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May 19, 2023

Senator Westrom: Human Services budget agreement fails to adequately address the severe workforce shortage issues for nursing homes

The Minnesota Senate today approved Governor Walz’s and the DFL Majority’s Human Services budget agreement. This legislation provides meaningful support to ensure Minnesotans have access to in-home care, but it only provides trivial resources to help…

May 19, 2023

Human Services budget agreement fails to adequately address the severe workforce shortage issues for nursing homes

St. Paul – The Minnesota Senate today approved Governor Walz’s and the DFL Majority’s Human Services budget agreement. This legislation provides meaningful support to ensure Minnesotans have access to in-home care, but it only provides trivial…

May 19, 2023

Energy and Environment bill imposes costly regulations, grows government at expense of Minnesotans

Senate Democrats yesterday brought forward an Energy and Environment budget bill that will impose costly and burdensome new regulations on Minnesotans and small businesses. Notably, it will also grow government and bureaucracy. The environment section…

May 18, 2023

Energy and Environment budget agreement raises costs for Minnesotans, increases government bureaucracy  

ST. PAUL – Today the Senate passed an Energy and Environment budget agreement that will impose costly, burdensome new regulations on Minnesotans and small businesses; grow government bureaucracy; and make life more expensive. ENERGY BILL…

May 18, 2023

Demuth and Johnson respond to Democrat blame game

ST. PAUL – Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson and House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth released the following statement responding to Democrats press conference suggesting that Republicans are slowing down the legislative process: “Democrats laid out…

May 18, 2023

Democrats’ Education Bill Fails Minnesota Students

On Wednesday, May 17, Senate Democrats forced through a controversial Education omnibus bill that ignores the needs of students. The mandate-heavy bill not only fails to put students first, but neglects to provide meaningful support for…

May 18, 2023

Senator Dahms: Democrats’ Commerce budget agreement fails to lower costs for Minnesota consumers

The Democrats’ Commerce budget agreement today passed out of the Senate. Though this legislation is well-intentioned, it fails to deliver on its promise to lower costs for consumers, and instead, will raise costs across the board through…

May 17, 2023

Jobs and Labor budget’s burdensome mandates and tax increases will significantly increase costs on Minnesotans and small businesses

On a party-line vote, Senate Democrats yesterday approved a hyper-partisan $1.5 billion Labor and Jobs budget bill.“Though this bill recognizes the need to support job creation, passing out money to unaccountable non-profits and a slick branding campaign…

May 17, 2023

Lieske: Breaking our promise to disabled first responders

Friends and neighbors, When firefighters and police officers are injured during the course of their work and can no longer perform their job, they become eligible for something called a duty disability benefit. This benefit…

May 17, 2023

Jobs and Labor budget creates burdensome mandates and tax increases that will cost Minnesotans and small businesses

On a party-line vote, Senate Democrats yesterday approved a hyper-partisan $1.5 billion Labor and Jobs budget agreement. The jobs portion of the bill includes a number of controversial provisions: Earned sick time proposal that requires all businesses…

May 16, 2023

Jobs and Labor budget’s burdensome mandates and tax increases will significantly increase costs on Minnesotans, mom-and-pop businesses

(ST. PAUL) – The Minnesota Senate today approved a partisan $1.5 billion Labor and Jobs budget agreement. JOBS SECTION: GIVEAWAYS FOR DEMOCRAT ALLIES; LITTLE TO INCENTIVIZE JOB CREATION The jobs portion of the bill…

May 16, 2023

Another One-Size-Fits-All Mandate on Minnesota Business

Minnesota Democrats have once again put forward another disappointing mandate that will drive up the cost of doing business in our state, this time in the form of paid family and medical leave. This idea…

May 16, 2023

Get Out of Jail Free Bill

Senate Democrats recently forced through an extreme public safety bill that fails to legitimately address public safety concerns in Minnesota. That bill went to conference committee where it was discussed between 10 Democrats and 0…

May 16, 2023

Senator Julia Coleman: Finding a solution to paid family and medical leave that benefits all Minnesotans

I want to start this letter to the editor off by getting directly to the point: Republicans strongly support expanding access to paid family leave benefits. I believe paid time off to heal from childbirth…

May 16, 2023

Senator Lucero: Working Hard for Increased School Funding

TO THE EDITOR: WORKING HARD FOR INCREASED SCHOOL FUNDING It continues to be my humble honor serving our great community in the MN Senate. During my entire time in the Legislature, I’ve been working hard…

May 15, 2023

Lieske: Paid family leave is good, but the Democrat approach to the issue is not

Friends and neighbors, On May 8, The Senate approved a controversial bill that creates a statewide paid family and medical leave program. There is widespread bipartisan agreement that paid family leave is a worthy goal…

May 15, 2023

Lieske newsletter: A deeply concerning public safety bill

Friends and neighbors, On Friday the Senate approved a public safety budget agreement. For this session we have referred to it as a 'Get Out of Jail Free' bill because it will allow thousands of…

May 15, 2023

Koran newsletter: Judiciary and Public Safety Bill – Great for criminals, bad for the rest of us

Friends and neighbors, On Friday the Senate passed a public safety budget agreement. Virtually all of the feedback I have received about this issue have told me the same thing: invest in police. Put more…

May 15, 2023

Gruenhagen: Democrat public safety bill endangers children

Friends and neighbors, On Friday, the Senate approved perhaps the most consequential and dangerous public safety bill that I have seen in my time in the legislature. It is a bill that will make thousands…

May 12, 2023

Senator Anderson: Democrats’ paid family leave mandate raises taxes, lacks bipartisan input

Friends and neighbors, Paid family and medical leave is a benefit that more Minnesotans are seeking out and one that businesses equally want to offer. I am strongly in favor of expanding access to this…