Koran Capitol Update: Knowledge is Power

About half of Minnesota students cannot read at grade level. That might surprise you, but it’s true. Reading is the foundation of all learning. Nothing is more important in education, and no better predictor of future success,…

Gruenhagen: Ag update, gender-affirming care sanctuary state

Friends and Neighbors, Recently, the Minnesota House of Representatives approved a bill that would make Minnesota a sanctuary state for gender transitions. You may have also heard this bill referred to as the trans-refuge bill.…

Senator Weber: Path Forward to Invest in Minnesotans

Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne), Republican lead of the Senate Taxes Committee, recently joined Republican leaders to introduce alternate budget targets that serve as a path forward to invest in Minnesotans. The proposal shifts a cash…

Missing Family Values

Many disappointing topics have been brought up in the Legislature this year: gun control bills, a paid family leave mandate, an overreaching abortion expansion, and so much more. Recently another bill has followed the trend—HF-146…
Senator Bruce Anderson

Senator Anderson: Path forward to invest in Minnesotans

Friends and neighbors, In my previous weekly update, I highlighted how Democrats recently made their budget priorities known. With budget targets showing nearly $18 billion in additional spending, they seek to spend the entirety of…

Dahms and Swedzinski host informational community meeting

 State Senator Gary Dahms (R – Redwood Falls) and State Representative Chris Swedzinski (R – Ghent) invite area residents to attend an informational meeting regarding the possible transfer of lands from the Upper Sioux Agency…

Senator Dornink: Democrats look to spend the entirety of Minnesota’s surplus

Friends and neighbors, We have reached the halfway point in the 2023 legislative session, and now, the Minnesota Legislature will concentrate on crafting our state’s next two-year budget. Recently, House and Senate Majority leaders, along with the Governor, introduced their budget targets–the framework for committees to formulate their respective budgets. An ongoing question that has been much…
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Republicans Introduce a Path Forward to Invest in Minnesotans

Senate Republicans this week introduced alternate budget targets that invest in infrastructure and provide needed tax relief to Minnesotans. Today’s proposal shifts a cash bonding target to a general obligation bond target, which frees up…

An Alternative to High-Spending Budget Targets

In February it was announced that Minnesota had a historic $17.5 billion surplus—an unprecedented number that made clear just how over-taxed Minnesotans are. A couple weeks ago, Democrats released their high-spending budget targets. While we…