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February 17, 2023

Wesenberg strongly opposes bill that prohibits sales of gas-powered mowers and chainsaws

Legislation was introduced this week that seeks to limit the sales of nonelectric lawn and garden equipment. The bill would go into effect January 2025 and would apply to all new lawn and garden equipment…

February 17, 2023

Housley named Chairperson of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Executive Committee

On Wednesday, Senator Karin Housley (R-Stillwater) was officially named the Chairperson of the Executive Committee for the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Museum. Housley has served for the last 6 years on the Board…

February 17, 2023

EICHORN: Guns, Lawnmowers, and Zambonis Under Attack

Friends and neighbors – This week Democrats introduced one of the most extreme gun bills we have ever seen. We had a feeling this was coming because the House has already been working on a…

February 17, 2023

Senator Mathews: Nuclear as a part of Minnesota’s energy conversation, plus updates on education and bills coming up

Friends and neighbors, In the past couple of weeks, the load of bills on the Senate floor has been significantly lighter. In committee, however, legislation continues to go full speed ahead. Safeguarding Minnesota’s Energy Future…

February 17, 2023

Senator Dornink: Minnesota must support small businesses recovering from the pandemic

Friends and neighbors, I continue to be amazed by the resilience of Minnesota’s small businesses that weathered the tough years of the pandemic. With many of our state’s businesses still in recovery mode, we should…

February 17, 2023

Sen. Rarick: Discussing the Issue of Paid Family Leave

Paid Family Medical Leave is something we’ve been hearing about for years. Folks across the state have been asking for a plan that helps employees and employers without imposing a costly one-size-fits-all mandate. Last year,…

February 16, 2023

Duckworth Stands with Minnesota Families and Students

On Wednesday, the Senate Education Policy committee heard the Governor’s Education Policy Bill, which looks to make a number of changes to multiple education provisions. Included in the bill was controversial language that burdened homeschoolers and made teaching their…

February 15, 2023

Senator Weber’s property tax relief bill gets hearing in Senate, bipartisan support

On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Senate Taxes Committee heard a bipartisan bill authored by Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) to provide significant property tax relief for agricultural, business and resort properties. This legislation, SF973, is a compilation of three…

February 15, 2023

Senator Jordan Rasmusson champions legislation to protect the pensions of hardworking Minnesotans

On Monday, Feb. 13, the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement heard a bill authored by Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) to protect the pensions of hardworking Minnesotans who carry out the essential work of state and local units of…

February 15, 2023

Protecting Life

Life is precious and it must be honored and protected. Unfortunately, Senate Democrats fail to see the importance of doing so. In fact, they have already passed one extreme abortion bill, and they have others…

February 14, 2023

Sen. Johnson congratulates Woinarowicz for receiving DNR Conservation Officer of the Year

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN – Today Sen. Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) is congratulating Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Jeremy Woinarowicz on being named the 2022 Officer of the Year for the Department. “I’m…

February 14, 2023

Kreun appointed to Legislative Task Force on Child Protection

Last week, Senator Michael Kreun (R-Blaine) was appointed to the Legislative Task Force on Child Protection. The Task Force is comprised of a bipartisan group of Legislators, six from the House and six from the…

February 14, 2023

Lucero note to constituents: Protecting our 2nd Amendment Rights

FRIEND AND NEIGHBORS – Logic and history demonstrate law-abiding gun owners do not commit crimes, but that is not stopping legislative Democrats from once again coming after the guns of responsible gun owners. Democrats are…

February 14, 2023

Drazkowski bill to help rebuild WD’s Bar and Grill in Mazeppa receives Tax Committee hearing

Watch the committee hearing. A bill by Senator Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) to help WD’s Bar and Grill in Mazeppa rebuild after a devastating 2018 fire received its first committee hearing today. Senate File 313 would…

February 13, 2023

Jasinski Capitol Update: Big Problems with the Driver’s Licenses for Noncitizens Bill

Friends and neighbors – You may have heard about this bill to provide driver’s licenses to noncitizens, or Driver’s Licenses for All. It is being billed as a simple public safety fix, but it’s not.…

February 13, 2023

Koran Capitol Update: Tired of Random Calls?

Priority: Road Safety This session, I am fighting to secure critical funding to improve safety along the Chisago County I-35 and Hwy 8 interchange. There have been several serious crashes in recent years, including 5 fatalities. Chisago…

February 10, 2023

Lieske: How can we keep children safer when they are at the bus stop

Friends and neighbors – I learned something pretty shocking this week: every year, there are somewhere between 100,000 and 250,000 school bus stop-arm violations at school bus stops. It is a mind-blowing figure, and it…

February 10, 2023

Draheim: Combatting irritating robocalls

Friends and neighbors – This week, instead of highlighting some of the extreme ideas that Democrats are moving through the Senate, I thought we could focus on a couple of areas where we have been…

February 10, 2023

Gruenhagen: the destructiveness of legal marijuana

Friends and neighbors – When Democrats won control of the entire legislature and the governor’s office, we knew their agenda would be extreme. But after one month, they are still surprising us with just how…