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April 6, 2019

Goggin: GOP budget focuses on accessibility, affordability, and accountability

With only two months left in the legislative session, budget negotiations are beginning to pick up. I wanted to give you a brief update on where things stand. Gov. Walz has proposed a $49 billion…

April 6, 2019

Sen. Bruce Anderson legislative update: budget, opioids, mental health, epi pens

Friends and neighbors, This week the governor gave his first State of the State address. It was a speech filled with a number of compelling stories from Minnesotans who have lost loved ones on our…

April 6, 2019

Sen. Ingebrigtsen responds to House passage of legislation granting driver’s licenses to illegal and undocumented immigrants

On Friday, the Minnesota House took up legislation to provide Minnesota driver’s licenses to illegal and undocumented immigrants. This highly controversial legislation passed off the floor on a 74-52 vote. “Minnesota shouldn’t be in the…

April 5, 2019

Sen. Paul Anderson Legislative Update: 4/5/19

Senator Paul Anderson’s newsletter links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ptanderson_mn?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senpaulanderson/ Newsletter sign-up: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?member_id=1232 State of the State: https://www.facebook.com/mnsrc/videos/270368037185255/ Capitol Tour information: http://www.mnhs.org/capitol/activities/tours SF 751: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF751&version=latest&session=ls91&session_year=2019&session_number=0 SF 788: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF788&version=latest&session=ls91&session_year=2019&session_number=0 SF 1783: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF1783&version=latest&session=ls91&session_year=2019&session_number=0 SF 2449: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2449&version=latest&session=ls91&session_year=2019&session_number=0 SF 2475:…

April 5, 2019

Sen. Osmek participates in activating first 5G wireless network in the world

Minnesota’s 5G network made possible by Osmek legislation that created framework On Wednesday, April 3, Senator David Osmek (R-Mound) joined cellular industry and community leaders at the Verizon Store at the Mall of America for…

April 5, 2019

Sen. Jensen, MN Senate pass health care reform bills

Authored by Sen. Jensen, bills fulfill promises to increase transparency, access, and affordability Senator Scott Jensen (R-Chaska) joined his Senate colleagues in overwhelmingly passing a series of bipartisan bills that fulfill Republican Senate promises to reform…

April 5, 2019

Sen. Draheim, MN Senate pass health care reform bills

Authored by Sen. Draheim, proposals increase transparency, access, and affordability Senator Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake) joined his Senate colleagues in overwhelmingly passing a series of bipartisan bills that reform health care through increased price transparency, access,…

Patients First: Lowering the cost of health care

April 5, 2019

Senate Republicans pass health care reform legislation

Senate Republicans passed a series of bipartisan bills that fulfill their promises to reform health care through increased transparency, access, and affordability. The reform bills were passed with virtually unanimous support. The comprehensive approach focuses…

April 5, 2019

Senator Newman responds to MnDOT commissioner’s funding comments

In a press release announcing 2019 road construction projects, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher said “without additional revenue … our roads and bridges will continue to deteriorate and our overall system and…

April 5, 2019

Senator Ingebrigtsen supports innovative health care reforms to increase affordability and accessibility

Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria) and his colleagues in the Minnesota Senate passed a series of bipartisan bills that fulfill their promises to reform health care through increased transparency, access, and affordability. The reform bills were…

April 5, 2019

Senator Hall, colleagues, pass legislation to increase health care transparency, access, and affordability

Senator Dan Hall (R-Burnsville) and his colleagues in the Minnesota Senate passed a series of bipartisan bills that fulfill their promises to reform health care through increased transparency, access, and affordability. The reform bills were…

April 5, 2019

Senator Paul Utke supports health care reform designed to increase access and affordability for Minnesota families

Senator Paul Utke (R-Park Rapids) and his colleagues in the Minnesota Senate passed a series of bills that fulfill their promises to reform health care through increased transparency, access, and affordability. The reform bills were…

April 4, 2019

Johnson, Fabian, and Kiel announce a series of town hall meetings in District 1

Senator Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks), Representative Dan Fabian (R-Roseau), and Representative Debra Kiel (R-Crookston) announced a series of town halls to take place between Monday April 15 and Wednesday April 17. The town halls…

April 4, 2019

Senate Republicans propose mental health solutions

Senate Republicans presented Senate File 1, a bill on Mental Health today. The legislation designates $25 million in grant money to make mental health more easily accessible and more affordable for those who need it, like farmers, new moms,…

April 4, 2019

Senator Miller legislative update: Accessibility, affordability, and accountability

Greetings from the Capitol, It seems like winter is finally in our rearview mirror! Hopefully you made it through unharmed, but if you are a farmer who experienced damage to your barns due to extreme…

April 4, 2019

Senate unanimously approves Miller bill to protect good Samaritans who provide care to individuals suffering life-threatening allergic reactions

The Minnesota Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a new bill from Sen. Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) that would protect individuals who provide care to someone experiencing a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Senate File 1257 would allow any certified…

April 4, 2019

Rosen bill would help Rapidan reimburse FEMA for disputed disaster cleanup costs

A bill from Sen. Julie Rosen would spare Rapidan Township from being forced to reimburse the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disputed disaster relief funds stemming from a Presidential Disaster Declaration in 2011. Senate File…

April 3, 2019

Senate Republicans on DFL healthcare budget: “Unaffordable”, “cuts are baffling”, “ONECare is more of a slogan than a plan”

St. Paul—House Democrats rolled out an expensive and unaffordable budget for healthcare this morning. Included in their budget is a $1 billion tax increase on every trip to the doctor and dentist, every surgery and…

April 3, 2019

Senate Taxes Committee hears Bruce Anderson bill for Monticello Fire Station

Minnesota’s Senate Taxes Committee on Wednesday heard a bill from Sen. Bruce Anderson (R-Buffalo) that would provide the city of Monticello a sales tax exemption for materials, supplies, and equipment used during construction of the…

April 3, 2019

Sen. Benson & Rep. Robbins introduce legislation to ban pelvic exams without consent

On Wednesday, Senator Michelle Benson, R- Ham Lake and Chair of the HHS Finance & Policy Committee in the Senate, held a press conference to announce the introduction of SF2782, a bill to make it a…