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October 12, 2020

Senator Newman votes for fifth time to end Gov. Walz emergency powers

For the fifth time, Senator Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson) and the Minnesota Senate voted to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID pandemic. The state is currently in the midst of its…

October 12, 2020

Senator Bruce Anderson votes for fifth time to end Gov. Walz emergency powers

For the fifth time, Senator Bruce Anderson (R-Buffalo) and the Minnesota Senate voted to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID pandemic. The state is currently in the midst of its…

October 9, 2020

Senator Carrie Ruud Elected as Leader of GLLC in 2021-22

During its “Virtual” Annual Meeting, the binational, nonpartisan Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus elected Senator Carrie Ruud to represent Minnesota on the GLLC Executive Committee in 2021-22. Senator Ruud has been a member of the…

October 8, 2020

Senate Republicans Investigate Election Procedure in Metro Area

Hearing called following claims of ballot harvesting in Minneapolis by Project Veritas (St. Paul, MN) – Members of the Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee gathered for a remote hearing on Thursday…

October 8, 2020

Senator Mark Johnson applauds MSHSL decision to remove ban on indoor fan attendance

On Thursday, October 8, the Minnesota Department of Education and Department of Health announced an update to the 2020-21 Planning Guide for Minnesota Public Schools that would safely allow spectators at events in public school facilities while…

October 8, 2020

Senator Housley’s Online Driver’s Permit Bill is Enacted

(St. Paul, MN) – Learner’s permit written tests were becoming day trips for many parents and guardians as the testing backlog at DVS piled to astronomical levels. Thanks to legislation spearheaded by Senator Karin Housley…

October 7, 2020

Senator Kiffmeyer Legislative Update

Friends and Neighbors, This year is unusual, regarding legislative sessions and legislation. Minnesota has never had such an extensive declaration of emergency powers and accompanied special sessions every 30 days, as the governor is required…

October 6, 2020

Senator Rarick Responds to Pine City Hospital Closure

(St. Paul, MN) – Fairview Health Services announced organizational changes to their care system and clinic closures in Greater Minnesota on Monday, including the closure of their clinic in Pine City. Senator Jason Rarick (R-Pine…

October 5, 2020

Senator Benson Responds to Fairview Hospital Closures

(St. Paul, MN) – Fairview Health Services announced structural and operational changes to their healthcare systems today, prompting the following response from Senator Michelle Benson (R-Ham Lake), Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services…

October 5, 2020

Senator Rosen receives prestigious Advocacy Award from Minnesota Medical Association

The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) has announced Minnesota State Senator Julie Rosen (R-Fairmont) is the recipient of the organization’s 2020 James H. Sova Memorial Award for Advocacy. Senator Rosen received the award for driving the…

October 5, 2020

Senator Jeremy Miller urges MnDOT to gather more public input before final design on roundabouts

Senator Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) today called on the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to provide a status update and gather more public input before proceeding to the final design phase of a new roundabout at…

October 1, 2020

Senator Pratt Statement on EPA Investment of $800,000 for Minnesota clean diesel projects

At a Tuesday press conference in St. Paul, United States Environmental Protection Agency officials announced they would be investing as much as $73 million in Clean Diesel projects, including $800,000 for Minnesota. Senator Eric Pratt…

September 29, 2020

Senator Mark Johnson: Minnesota Primed for Voter Fraud

Over the past few days, evidence of alleged voter fraud has been exposed in the metro area. Videos show a campaign worker engaging in ballot harvesting and claiming that elderly voters have been pressured to request…

September 29, 2020

Video Documents Ballot Harvesting in Minneapolis, Raises Concern for Well-Being of Elderly Voters

Last night, a video was released documenting the social media posts of a campaign worker engaging in ballot harvesting, and recording the claims that elderly voters are pressured to request and turn over their absentee ballots to…

September 28, 2020

Jasinski: Video Documenting Ballot Harvesting in Minneapolis is ‘alarming’

September 22, 2020

Rosen: Must read testimony from MPD commander about Minneapolis riots

Friends and neighbors – Many of you probably saw that recently the Legislature reconvened for a one-day special session, which Gov. Walz called so he could extend his emergency powers. (I voted to remove his…

September 18, 2020

Senator Mathews Appointed to Police Excellence and Community Relations Council

(St. Paul, MN) – Senator Andrew Mathews (R – Princeton) was selected by Senate Majority Leader Gazelka on Wednesday to join the Ensuring Police Excellence and Improving Community Relations Advisory Council. The council consists of…

September 18, 2020

Fourth Special Session recap: Senate unanimously approves mental health support for Veterans

Fourth Special Session recap: Senate unanimously approves mental health support for Veterans By: Senator John Jasinski On September 11, the Legislature reconvened for another special session so that Gov. Tim Walz could extend his emergency…

September 18, 2020

Fillmore County town awarded water infrastructure grant

Greetings from the district, I wanted to quickly share with you some great news for a community in our area. We received word recently that the city of Ostrander in Fillmore County was just named…

September 17, 2020

Senator Nelson statement on Mayo Clinic’s new county-level COVID-19 tracking tool

Earlier today, the Mayo Clinic announced it has created a national COVID-19 tracking tool that contains infection data down to the county level, as well as expert advice to provide guidance to decision-makers. Senator Carla…