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November 8, 2017

Minnesota Senate leaders announce suspension of operations, furlough of employees

Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka announced today the Minnesota Senate will run out of money on December 1, 2017 unless new funding becomes available or the courts restore the legislative appropriation vetoed by Gov. Mark…

November 7, 2017

Senate hearing regarding MNLARS scheduled for November 15

A meeting of the Senate Transportation Finance and Policy Committee has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 15 in Room 1200 of the Minnesota Senate Building in St. Paul. The purpose of the…

November 3, 2017

Senator Rich Draheim: Ag2School tax credit helps farmers, schools

Ag2School tax credit helps farmers, schools By: Sen. Rich Draheim Note: this column originally ran in the Northfield News With the upcoming school bond referendum in Northfield, I have been asked by many constituents about…

November 2, 2017

Jasinski: Company closings highlight need for sound policies

Note: this column originally ran in the Owatonna People’s Press. Company closings highlight need for sound policies By Senator John Jasinski Recently a major company in Waseca announced it will close up shop by the…

November 1, 2017

House, Senate urge governor to accept court ruling

Gov. Mark Dayton filed a motion with Ramsey County District Court Wednesday asking the court to stay its July 20, 2017 judgment. In that ruling, Judge John Guthmann voided Governor Dayton’s line-item vetoes and restored…

October 30, 2017

Senator Chamberlain proposes bold tax reform idea

Senator Roger Chamberlain: Unsurprisingly, Gov. Dayton was quick to criticize one piece of the president’s tax plan, but where are the big ideas to position Minnesota for the future? The income tax is used as…

October 30, 2017

Sen. Utke joins legislators on letter to Gov. Dayton regarding Enbridge Line 3 protests

On Thursday, Sen. Paul Utke (R- Park Rapids) joined six Senate and House colleagues from northwestern Minnesota to send a letter to Governor Mark Dayton and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mona Dohman relaying concerns from…

October 30, 2017

Sen. Eichorn joins colleagues in letter to Gov. Dayton regarding Enbridge Line 3 protests

On Thursday, Sen. Justin Eichorn (R- Grand Rapids) joined six Senate and House colleagues from northwestern Minnesota to send a letter to Governor Mark Dayton and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mona Dohman relaying concerns…

October 26, 2017

Sen. David Osmek: MN taxpayers should not be funding Angry Birds for eco-terrorists

Senator David Osmek [R-Mound] is calling for drastic changes to Minnesota’s Legacy Fund process following the revelation that a professor in Michigan received a Minnesota taxpayer funded grant to design a video game that promotes…

October 26, 2017

2017 deer season: important information to remember

Neighbors, In a little more than a week, men, women, and children across Minnesota will wake up early and venture out into the crisp fall air for the opening of the firearm deer season. The…

October 26, 2017

Sen. Utke encourages residents of northern Minnesota to attend MnDOT listening session on state’s ditch mowing policy

Senator Paul Utke is encouraging residents to participate in a public listening session hosted the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) regarding the state’s ditch mowing policy. The public comment session, which will be hosted in Crookston…

October 25, 2017

Senator Weber on the closing of Pilgrim’s Pride in Luverne

After the announcement that Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation will be closing its Luverne poultry processing plant, and laying off 200 employees, Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) issued the following statement: “The closing of the Pilgim’s Pride poultry…

October 25, 2017

Legislature asks court to enforce order that restored funding

The legislature filed a motion with Ramsey County District Court Wednesday requesting the court enforce or clarify the July 20, 2017 judgment. In that ruling, Judge John Guthmann voided Governor Dayton’s line-item vetoes and restored…

October 25, 2017

MnDOT ditch mowing listening session to be held in Morris

Senator Andrew Lang (R-Olivia) would like constituents to be aware of a listening session regarding the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) ditch mowing policy. The session, which is part of a series of meetings held…

October 24, 2017

Sen. Eichorn’s statement on MPCA’s proposed sulfate water quality standard

Earlier this afternoon Sen. Justin Eichorn delivered testimony in Virginia, Minnesota at a public hearing hosted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency regarding their proposed changes to the state’s sulfate water quality standards. The senator…

October 24, 2017

Sen. Kiffmeyer sets the record straight on cyber security funding

Statement from Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer, chair of the State Government Finance Committee, and Representative Sarah Anderson, chair of the House State Government Finance Committee, on Gov. Dayton’s false claim regarding cyber security funding by the…

October 23, 2017

Senator Weber invites southwestern Minnesota residents to attend listening session regarding MnDOT ditch mowing policy

Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) invites constituents to attend a listening session regarding the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) ditch mowing policy. The session, which is part of a series of meetings held around the state,…

October 23, 2017

2017 legislative wrap from Senator Justin Eichorn

October 20, 2017

Senator Rosen statement on REAL ID compliance extension

On October 18, the US Department of Homeland Security formally granted Minnesota a one year extension to comply with federal REAL ID standards. The new extension will expire on October 10, 2018. The extension gives…

October 19, 2017

Sen. Carla Nelson receives 2017 Friend of Public Education Award

The Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD) presented Senator Carla Nelson [R-Rochester] with its 2017 Friend of Public Education Award at its recent board of directors meeting. The AMSD Friend of Public Education Award is…