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May 9, 2025

Senate adopts Mathews amendment to protect fraud whistleblowers from retaliation

In a strong bipartisan vote, the Minnesota Senate today approved legislation to establish a new, independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate fraud and misuse of taxpayer money in state government and publicly funded programs. …

May 9, 2025

Senator Dahms supports common-sense changes to burdensome sick time law

On Tuesday, May 6, Senator Gary Dahms (R – Redwood Falls) joined a bipartisan group of legislators in passing modifications to the state’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law. Senate File 2300 responds to…

May 9, 2025

Pratt condemns Human Services budget for cutting services for most vulnerable Minnesotans and including staggering nursing home cuts

The majority’s Human Service budget, HF 2434, passed yesterday out of the Senate, where it failed to achieve strong bipartisan support. The legislation cuts more than $1 billion from long-term care and disability services over…

May 9, 2025

A Human Service Budget That Will Cripple Nursing Homes

A Human Service Budget That Will Cripple Nursing Homes by Senator Steve Green We recently passed a Human Services budget out of the Senate. It included a number of bad provisions. The whole bill was…

May 9, 2025

Sen. Farnsworth ready to work towards bipartisanship

Today Senator Robert Farnsworth (R-Hibbing) successfully amended the energy omnibus bill with a bipartisan amendment recognizing the burning of wood waste as part of Minnesota’s carbon-free energy standards. This change would reduce carbon emissions by…

May 8, 2025

Nelson: Senate approves bipartisan bill creating Office of the Inspector General

The Minnesota Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation creating an independent Office of the Inspector General, establishing a new state office to protect public money in Minnesota from bad actors and criminals seeking to defraud state agencies…

May 8, 2025

Senate passes Draheim bill to create new statewide office to investigate fraud and increase government accountability

In a strong bipartisan vote, the Minnesota Senate today approved legislation to establish a new, independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate fraud and misuse of taxpayer money in state government and publicly funded programs. …

May 8, 2025

Kreun authors bipartisan legislation creating Office of the Inspector General – passes Senate with broad bipartisan support

The Minnesota Senate passed bipartisan legislation creating an independent Office of the Inspector General Thursday, establishing a new state office to protect public money in Minnesota from bad actors and criminals seeking to defraud state agencies…

May 8, 2025

Gruenhagen: Republicans work to fix the earned sick time mandate

Friends and neighbors, In 2023, Democrats used their one-party control to pass a blanket, one-size-fits-all earned sick and safe time (ESST) mandate. It was well-intentioned, and I think most of us agree that workers should…

May 8, 2025

Howe condemns Human Services budget that cuts services for most vulnerable Minnesotans and hits district 13 with crippling nursing home cuts

The majority’s Human Service budget, HF 2434, passed yesterday out of the Senate, where it failed to achieve strong bipartisan support. The legislation cuts more than $1 billion from long-term care and disability services over…

May 8, 2025

Housley condemns Human Services budget that cuts services for most vulnerable Minnesotans and includes crippling nursing home cuts

The majority’s Human Service budget, HF 2434, passed yesterday out of the Senate, where it failed to achieve strong bipartisan support. The legislation cuts more than $1 billion from long-term care and disability services over…

May 7, 2025

Sen. Westrom sounds alarm over Democrats’ free health care for illegal immigrants

Listen to Sen. Westrom’s floor comments on this issue. Senator Torrey Westrom (R-Alexandria) and Republican legislators are sounding the alarm over a dramatic surge in illegal immigrants enrolling in MinnesotaCare, the state’s taxpayer-funded health insurance…

May 7, 2025

Senator Coleman stands with nonpublic schools, pushes back on $100M in proposed budget cuts

Governor Walz and Senate Democrats are proposing more than $100 million in cuts to nonpublic pupil aid as part of their K-12 education finance bill—a move that would impact thousands of Minnesota families. On Wednesday,…

May 7, 2025

Senate Human Services budget cuts essential services for Minnesotans, fails to protect taxpayer dollars

The majority’s Human Service budget, HF 2434, today passed out of the Senate without strong bipartisan support. The legislation cuts more than $1 billion from long-term care and disability services over the next four years.…

May 7, 2025

Senate Democrats pass public safety bill that prioritizes criminals over victims

Last week, Senate Democrats passed a partisan Judiciary and Public Safety omnibus bill that fails to address rising crime and instead rewards violent offenders with leniency and early release. The bill expands dangerous policies that…

May 6, 2025

Senate approves bipartisan HOA consumer protection bill

The Minnesota Senate on Tuesday approved a comprehensive bipartisan reform package to increase protections for homeowners living in Home Owners Associations (HOAs) and Common Interest Communities (CICs). Senate File 1750, authored by Senator Eric Lucero (R-St. Michael),…

May 6, 2025

Sen. Keri Heintzeman takes oath of office

Keri Heintzeman, a small business owner and mother of six from Nisswa, was sworn in Tuesday as the newest member of the Minnesota Senate. She won a special election on April 29 to represent District…

May 6, 2025

Minnesotans deserve better than a new tax on getting sick

By: Senator Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake) Minnesotans are already facing high costs in nearly every part of their lives—groceries, gas, housing, and health care. Now, Democrats are proposing to make it even more expensive to…

May 5, 2025

Kreun: ‘It’s disappointing partisanship won’ in ethics committee hearing

Senator Michael Kreun (R-Blaine) released the following statement responding to the Senate Subcommittee of Ethical Conduct hearing on the complaint against Senator Bobby Joe Champion (D-Minneapolis) today: “It’s disappointing that partisanship won out today. Sen.…

May 5, 2025

Howe legislation expands background checks – protects communities from those involved in human trafficking

Today with unanimous bipartisan support, the Senate passed legislation that seeks to curb human trafficking in Minnesota. The bill, authored by Senator Jeff Howe (R-Rockville), comes in response to cases of massage parlors in Waite…