Kiffmeyer: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

Friends and neighbors,   The United States Constitution spells out Americans' fundamental rights in relation to their government. While this document may have been written nearly 235 years ago, it still stands as a unique, exceptional…

Joint statement from complainants on initial ethics hearing

ST. PAUL, MN –Today Senators Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids), Mike Goggin (R-Red Wing), John Jasinski (R- Faribault), Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks), Mark Koran (R-North Branch), Andrew Mathews (R-Princeton), and Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson) released the…

Miller legislative update on MnDOT Winona construction

Greetings from the district, I continue to hear from constituents daily regarding the traffic delays and signage concerns related to the Highway 61/43/Mankato Avenue roundabout construction in Winona. I have communicated these concerns along with…
Utke

The End of the 2022 Legislative Session

After months at the Capitol, the Legislative Session has finally reached a rather uneventful conclusion, adjourning Sine Die at midnight on May 23rd. Unfortunately, we were left without the passage of major bills providing tax…

Chamberlain: The end of the 2022 legislative session

Note: Though this column was published on May 25, 2022, it was written prior to the conclusion of the legislative session. The end of the 2022 legislative session By: Senator Roger Chamberlain By the time…
Ruud

Legislative Update from Senator Ruud

Here is a summary of the 2022 Legislative Session: After months of early 2022 discussions and negotiations… the Minnesota Senate & House agreed to spend $4.3 billion of reserves and federal American Rescue Plan money…

Sen. Rarick: Session Ends With No Agreement

As most have heard by now, the 2022 Minnesota legislature has adjourned with no agreements on how to use the surplus. The first thing to remember is that this was not a budget year, so…

Senate Republicans file ethics complaint

St. Paul, MN – On May 22, seven members of the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus submitted a complaint to the President of the Senate for the Sub-Committee on Ethical Conduct to review regarding recent news…