Protecting Life
Life is precious and it must be honored and protected. Unfortunately, Senate Democrats fail to see the importance of doing so. In fact, they have already passed one extreme abortion bill, and they have others…
Sen. Johnson congratulates Woinarowicz for receiving DNR Conservation Officer of the Year
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN – Today Sen. Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) is congratulating Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Jeremy Woinarowicz on being named the 2022 Officer of the Year for the Department. “I’m…
Kreun appointed to Legislative Task Force on Child Protection
Last week, Senator Michael Kreun (R-Blaine) was appointed to the Legislative Task Force on Child Protection. The Task Force is comprised of a bipartisan group of Legislators, six from the House and six from the…
Lucero note to constituents: Protecting our 2nd Amendment Rights
FRIEND AND NEIGHBORS – Logic and history demonstrate law-abiding gun owners do not commit crimes, but that is not stopping legislative Democrats from once again coming after the guns of responsible gun owners. Democrats are…
Drazkowski bill to help rebuild WD’s Bar and Grill in Mazeppa receives Tax Committee hearing
Watch the committee hearing. A bill by Senator Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) to help WD’s Bar and Grill in Mazeppa rebuild after a devastating 2018 fire received its first committee hearing today. Senate File 313 would…
Jasinski Capitol Update: Big Problems with the Driver's Licenses for Noncitizens Bill
Friends and neighbors – You may have heard about this bill to provide driver’s licenses to noncitizens, or Driver’s Licenses for All. It is being billed as a simple public safety fix, but it’s not.…
Koran Capitol Update: Tired of Random Calls?
Priority: Road Safety This session, I am fighting to secure critical funding to improve safety along the Chisago County I-35 and Hwy 8 interchange. There have been several serious crashes in recent years, including 5 fatalities. Chisago…
Lieske: How can we keep children safer when they are at the bus stop
Friends and neighbors – I learned something pretty shocking this week: every year, there are somewhere between 100,000 and 250,000 school bus stop-arm violations at school bus stops. It is a mind-blowing figure, and it…
Draheim: Combatting irritating robocalls
Friends and neighbors – This week, instead of highlighting some of the extreme ideas that Democrats are moving through the Senate, I thought we could focus on a couple of areas where we have been…
Gruenhagen: the destructiveness of legal marijuana
Friends and neighbors – When Democrats won control of the entire legislature and the governor’s office, we knew their agenda would be extreme. But after one month, they are still surprising us with just how…
Senator Dahms: The Democrats’ proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota contains many glaring issues
On Thursday, February 9, the Senate Democrats’ bill to legalize recreational marijuana (Senate File 73) in Minnesota passed out of the Senate Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy along party-line votes. This is just one…
Eichorn: Minnesota kills another business
Friends and neighbors – We had a double whammy of bad news for the northland this week. First, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled against Huber Engineered Woods and their proposed $440 million mill project…
Senator Bruce Anderson’s News from the Capitol – Feb. 10, 2023
Friends and neighbors, It was a slower week on the Senate floor, with a handful of commissioner appointments taken up. And there are two commissioners of note who I am especially proud to have voted…
Eichorn, Farnsworth statements on Huber dropping plans for OSB plant
Senator Justin Eichorn (R- Grand Rapids) and Senator Rob Farnsworth (R-Hibbing) released statements on the decision of Huber Engineered Woods to drop their plans for an OSB plant in Cohasset, MN: Senator Justin Eichorn (R-…
Housley bill increases safety for children at school bus stops
On Wednesday, the Senate Transportation Committee heard legislation authored by Senator Karin Housley (R-Stillwater) that provides necessary funding for school bus stop-signal arm camera systems. This bipartisan issue has been discussed in previous legislative sessions.…
Sen. Eichorn statement on Huber decision to end development of $450 million Cohasset mill and pull out of Minnesota
State Senator Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids) today issued a statement following Huber Engineered Woods’ decision to drop its $450 million Cohasset mill project. “This BS has got to end. I don’t blame Huber one bit…
Draheim’s School Bus Safety package receives hearing in Transportation Committee
A set of bills introduced by Senator Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake) to improve student safety while on the school bus and at bus stops received a hearing in the Senate’s Transportation Committee today. “We have…
LIESKE: Minnesota Blackout Bill will increase your energy costs; put energy grid in jeopardy
On February 2, Democrats passed a dangerous and expensive energy bill through the Senate. It is called the "Blackout Bill," and it mandates all electric companies to get their energy from “carbon-free” sources by 2040. …
Senator Julia Coleman: We must protect family budgets while supporting clean energy in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, MN – On, Thursday, Feb. 2, Senate Republicans put forth their A+ Energy Plan to support the progress of clean energy while promoting reliable, affordable, and “always on” energy planning for Minnesota. Highlights of the A+…
Gruenhagen: A dark day in Minnesota
Friends and neighbors – It was a dark day in Minnesota on February 2. Literally. Senate Democrats rushed an extreme, risky, and divisive energy Blackout bill through the Senate. It’s called the Blackout bill for…