Senate unanimously approves Sen. Nelson’s Education Policy Bill

The Minnesota state Senate Friday night unanimously approved an education policy bill that makes a number of significant improvements to the way Minnesota delivers education, including improvements for disciplining pre-kindergarten and pre-school children, support for…

A Wasted Special Session

The Senate adjourned from the special session early this morning. A week of negotiations on how best to spend federal CARES dollars, assemble a bonding bill, and pass police accountability reforms ultimately broke down over…

Senator Nelson applauds passage of emergency broadband funding

The Minnesota Senate on Friday unanimously approved legislation to distribute $27 million of emergency rural broadband funding to unserved areas of Minnesota. The outbreak of COVID-19 has emphasized the importance of improving broadband access, particularly in…

Senator Benson, Senate Prioritize Dentist’s Covid Aid

(St. Paul, MN) – Dentists providing services to patients on Medical Assistance (MA) are floundering as they balance quality care and the costs of mandated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). In response, the Minnesota Senate passed Senate…

Minnesota Senate passes emergency broadband funding

Friday, the Minnesota Senate unanimously passed legislation to distribute emergency broadband funding. In the wake of COVID-19, $27 million will be available to increase vital broadband infrastructure in unserved areas of the state for education,…