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September 19, 2024

Koran: AVR verification process should improve online and same-day voter verification

Today Secretary of State Steve Simon held a press conference to encourage Minnesotans to vote early. Minnesota has one of the longest early voting periods, giving Minnesotans plenty of time to cast their ballot before…

September 19, 2024

Senator Westrom speaks at the dedication ceremony for the UMM’s expanded agrivoltaic array

On Friday, Sept. 6, the University of Minnesota Morris held a dedication ceremony for its expanded agrivoltaic array. The Minnesota LCCMR’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (lottery money) funded this project, and the UMM…

September 19, 2024

Duckworth Family Announces Birth of Fourth Child

Senator Zach Duckworth (R-Lakeville) announced today that he and his wife Carly are the proud parents of a healthy, newborn baby boy. Levi is their fourth child and was greeted excitedly by his older siblings…

September 17, 2024

Transparency in DNR Management of Elk Herds

Transparency in DNR Management of Elk Herds by Senator Steve Green Elk herd management has been a hot topic across parts of northwest Minnesota. On September 10th, I attended a meeting on the issue. Since 2016,…

September 16, 2024

Howe statement on the passing of former Commissioner Larry Herke

Senator Jeff Howe (R-Rockville) today issued the following statement on the passing of Commissioner Larry Herke: “I am disheartened to learn of the passing of Larry Herke, who I considered a family friend, and who…

September 13, 2024

DPS admits 1,000 Automatic Voter Registrations inactivated after a GOP requested review

House and Senate Republican leaders finally have a response from Department of Public Safety to an inquiry about ineligible voters registered through the new Automatic Voter Registration law. A letter from DPS suggests about…

September 11, 2024

Senator Bruce Anderson: The enduring legacy of 9/11

Friends and neighbors, It has been twenty-three years since our nation and the world were forever changed. Each year, this day serves as a solemn reminder of the incredible resilience and fortitude of the American…

September 6, 2024

A Failed Education System

A Failed Education System By Senator Steve Green The Minnesota Department of Education recently released some shocking news: Minnesota students are failing at reading, science, and math. Half of Minnesota students are not reading at…

September 5, 2024

Gruenhagen: Supreme Court protects women’s sports

Friends and neighbors, The United States Supreme Court has struck down a Biden administration request to enforce portions of a new Title IX rule that would have allowed biological men to use women's bathrooms, locker…

August 30, 2024

New School Year, New Mandates

New School Year, New Mandates By Senator Jason Rarick It’s that time of the summer: school years are starting, students and parents are preparing for the year ahead, and school teachers and administrators are preparing…

August 30, 2024

Sen. Farnsworth: Student test scores a wake-up call to resist new education mandates

Yesterday the Minnesota Department of Education released statewide testing results for student achievement, showing little improvement from last year as students’ test scores continue to fall below the national average. Senator Rob Farnsworth (R- Hibbing)…

August 29, 2024

Gruenhagen: Small MN town stuck with wind turbine blade pile

Friends and neighbors I wanted to share a recent story from the Star Tribune about a small city in southern Minnesota called Grand Meadow, which is dealing with an extremely difficult unintended consequence of the…

August 29, 2024

Gruenhagen: Lawsuit over the 2024 “megabus” bill

Friends and neighbors, I wanted to update you on the latest news regarding the “megabus” bill that Democrats passed in the final moments of the 2024 legislative session. As I mentioned in an end-of-session email,…

August 29, 2024

Drazkowski: Anti-gun supreme court decision

Friends and neighbors, Every Minnesotan should be outraged by a recent Minnesota Supreme Court Case that alters the legal protections a victim has in a self-defense encounter. The decision in State of Minnesota vs. Blevins…

August 29, 2024

Drazkowski: Submit your feedback on proposed MPCA feedlot changes

Friends and neighbors, The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is continuing its push to change feedlot permits, using an exaggerated and manufactured nitrate pollution crisis as its rationale. This issue is being driven by left-wing…

August 29, 2024

Drazkowski: New daycare rules postponed

Friends and neighbors, The Minnesota Department of Human Services has been soliciting feedback on their newly proposed rules for in-home daycare. Many of you have told me these massively expanded draft rules are troubling –…

August 29, 2024

Jasinski: Emergency nursing home aid, individual flood relief options

By: SENATOR JOHN JASINSKI Friends and neighbors, At the beginning of August, a second round of payments was distributed to nursing homes facing financial difficulties. This aid is the second round of payments resulting from…

August 29, 2024

Draheim: Emergency Aid for Nursing Homes and Rural EMS Providers

By: SENATOR RICH DRAHEIM On August 1, nursing homes in southern Minnesota got some much-needed relief with the second round of emergency aid. This funding — part of a $300 million bipartisan package the legislature…

August 29, 2024

Lieske: Flood relief assistance available for southern Minnesota residents

By: SENATOR BILL LIESKE Friends and neighbors, The flooding that struck our district and much of southern Minnesota earlier this summer has left many families struggling in the aftermath. Hopefully insurance will cover much of…

August 29, 2024

Draheim: Urgent: flood relief assistance opportunities

Friends and neighbors, I know many of you were hit hard by the severe flooding that struck our district last month. I want to provide you with the latest information on the relief assistance that…