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October 4, 2017

Republican leaders raise questions over Met Council’s misleading financial reports

The Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released a report today on Met Council finances, showing a $237 million discrepancy between the funding they reported to the federal government and the funding they reported to…

Sen. Dan Hall discusses a bill in committee

October 4, 2017

Sen. Hall encourages Minnesotans to donate and volunteer to relief efforts assisting those impacted by Hurricane Maria

Senator Dan Hall is joining Governor Mark Dayton and Lt. Governor Tina Smith in encouraging Minnesota to donate and volunteer with relief efforts aimed at assisting those impacted by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. With…

October 3, 2017

2017 session review from Sen. Eric Pratt

October 3, 2017

Senator Bruce Anderson statement on health care reforms that stabilized Minnesota’s individual market

Health care reforms championed by Senate Republicans during the 2017 legislative session have led to a dramatic reversal for Minnesota’s individual health care market, according to new numbers confirmed Monday by the Minnesota Department of…

October 3, 2017

Sen. Utke, Republicans deliver on promise to stabilize Minnesota’s health insurance market

Health care reform advanced by the Minnesota Senate Republicans looks to have reversed a disturbing trend of rate increases which had plagued Minnesota’s individual health care market according to a new report released by the…

October 3, 2017

Sen. Kiffmeyer, Republican led health care proves effective in stabilizing Minnesota’s health insurance market

Health care reform advanced by the Minnesota Senate Republicans looks to have reversed a disturbing trend of rate increases which had plagued Minnesota’s individual health care market at least according to a new report released…

October 3, 2017

Reforms championed by Senator Miller last session have stabilized health insurance premiums

Health care reforms championed by Senate Republicans during the 2017 legislative session have led to a dramatic reversal for Minnesota’s individual health care market, according to new numbers confirmed today by the Minnesota Department of…

October 3, 2017

Sen. Newman, Republican efforts keep health insurance costs down

Yesterday, the Minnesota Department of Commerce released the final health insurance rates for 2018, locking in savings of up to 20% for those Minnesotans who purchase health insurance on the individual market. After the release,…

October 2, 2017

Reforms supported by Sen. Andrew Mathews help lower Minnesota health insurance rates

The Minnesota Department of Commerce released final rates for the state’s 2018 individual health insurance market, revealing that recent legislative reforms supported by Senator Andrew Mathews (R-Milaca) will result in premium savings of 20% on average. …

October 2, 2017

Reforms supported by Senator Roger Chamberlain have reversed damage to Minnesota’s health care market

Health care reforms championed by Senate Republicans during the 2017 legislative session have led to a dramatic reversal for Minnesota’s individual health care market, according to new numbers confirmed today by the Minnesota Department of…

October 2, 2017

Senator Relph comments on lower health insurance premiums

Today, the Minnesota Department of Commerce released the final health insurance rates for 2018, locking in savings of up to 20% for those Minnesotans who purchase health insurance on the individual market. After the release,…

October 2, 2017

Republicans deliver on promise to stabilize individual health insurance market and hold down premiums

The Republican legislature’s signature health insurance reform locked in premium savings of up to 20% for 2018, according to final health insurance rates released by the Minnesota Department of Commerce today. The reinsurance program’s aim…

October 2, 2017

Goggin reforms improve Minnesota health insurance market

Health care reforms championed by Senate Republicans during the 2017 legislative session have led to a dramatic reversal for Minnesota’s individual health care market, according to new numbers confirmed today by the Minnesota Department of…

October 2, 2017

Reforms championed by Senator Michelle Benson have stabilized Minnesota’s health care market

Health care reforms championed by Senate Republicans during the 2017 legislative session have led to a dramatic reversal for Minnesota’s individual health care market, according to new numbers confirmed today by the Minnesota Department of…

September 29, 2017

2017 session review from Senator Dan Hall

September 28, 2017

2017 Session Wrap from Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen

September 27, 2017

Gazelka: The governor is wrong. The GOP acted in good faith.

The following commentary, authored by Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, appeared in the September 28, 2017 edition of the Star Tribune. Since becoming majority leader of the Minnesota State Senate earlier this year, I have…

September 23, 2017

Sen. Ruud and Minnesota’s Sportsmen’s Caucus celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day

As Co-Chair of the Minnesota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, and as a member of the 48-state National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses network, my fellow Caucus Co-Chairs and I are proud to join like-minded sportsmen-legislators from across…

September 20, 2017

Republicans request immediate federal approval of 1332 State Innovation Waiver needed to stabilize individual health insurance market

Republican committee chairs in the House and Senate sent a letter to Secretary Price, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and Secretary Mnuchin, U.S. Department of the Treasury, requesting immediate federal approval of the…

September 17, 2017

Sen. Hall: celebrate freedom on Constitution Day

Constitution Day, September 17th, commemorates the day in 1787 that delegates who were part of the Constitutional Convention signed this historical document in Philadelphia. While July 4th is recognized as the birthday of our independence…