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September 24, 2015

Sen. Branden Petersen Made a Lasting Mark on the Minnesota Senate, Will Be Missed

Statement of Senate Republican Leader David Hann on the resignation of Sen. Petersen: “Branden Petersen brought a unique and valuable perspective to the Republican Caucus and to the entire Senate. His approach to the issues…

September 1, 2015

Proposed new rule will jeopardize high school students’ ability to take college courses

Changes would harm Minnesota’s successful concurrent enrollment program (St. Paul, MN…) Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) voiced her opposition to the Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC*) plans to implement new qualifications for teachers who teach college courses…

July 20, 2015

65 Republican legislators request Planned Parenthood investigation

Governor Dayton: Planned Parenthood Federation of America came under scrutiny last week after an undercover video showed Dr. Deborah Nucatola, Planned Parenthood's senior director of medical services, detailing how some of their affiliates are performing…

July 15, 2015

Senate Republicans Call for End to Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood

Minnesotans do not support trafficking body parts of aborted babies Senate Republican leaders announced today they will introduce legislation to halt all state funding of Planned Parenthood in light of new revelations that the abortion…

July 1, 2015

Democrats Look the Other Way as Gov. Dayton Grants Huge Raises for His Commissioners

Statement from Senate Republican Leader David Hann regarding Gov. Dayton’s salary increases for commissioners: “I wish I could say I’m surprised the governor gave his closest advisors exorbitant raises today, but this is what we’ve…

June 30, 2015

Senate Republicans Call on Gov. Dayton to Limit Commissioner Raises

Highly paid commissioners shouldn’t get a better deal than the employees they supervise (St. Paul, MN…) Senate Republicans called on Gov. Mark Dayton today to limit commissioner raises to no more than what he negotiated with…

June 25, 2015

Republican response to Supreme Court decision in the King v. Burwell healthcare case

Senate Republican Leader David Hann (Eden Prairie) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in the King v. Burwell healthcare case: “Today’s ruling makes it clear Minnesota never should have wasted…

June 15, 2015

2015 Legislative Session Review

June 14, 2015

Senate Republicans deliver resolution to budget crisis, avert a government shutdown

Democrats’ unprecedented violation of special session agreement further jeopardized state budget (St. Paul, MN)… Senate Republicans delivered a victory for the people of Minnesota today, finally bringing the long, drawn-out legislative session to a close…

May 27, 2015

Senator Nelson Proposes Deadline Reform to Avoid Last Minute Lawmaking

Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) proposed adding a new legislative deadline for House and Senate leaders to help the legislature get their work done on time in budget-setting sessions. Senator Nelson would add a fourth deadline…

May 13, 2015

UPDATE: Senate Republicans push to avoid shutdown

For the second day in a row, Senate Republicans took steps to continue funding government operations in the event of an impending shutdown. For the second day in a row, the DFL majority prevented this common sense measure.…

May 12, 2015

Senator Matt Schmit’s Support for Gas Tax Increase Holding Up Budget Deal

Senate Republican Leader David Hann called on Senator Matt Schmit (DFL – Red Wing) to end his support for a 56% increase in the gas tax in order to break the deadlocked budget negotiations at…

May 5, 2015

VIDEO: Democrat tax bill doesn't deliver

Despite having a $2 billion surplus in the state budget, the Democrat-led Senate failed to deliver any substantial tax relief this week in their tax bill. The bill contains minimal cuts for a select few,…

April 28, 2015

Democrats increase transportation taxes on drivers and consumers

Senate Democrats just don't listen. Recent polls show the majority of Minnesotans oppose a new gas tax, and 75% of Minnesotans approve of the Republican plan to put more money toward roads and bridges without raising…

April 24, 2015

Senate Democrats threaten to hold transportation funding hostage

In a stunning reversal, Democrat Majority Leader Tom Bakk told the Pioneer Press that Senate Democrats may not be willing to pass transportation funding and tax cuts this year. Bakk's comments could be taken as a threat to hold popular…

April 20, 2015

VIDEO: Senate Democrats Double-Down on Funding for Controversial $90 Million Senate Office Building

Initial payments were approved today to fund the controversial $90 million Senate office building after a heated debate in which every Democrat doubled down to fund the building and not a single Republican voted for…

April 10, 2015

Senator Jeff Hayden Faces New Ethics Complaint

Senate leaders filed additional ethics charges against embattled Senator Jeff Hayden today including a charge he lied to the Subcommittee on Ethics. The new charges allege Hayden lied to the Subcommittee about his knowledge of…

April 9, 2015

Republicans introduce income tax cut: "It's time for family surpluses."

Republicans today proposed cutting income tax rates by half a percentage point for all Minnesota taxpayers. The across-the-board rate reduction joins other Republican tax initiatives including exempting Social Security and veteran’s pensions from state income…

April 8, 2015

Senate Republicans put Rothman on notice regarding his upcoming confirmation

Senate Republican members of the Senate Commerce committee sent a letter to Commissioner of Commerce Mike Rothman outlining the questions he will be asked at his upcoming confirmation hearing. Topics range from inaccurate claims regarding MNsure premium increases…

March 24, 2015

House Republican budget targets reflect Minnesotans' priorities

In support of the the recently announced House Republican budget targets, Senate Republican Leader David Hann released this statement: "The budget targets released by House Republicans today respect and honor the hard work of Minnesota…