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March 15, 2024

Senator Westrom: Senate passes bipartisan fix to last year’s unvetted school resource officer law

On Thursday, March 14, Senator Torrey Westrom (R-Alexandria) voted in favor of a bipartisan fix to last session’s school resource officer (SRO) law. This legislation has the support of Minnesota law enforcement and eliminates the overly restrictive…

March 14, 2024

Jasinski: Senate approves SRO fix that would restore SROs to schools, repair the damage done by last year’s unvetted change

State Senator John Jasinski (R-Faribault) on Thursday voted to repair the damage done by a law approved by Democrats last session that caused many law enforcement agencies to remove or alter school resource officers (SROs)…

March 14, 2024

Draheim: Senate approves SRO fix that would restore SROs to schools, repair the damage done by last year’s unvetted change

Senator Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake) on Thursday voted to repair the damage done by a law approved by Democrats last session that caused many law enforcement agencies to remove or alter school resource officers (SROs)…

March 14, 2024

Lieske: Senate approves SRO fix that would restore SROs to schools, repair the damage done by last year’s unvetted change

State Senator Bill Lieske (R-Lonsdale) on Thursday voted to repair the damage done by a law approved by Democrats last session that caused many law enforcement agencies to remove or alter school resource officers (SROs)…

March 14, 2024

SRO Bill supported by law enforcement passes with bipartisan support

Continuing the theme of “repairing” last year’s legislation, the Minnesota Senate today passed a bill to provide clarity on the expectations for School Resource Officers (SROs) and how they operate in schools. This bill comes in response to nearly…

March 14, 2024

SRO Bill supported by law enforcement passes with bipartisan support

Continuing the theme of “repairing” last year’s legislation, the Minnesota Senate today passed a bill to provide clarity on the expectations for School Resource Officers (SROs) and how they operate in schools. This bill comes in…

March 14, 2024

SRO “fix” passes with bipartisan support

Continuing the theme of “repairing” last year’s legislation, the Minnesota Senate today passed a bill to provide clarity on the expectations for School Resource Officers (SROs) and how they operate in schools. This bill comes in…

March 14, 2024

SRO Bill supported by law enforcement passes with bipartisan support

Continuing the theme of “repairing” last year’s legislation, the Minnesota Senate today passed a bill to provide clarity on the expectations for School Resource Officers (SROs) and how they operate in schools. This bill comes in…

March 13, 2024

Nelson applauds legislation to expand education tax credit to reduce barriers to CTE programs

The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee on Wednesday heard bipartisan legislation that will expand the application of the K-12 education credit to include expenses for career and technical education (CTE) programs. State Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester),…

March 13, 2024

Lieske: Reuniting stray animals with their owners

By: SENATOR BILL LIESKE This week I want to highlight an example of a wrecked law that emerged from 2023. When Senate Republicans talk about Repairing Minnesota, this is what we mean. It is not…

March 13, 2024

Senator Dahms: Senate passes bipartisan fix to last year's unvetted school resource officer law

On Tuesday, March 12, Senator Gary Dahms (R – Redwood Falls) voted in favor of a bipartisan fix to last session’s school resource officer (SRO) law. This legislation has the support of Minnesota law enforcement and eliminates…

March 13, 2024

Senator Dornink presents legislation to expand education tax credit to reduce barriers to CTE programs

 On Wednesday, March 13, the Senate Taxes Committee heard legislation authored by Senator Gene Dornink (R-Brownsdale) to expand the application of the K-12 education credit to include expenses for career and technical education (CTE) programs.…

March 12, 2024

Senator Rasmusson champions legislation to reduce barriers and provide an alternative pathway to CPA licensure

On Thursday, March 7, the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Committee heard legislation, authored by Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls), to provide an alternative pathway to obtaining certified public accountant (CPA) licensure. By bringing…

March 12, 2024

Sen. Limmer authors bill restoring School Resource Officers to schools

Limmer voted to pass the bill and repair the damage by the change last year. ST. PAUL – As co-author of the bill, Sen. Warren Limmer (R- Maple Grove) voted yesterday to undo the damage done…

March 12, 2024

Gruenhagen: EVs emit more particulate pollution

Friends and neighbors, Electric vehicles (EVs) are often advertised as a clean, environmentally-friendly alternative to gasoline-powered cars. However, recent reports suggest that EVs may actually produce more harmful particulate pollution than their gas counterparts. The…

March 12, 2024

Sen. Farnsworth votes to repair the damage done by last year’s unvetted SRO change

Farnsworth also encouraged House and Senate to move quickly through a conference committee process ST. PAUL – Today Sen. Farnsworth (R- Hibbing) voted to repair changes made to student resource officers (SRO) laws last year.…

March 11, 2024

SEN. NELSON VOTES FOR BIPARTISAN SRO FIX

Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) voted on Monday to support school safety and repair the flawed law that limited the use of School Resource Officers (SROs). Despite zero incidents of SROs acting improperly, the 2023 DFL-controlled…

March 11, 2024

Koran: Bring the state’s PCR program into the 21st Century

Friends and neighbors, Back in 1997 I was an employee at the Minnesota Department of Revenue. I worked a lot on campaign finance issues, and even then our processes were cumbersome and outdated. I remember…

March 10, 2024

Drazkowski proposes property tax credit for water quality certified farmland

Minnesota State Senator Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) is proposing a property tax credit to encourage farmers to implement conservation practices that protect water quality in southeastern Minnesota, where environmental groups and the federal Environmental Protection Agency…

March 10, 2024

Nelson applauds bipartisan effort to expand P-Tech Program

State Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) today praised this year’s bipartisan effort to expand the successful P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) program across Minnesota. Senate File 4035, which received its first hearing in…