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March 24, 2026

Senator Koran introduces bill to expand mental health access for Minnesotans

Senator Mark Koran (R–North Branch) today introduced legislation aimed at increasing access to critical mental health services across Minnesota. Senate File 4746 would make it easier for qualified, licensed marriage and family therapists from other…

March 24, 2026

Capitol Update: March 24, 2026

Friends and neighbors, The Senate's pace of legislation is ramping up as we begin to approach legislative deadlines. Our first two deadlines are 5:00 p.m. on March 27, which means that most standalone bills must…

March 23, 2026

Lang: Week 6 Legislative Updates

Friends and neighbors, I talk a lot about what’s happening in St. Paul, but this week, I want to focus on our District. In this newsletter, I'm sharing an incredible achievement at a local college,…

March 23, 2026

Holmstrom Week 5 Legislative Updates

Friends and neighbors, Last fall, Wright County announced its plan to transition from state-supervised probation to a county-supervised program. This move saves taxpayers money and improves public safety. Unfortunately, the state Department of Corrections dragged…

March 23, 2026

Draheim: Week 5 Legislative Updates

Friends and Neighbors, A few weeks ago, I sent direct letters to Governor Walz and every state agency commissioner asking for answers on Minnesota's ongoing fraud crisis. You may have heard that the federal government…

March 21, 2026

Lieske: Senate Republican education plan: Safe and Smart kids

Friends and neighbors, This week, my Senate GOP colleagues and I rolled out an education package aimed at making schools safer and helping get overall student performance back on track. Our plan would fund hard…

March 21, 2026

Lieske: Another scathing audit of the MN Human Services Department

Friends and neighbors, Minnesota has a program that pays for therapy and support services for kids under 21 with autism. It's called EIDBI, and spending on it grew from $38 million in 2020 to $325…

March 21, 2026

Jasinski: Transportation committee discusses the future of self-driving cars

Friends and neighbors, The Senate Transportation Committee has been working through several proposals about how Minnesota should handle autonomous vehicles, which let cars operate without a human driver. It is looking increasingly likely these vehicles…

March 21, 2026

Jasinski: A fraud report you paid for that taxpayers can't read

Friends and neighbors, Late last year, in an effort to appear like he is taking action on fraud, Gov. Walz hired a consulting firm called Optum to dig through $9.4 billion in Medicaid claims across…

March 21, 2026

Heintzeman: Senate Republicans announce education package

This week Senate Republicans unveiled our comprehensive education proposal focused on two overarching priorities that have been lacking in recent years: keeping kids safe and helping them succeed academically. The package covers both safety and academics. It…

March 21, 2026

Heintzeman: Audit finds DHS refused to investigate kickbacks

Friends and neighbors, Minnesota's Office of the Legislative Auditor released a major report on kickbacks in the state's EIDBI program, which is the Medicaid-funded program that provides services to children with autism. A kickback, in…

March 21, 2026

Heintzeman: Democrats attempt to strip parental rights away

Friends and neighbors, This week, Democrats advanced SF 3439, a bill that would eliminate the "conscientiously held beliefs" exemption for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. I've heard from parents in our district who…

March 21, 2026

Gruenhagen: A $40 million handout to pay people’s past-due rent

Friends and neighbors, Recently the Senate passed a $40 million bill to pay the overdue rent and utilities of Minnesotans who chose not to go to work the last few months. There are many reasons…

March 19, 2026

Westrom urges the passage of the SAVE America Act

State Sen. Torrey Westrom (R-Alexandria) is urging the United States Senate to take immediate action on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. The legislation would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to…

March 19, 2026

Holmstrom introduces bill to protect public safety and local control by removing roadblocks for counties taking over probation

Senator Michael Holmstrom (R–Buffalo) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve public safety and restore local control to counties across Minnesota. Senate File 4265 would ensure that when a county takes over felony probation services from…

March 19, 2026

Senator Dahms, Senate Republicans roll out a plan for safe and smart kids

On Tuesday, March 17, Senate Republicans announced their “Safe and Smart Kids” education plan. Through both policy changes and funding priorities, the bills focus on student safety, reinforcing academic performance in the classroom, and increasing school…

March 19, 2026

Addressing Minnesota’s Lack of Affordability

Addressing Minnesota’s Lack of Affordability by Senator Jason Rarick For a long time, I’ve heard one resounding complaint from folks across the state and in our district: Minnesota families are tired of how unaffordable things…

March 19, 2026

Sen. Dornink: Protecting taxpayers, fighting fraud

Friends and neighbors, Spring is being felt by all of us. Warmer temperatures, hopefully the last snowstorm, and the excitement of March Madness. At the Capitol, spring also brings a sense of urgency. Committee deadlines…

March 19, 2026

OLA Report shows another failure by DHS in protecting taxpayer dollars, enabling fraud in another program

The Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) today released a special review of the Department of Human Services work investigating Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) Program for allegations of kickbacks. The report noted several…

March 18, 2026

Senator Koran introduces bill to expand mental health access for Minnesotans

Capitol Update: March 24, 2026

Lang: Week 6 Legislative Updates

Holmstrom Week 5 Legislative Updates

Draheim: Week 5 Legislative Updates

Lieske: Senate Republican education plan: Safe and Smart kids

Lieske: Another scathing audit of the MN Human Services Department

Jasinski: Transportation committee discusses the future of self-driving cars

Jasinski: A fraud report you paid for that taxpayers can't read

Heintzeman: Senate Republicans announce education package

Heintzeman: Audit finds DHS refused to investigate kickbacks

Heintzeman: Democrats attempt to strip parental rights away

Gruenhagen: A $40 million handout to pay people’s past-due rent

Westrom urges the passage of the SAVE America Act

Holmstrom introduces bill to protect public safety and local control by removing roadblocks for counties taking over probation

Senator Dahms, Senate Republicans roll out a plan for safe and smart kids

Addressing Minnesota’s Lack of Affordability

Sen. Dornink: Protecting taxpayers, fighting fraud

OLA Report shows another failure by DHS in protecting taxpayer dollars, enabling fraud in another program

Utke responds to new OLA Report showing DHS's repeated failures in protecting taxpayer dollars and enabling fraud

Jasinksi: The Take it Back Act – how we get your fraud dollars back

Jasinski: A Metro Surge Bailout for the Twin Cities

Shireen Gandhi demoted to Deputy Commissioner, Democrats avoid scathing confirmation hearing of commissioner who oversaw fraud

Lang: Defending 2A rights and freedoms that define us

Democrats put partisan agenda over protecting students

Draheim Capitol Update 5/1/2026

Heintzeman newsletter: Metro Surge bailout, and the real State of the State

An Update Before We Hit the End of Session

Infrastructure bill funds $6.7 million for road and bridge improvements in Senate District 9

Senator Dahms fights to keep health care affordable for Minnesotans