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April 24, 2017

Sen. Bill Weber’s weekly update for the week ending on April 21, 2017

Budget update Earlier than any session in recent memory, the Senate has passed an entire state budget. The budget checks in at just over $45 billion over the next two years. For more detailed information…

April 24, 2017

Jasinski: Latest K-12 bill makes affordable education a priority

This column was originally published in the Faribault Daily News. Latest K-12 bill makes affordable education a priority My office has received a lot of questions about what Minnesota is doing for education now that…

April 24, 2017

Draheim: Senate Republicans focused on cutting taxes

This column was originally published in the Northfield News. Senate Republicans focused on cutting taxes The state budget has risen about 30 percent in the last six years. I’m guessing your paycheck hasn’t gone up…

April 21, 2017

Westrom to co-chair agriculture budget, serve on environment budget conference committees

Senator Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake) has been appointed by Senate leadership to serve as co-chair of the Minnesota Legislature’s Agriculture Conference Committee and as a member of the Environment Conference Committee. Each conference committee is…

April 20, 2017

Sen. Nelson co-chairs final education budget negotiations

With budget negotiations ongoing, it was announced this week that Sen. Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) will co-chair the conference committee for the omnibus E12 education budget bill. Sen. Nelson, chairwoman of the Senate E12 Finance Committee…

April 20, 2017

Sen. Koran appointed to serve on two Senate subcommittees

St. Paul – Senator Mark Koran will take on a new role at the Senate with recent appointments to two important subcommittees. The freshman senator from North Branch was selected by Majority Leader Paul Gazelka…

April 20, 2017

Sen. Newman serving on two conference committees as budget talks gain steam

As the legislative session enters its final month, Sen. Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson) has been appointed to serve on the conference committees for the transportation budget and the REAL ID bill. Sen. Newman will join four…

April 20, 2017

Senate unanimously passes Draheim’s affordable housing bill

By a unanimous vote of 65 to 0 today, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill authored by Sen. Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake) that would create more affordable housing in Minnesota. House File 792 makes two-unit townhomes…

April 20, 2017

Senators versus Gridlockers… The Fourth Inning

FOURTH INNING Things got a little dicey for the Senators in the fourth inning, as the Gridlockers came to bat and unsheathed some of their tradecraft trickery. They slowed progress on Real ID compliance by…

April 20, 2017

Senators versus Gridlockers… A Rookie Line-Up

THIRD INNING Score: Senators 1, Gridlockers 0 The third inning began with a wholesale shift in the lineup with rookies ready to play. The sparkplug Mark Koran (R-Cambridge) took over in left field while…

April 20, 2017

Sen. Pratt helps advance K-12 education bill that invests in student opportunity

This week Senate Republicans passed a K-12 Education Finance Bill that spends $18.5 billion on Minnesota schools over the next two years. With a $1.1 billion boost from the last biennium, 95% of the budget…

April 19, 2017

Dahms to serve on final jobs, tax bill negotiations

On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka appointed Senator Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) to serve on the conference committees for the omnibus jobs and economic growth, commerce, and energy bill, and the omnibus tax bill.…

April 19, 2017

Sen. Koran to serve on state government conference committee

St. Paul – Freshman Senator Mark Koran has been appointed to serve on the State Government Conference Committee. Sen. Koran (R-North Branch) and four other senators, as well as members of the House of Representatives…

April 19, 2017

Sen. Anderson appointed to omnibus jobs and higher education conference committees

Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka has appointed freshman Senator Paul Anderson (R-Plymouth) to serve on both the Omnibus Jobs, Economic Development, Energy and Commerce Conference Committee and the Omnibus Higher Education Conference Committee. The conference…

April 19, 2017

Sen. Ingebrigtsen appointed to environment and natural resources conference committee

On Tuesday, Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria), was appointed to serve on the legislature’s conference committee for House File 888, the Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources Bill. Senator Ingebrigtsen will join four of his Senate colleagues…