floor sessions, and working out differences between House and Senate legislation. Most of the big bills were…

May 20, 2023

Human Services budget agreement fails to adequately address the nursing home crisis

The Minnesota Senate yesterday approved Governor Walz’s and the DFL Majority’s Human Services budget agreement. Though this legislation provides meaningful support to ensure Minnesotans have access to in-home care, it fails to provide resources needed…

May 20, 2023

Senator Eichorn Statement on Renewal of Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Constitutional Amendment

Senator Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids), the lead Republican on the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement regarding the passage of the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund constitutional amendment renewal. The…

May 19, 2023

Democrat State Government and Elections budget agreement favors bureaucracy, undermines elections integrity and transparency

St. Paul – Senate Democrats today passed a hyper-partisan State Government and Elections budget agreement that will astronomically grow state government bureaucracy and undermine integrity and transparency in Minnesota’s elections processes. The bill is approximately…