Sen. Andrew Mathews, MN Senate pass historic bill to combat opioid crisis

Senator Andrew Mathews (R-Milaca) joined his Minnesota State Senate colleagues in overwhelmingly passing bipartisan legislation to combat Minnesota’s ongoing opioid addiction crisis. The legislation targets the epidemic through a multi-faceted approach, touching every level of the legal…

Senate approves historic bill to combat opioid addiction

The Minnesota Senate tonight took a monumental step toward combatting Minnesota’s ongoing opioid addiction crisis by overwhelmingly approving House File 400, the Opioid Stewardship Fund bill. The legislation creates a new Opiate Epidemic Response Account…

Sen. Andrew Mathews, MN Senate pass landmark elder care protections

Senator Andrew Mathews (R-Milaca) joined his Minnesota Senate colleagues in overwhelmingly passing bipartisan legislation that includes a series of protections for elderly and vulnerable Minnesotans and an extensive framework for the licensure of assisted living…

Sen. Nelson statement on bipartisan Minnesota state budget agreement

Balanced budget agreement invests significantly in E-12 education Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester), chair of the Senate E-12 Education Committee, released the following statement after legislative leaders and the governor reached a bipartisan, balanced two-year budget…