News – Page 36 – Minnesota Senate Republicans

April 20, 2023

A Public Safety Bill That Doesn’t Prioritize Public Safety

Senate Democrats brought forward a public safety bill that fails to prioritize any aspect of public safety concerns. Crime in Minnesota has been steadily rising and expanding from the metro outward. Instead of addressing concerns…

April 20, 2023

Howe bills fund improvements for Town Line Road and Interstate Highway 94

This week in the Transportation committee Senator Jeff Howe (R-Rockville) presented two bills that fund improvements to two local roads. SF-189 funds improvement to Town Line Road in Stearns County, and SF-2884 funds the reconstruction…

April 20, 2023

Pratt, Senate approve significant investments for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities

The Minnesota Senate this week approved the budget bill of the Human Services Committee to help stabilize the state’s struggling long-term care facilities. This legislation provides significant resources for disability and long-term care services, representing an investment in some of…

April 20, 2023

Fentanyl, Rising Crime, and a Public Safety Bill That Fails on Both

Last week, Democrats forced through a public safety bill that does little to actually address any form of “public safety.” The bill makes thousands of criminals eligible for early release, reduces sentences for violent offenders,…

April 20, 2023

Kreun, Senate approve significant investments for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities

The Minnesota Senate this week approved the budget bill of the Human Services Committee to help stabilize the state’s struggling long-term care facilities. This legislation provides significant resources for disability and long-term care services, representing an investment in some of…

April 19, 2023

Nelson: Tone of Gov. Walz’s State of the State speech was ‘extremely disappointing’

Minnesota State Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Walz’s State of the State speech. “I have attended 15 State of the State speeches now, and this was by…

April 19, 2023

Democrats pass Mandate Heavy Health and Human Services budget that increases costs for patients and limits access to quality care

Today the Senate passed a broad Health and Human Services omnibus bill that fails to assist patients, and instead focuses on costly mandates, funding controversial grants, and growing welfare programs. The cost of the bill…

April 19, 2023

Democrats pass Mandate Heavy Health and Human Services budget that increases costs for patients and limits access to quality care

Today the Senate passed a broad Health and Human Services omnibus bill that fails to assist patients, and instead focuses on costly mandates, funding controversial grants, and growing welfare programs. The cost of the bill…

April 19, 2023

Pratt bill funding safety improvements for Highway 169 heard in Transportation committee

This week the Senate Transportation committee heard legislation authored by Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) that funds the construction of an interchange at the intersections of Highway 169, Highway 282, and State Highway 9, as…

April 19, 2023

Housley, Senate approve significant investments for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities

The Minnesota Senate yesterday approved the budget bill of the Human Services Committee to help stabilize the state’s struggling long-term care facilities. This legislation provides significant resources for disability and long-term care services, representing an investment in some of Minnesota’s…

April 18, 2023

Farnsworth votes to support nursing homes, disability services with additional funding

The Human Services budget bill will help nursing homes, but much more needs to be done to address the staffing crisis for elderly and disability care. St. Paul – On Tuesday the Minnesota Senate approved the budget bill of the…

April 18, 2023

Jasinski: No changes to e-pulltabs

Minnesota State Senator John Jasinski (R-Faribault) today issued the following statement in response to a Democrat proposal to eliminate the “open all” feature on Minnesota e-pull tabs. The feature has been allowed by the Gaming…

April 18, 2023

Senate approves significant investments for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities

The Minnesota Senate today approved the budget bill of the Human Services Committee to help stabilize the state’s struggling long-term care facilities. This legislation provides significant resources for disability and long-term care services, representing an investment in some of Minnesota’s…

April 18, 2023

A Public Safety Bill That Doesn’t Prioritize Public Safety

Howe bills fund improvements for Town Line Road and Interstate Highway 94

Pratt, Senate approve significant investments for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities

Fentanyl, Rising Crime, and a Public Safety Bill That Fails on Both

Kreun, Senate approve significant investments for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities

Nelson: Tone of Gov. Walz’s State of the State speech was ‘extremely disappointing’

Democrats pass Mandate Heavy Health and Human Services budget that increases costs for patients and limits access to quality care

Democrats pass Mandate Heavy Health and Human Services budget that increases costs for patients and limits access to quality care

Pratt bill funding safety improvements for Highway 169 heard in Transportation committee

Housley, Senate approve significant investments for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities

Farnsworth votes to support nursing homes, disability services with additional funding

Jasinski: No changes to e-pulltabs

Senate approves significant investments for some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities

Senator Dahms, Senate GOP expose billion in Democrat tax hikes

Senator Dahms: Dangerous policies in Democrats’ Public Safety budget bill

Senator Bahr: Democrats’ Public Safety budget bill is a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card for criminals

Senate Democrats’ Higher Education budget fails to solve rising tuition, declining enrollment, and campus safety

Senate Democrats’ Higher Education budget fails to solve rising tuition, declining enrollment, and campus safety

Kreun Bill Funding Hwy 65 Safety Improvements Heard in Transportation Committee

Nelson presents bills to fund Highway 14/44 interchange