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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…

September 17, 2020

Senator Utke: Fourth Special Session Marks “Landmark Year”

(St. Paul, MN) – The Minnesota Senate convened for our fourth special session last Friday, breaking the state’s previous record of 3 sessions held in a single year. The Senate once again voted on a…

September 17, 2020

A Constitution Day Celebration

Friends and Neighbors, Constitution Day, September 17th, is a day to celebrate the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787. This document and its protectors have kept our nation uniquely free and our government…

September 17, 2020

Senator Rarick: Record-breaking fourth special session concludes while fifth looms in the future

(St. Paul, MN) – A fourth special session of the year convened last Friday and spurred on several interesting developments on the Senate floor. Senate votes were taken on a resolution to end Governor Walz’s…

September 16, 2020

Sen. Nelson once again supports Veterans Restorative Justice Act to help veterans with PTSD, trauma, or mental health struggles receive treatment instead of criminal sentences

Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) and the Minnesota Senate today approved The Veterans Restorative Justice Act, which aims to divert at-risk veterans toward probation and social service programs instead of jail time when they commit certain…

September 16, 2020

Election safety, security, and integrity during a pandemic

There has been a lot of conversation about voting during a pandemic. Thankfully, Minnesota has had a history of bipartisan and commonsense elections laws for many years that made significant changes to voting unnecessary for…

September 15, 2020

Senator Koran Votes in Fourth Special Session, Removes Commissioner

(St. Paul, MN) – The Minnesota Senate convened for the fourth special session of the year last Friday, where two events on the Senate floor were highlights of the day. The first was the precedented…