Sen. Westrom: In state budget, grow paychecks not taxes

Senator Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake) issued the following statement after Governor Tim Walz’s Department of Revenue released a report revealing the State of Minnesota collected $489 million more than projected from taxpayers in the month…

Legislative assistant receives honorary FFA degree

Monday night, Wendy Haavisto received the Honorary State FFA Degree. The purpose of the degree program is to recognize individuals who render outstanding service to the agricultural education ‒ FFA program. Haavisto has served as…
Senator John Jasinski

Jasinski: Budget bills recap part 2

Budget bills recap: Part 2 By: Senator John Jasinski It was another frenetic week here at the capitol, as the Senate finished work on our initial budget offer. Here’s a recap of what happened this…

Senator Howe appointed to serve on tax conference committee

As the legislature works to assemble a final state budget agreement, Senator Jeff Howe (R-Rockville) will serve on the conference committee for the tax bill. The conference committee, which includes five members of each legislative body,…
Senator Bill Weber

Senate approves Senator Weber’s omnibus agriculture policy bill

On Tuesday, with bipartisan support, the Minnesota Senate approved the omnibus agriculture bill. The bill, authored by Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne), contains technical fixes and other provisions related to the state’s agricultural policy. “The omnibus agriculture policy…

Sen. Miller legislative update: It's crunch time!

It's crunch time here at the Capitol! The Minnesota House of Representatives, currently lead by Democrats, and the Minnesota Senate, currently lead by Republicans, have each passed their proposed budget bills and they are headed to…