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May 4, 2018

Senator Paul Gazelka: MNDOT unfairly prioritized Twin Cities road maintenance projects over Greater Minnesota needs

This week the Minnesota Department of Transportation unveiled four new transportation projects selected to receive $417 million in funding through the Corridors of Commerce program in 2018. Despite project selection criteria specifically worded to create…

May 4, 2018

Senator Benson votes for tax plan that protects 99.9% of Minnesota taxpayers from tax increases

The Minnesota Senate passed a tax plan on Thursday that will cut state income taxes for 82% of working families and prevent a tax increase for everyone else. In total, 2.1 million Minnesota households will…

May 4, 2018

Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen votes to support Senate Republican’s pro-growth tax plan

On Thursday, May 3, Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria) voted in support of a comprehensive tax plan that will cut income tax rates for the majority of Minnesotans. The bill passed despite zero Democratic support. The…

May 4, 2018

Senator Mark Johnson votes to support Senate Republican’s pro-growth tax plan

On Thursday, May 3, Senator Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) voted in support of a comprehensive tax plan that will cut income tax rates for the majority of Minnesotans. The legislation also brings the state’s…

Sen. Dan Hall discusses a bill in committee

May 4, 2018

Senator Dan Hall votes to support Senate Republican’s pro-growth tax plan

On Thursday, May 3, Senator Dan Hall (R-Burnsville) voted in support of a comprehensive tax plan that will cut income tax rates for the majority of Minnesotans. The legislation also brings the state’s tax code…

May 4, 2018

Senator Paul Utke votes to support Senate Republican’s pro-growth tax plan

On Thursday, May 3, Senator Paul Utke (R-Park Rapids) voted in support of a comprehensive tax plan that will cut income tax rates for the majority of Minnesotans. The legislation also brings the state’s tax…

May 4, 2018

Senator Justin Eichorn votes to support Senate Republican’s pro-growth tax plan

On Thursday, May 3, Senator Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids) voted in support of a comprehensive tax plan that will cut income tax rates for the majority of Minnesotans. The legislation also brings the state’s tax…

May 4, 2018

Senator Mary Kiffmeyer votes to support Senate Republican’s pro-growth tax plan

On Thursday, May 3, Senator Mary Kiffmeyer (R-Big Lake) voted in support of a comprehensive tax plan that will cut income tax rates for the majority of Minnesotans. The legislation also brings the state’s tax…

May 3, 2018

Senator Housley, Senate Republicans pass cuts to income taxes

Senator Karin Housley (R-St. Mary’s Point) joined her Republican colleagues in passing a tax bill known as “tax conformity” from the Senate floor. The legislation brings Minnesota’s tax code into conformity with the federal tax…

May 3, 2018

Senator Andrew Lang votes to pass income tax cuts

On Thursday, Senator Andrew Lang (R-Olivia) joined his colleagues in voting to pass a comprehensive tax bill that cuts income tax rates for most Minnesotans. The legislation also brings Minnesota’s tax code into conformity with…

May 3, 2018

Senator Relph votes to pass tax conformity, cuts

On Thursday, Senator Jerry Relph (R-St. Cloud) and the Minnesota State Senate voted to pass legislation known as a “tax conformity” bill. The legislation brings Minnesota’s tax code into conformity with the federal tax overhaul…

May 3, 2018

Sen. Nelson calls for Corridors of Commerce overhaul after Highway 14 exclusion

Senator Carla Nelson is proposing an overhaul to Minnesota’s Corridors of Commerce selection criteria, calling for more geographic balance. This follows the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MNDOT) selection of projects solely located within 40 miles of…

Deputy Senate Majority Leader Michelle Benson

May 2, 2018

Benson bill encourages women to view ultrasounds prior to an abortion

Under a new proposal from Senator Michelle Benson (R-Ham Lake), expectant mothers would be offered an opportunity to view an ultrasound if one were performed at any time prior to an abortion. The bill would…

May 2, 2018

Sen. Koran’s bipartisan bill to close DWI loopholes for recreational vehicles passes Senate

Bipartisan legislation authored by Senator Mark Koran to remove loopholes in Minnesota’s driving while impaired (DWI) laws for recreational vehicles overwhelmingly passed the Minnesota Senate on a 59-7 vote. The bill would expand the prohibition…

May 2, 2018

Senator Hall’s national motto legislation passes in Senate

On Tuesday, May 1, legislation authored by Senator Dan Hall (R-Burnsville) to allow Minnesota schools to display the United States’ national motto “In God We Trust” at their campus was amended onto the Senate’s education…

May 2, 2018

Sen. Nelson co-chairs committee hearing on state audit of early childhood education

On Monday April 30, Senator Carla Nelson co-chaired a joint meeting of the Senate Education Finance and Policy Committees to discuss a recent audit of early childhood education in Minnesota. Conducted by the nonpartisan Office…

May 2, 2018

Senator Hall’s Purple Heart legislation passes off Senate Floor

On Tuesday, May 1, legislation authored by Senator Dan Hall (R-Burnsville) to honor Minnesota’s veterans and Purple Heart recipients passed off the Senate Floor with a unanimous 67-0 vote. The bill, SF 3262, would allow…

May 2, 2018

Senator Eichorn statement on Greater Minnesota being forgotten in Corridors of Commerce projects selection

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announced four road construction projects that will receive funding under the state’s Corridors of Commerce program. The selections include projects in Hennepin, Sherburne, and Wright counties, but none outside…

May 2, 2018

Sen. Draheim’s bipartisan health care price transparency bill passes MN Senate – aims to lower cost of care

Bipartisan legislation chief-authored by Senator Rich Draheim that aims to lower the cost of health care through price transparency passed the Minnesota Senate overwhelmingly on Tuesday, May 1. The bill would require health care providers…

May 1, 2018

MN Senate passes bipartisan education policy bill focused on parental involvement, data privacy, and student safety and well-being

Minnesota Senate Republicans passed a comprehensive education policy billtoday that will increase parental involvement in student discipline, improve students’ data privacy, and upgrade school safety. “The education reforms passed today strengthen our commitment to the next…