Housley responds to news of Stillwater Prison closure

As part of end-of-session budget negotiations, it was announced today that the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater will be closed by June of 2029 through a phased process. The 450 staff members will be reassigned…

Gruenhagen: Prioritizing Minnesotans over illegal immigrants

Friends and neighbors, During a debate on the Senate’s Human Services budget proposal last week, I offered a common-sense amendment: instead of spending millions of your tax dollars on MinnesotaCare coverage for illegal immigrants, let’s…

Heintzeman: Common-sense changes to the sick time mandate

Friends and neighbors, On Wednesday, I, along with my Senate Republican colleagues, brought forward and successfully passed greatly needed improvements to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time law. Small business owners, family farms, and employers across Minnesota…

Senate GOP stands ready to move bipartisan energy bill

Senator Andrew Mathews (R-Princeton) released the following statement of support to vote for the bipartisan energy bill that was passed out of Energy Committee with bipartisan support: “I stand ready, along with my Republican colleagues,…