Coleman leads critical school safety conversation

ST. PAUL – Yesterday Republican Senator Julia Coleman (Waconia) chaired the Senate Education Policy Committee in a long-overdue hearing about school safety concerns in classrooms; joining the discussion were representatives from the Minnesota Sheriff’s Association,…

Senator Bahr – Putting Minnesotans First

Friends and neighbors, As we begin the second month of the 2025 legislative session, the Senate is actively working to address the issues facing Minnesotans. However, every single Democrat in the House of Representatives continues…

Senator Dornink: Working together for all Minnesotans

Friends and neighbors, We are finishing up week four of the 2025 legislative session. The big news is that House Democrats have ended their boycott and will return to work. An agreement was finalized and…
Wesenberg

A Bad Budget and Misplaced Priorities

A Bad Budget and Misplaced Priorities By Senator Nathan Wesenberg It’s a new year, we’re back in session, and things are off to a strange start. For starters, the Minnesota House has been in total…

Lang statement on Senate Democrats ending power-sharing agreement

ST. PAUL, Minn.– On a party-line vote, Senate Democrats chose to end the Senate’s power-sharing agreement on Monday. Republican Senator Andrew Lang (Olivia) today released the following statement: “I’m disappointed to see Democrats vote to…

Koran: Kicking off the 2025 Legislative Session

Friends and neighbors,     It has been great to get back to business at the Capitol with the 94th Legislative Session kicking off. As you likely know, the Senate has been operating under a power-sharing…

Gruenhagen: Democrats abandon bipartisanship at first chance

Friends and neighbors,  On Monday, Senate Democrats voted to end the bipartisan power sharing agreement that the Senate has been working under since session began. We had co-presidents, co-chairmanships of committees, and Republican and Democrat…