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July 13, 2020

Senator Housley passes bill to reduce driver’s test backlog

Today, the Minnesota Senate passed legislation aimed at improving wait times for Minnesotans taking driver’s tests and written permit tests. The bill, Senate File 4, would allow written permit tests to be offered at deputy…

July 13, 2020

Senator Mathews votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans introduced a resolution to eliminate the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the state…

July 13, 2020

Senator Jasinski votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

For the second time, Senator John Jasinski (R-Faribault) and the Minnesota Senate voted to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID pandemic. If the House agrees, it would end the state’s…

July 13, 2020

Senator Chamberlain votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

For the second time, Senator Roger Chamberlain (R-Lino Lakes) and the Minnesota Senate voted today to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID pandemic. If the House agrees, it would end…

July 13, 2020

Senate, Senator Howe, vote to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

On Monday, the Minnesota Senate voted on a bipartisan resolution to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote aims to end the state’s longest peacetime emergency in history,…

July 13, 2020

Senate, Senator Hall, vote to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

On Monday, the Minnesota Senate voted on a bipartisan resolution to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote aims to end the state’s longest peacetime emergency in history,…

July 13, 2020

Senator Rosen votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

For the second time, Senator Julie Rosen (R-Vernon Center) and the Minnesota Senate voted today to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID pandemic. If the House agrees, it would end…

July 13, 2020

Senator Relph votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans presented a resolution intended to eliminate the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the…

July 13, 2020

Senator Ruud votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans presented a resolution intended to eliminate the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the…

July 13, 2020

Senate Votes Again to End Governor’s Emergency Powers

(ST. PAUL, MN) – As part of the opening floor session today, Senate Republicans again made ending the Governor’s emergency powers a priority as deaths from COVID hover in the single digits for the tenth day…

July 13, 2020

Senator Benson votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans presented a resolution intended to eliminate the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the…

July 13, 2020

Senator Housley votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans presented a resolution intended to eliminate the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the…

July 13, 2020

Senator Lang votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans presented a resolution intended to eliminate the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the…

July 13, 2020

Senator Kiffmeyer votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans passed a resolution to end the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the state…

July 13, 2020

Senator Pratt votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

For the second time, Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) and the Minnesota Senate voted to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID pandemic. If the House agrees, it would end the…

July 13, 2020

Senator Goggin votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans presented a resolution intended to eliminate the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the…

July 13, 2020

Senator Newman votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

For the second 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. If the House agrees, it would end the state’s…

July 13, 2020

Senator Koran votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans presented a resolution intended to eliminate the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the…

July 13, 2020

Senator Rarick votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

(St. Paul, MN) – For the second time, Senator Jason Rarick and the Minnesota Senate voted to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID pandemic. If the House agrees, it would…

July 12, 2020

Sen. Newman: a review of capitol property damage by protesters

Friends and neighbors, As many of you know, in my capacity as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee I have convened a series of hearings to investigate several aspects of the state’s response to riots,…

Senator Housley passes bill to reduce driver’s test backlog

Senator Mathews votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senator Jasinski votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

Senator Chamberlain votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

Senate, Senator Howe, vote to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senate, Senator Hall, vote to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senator Rosen votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

Senator Relph votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senator Ruud votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senate Votes Again to End Governor’s Emergency Powers

Senator Benson votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senator Housley votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senator Lang votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senator Kiffmeyer votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senator Pratt votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

Senator Goggin votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senator Newman votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

Senator Koran votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

Senator Rarick votes to end Walz’s peacetime emergency powers for second time

Sen. Newman: a review of capitol property damage by protesters

Senator Julia Coleman: Driver’s Licenses for All bill lacks important safeguards

Senator Dahms: Senate votes to reinstate convicted felon voting rights

Senator Anderson: Democrats make their public safety priorities known

Nelson statement on Driver’s Licenses for All bill

An All-Access Pass to Breaking the Law

Sen. Rarick: The Devil is in the Details

Sen. Limmer leads charge to protect elections from felon voting

Senator Bahr: The Driver’s License for All facilitates further lawlessness

Senator Dornink: Driver’s Licenses for All bill lacks important safeguards

Democrats Expanding Rights for Those Who Break the Law