News – Page 108 – Minnesota Senate Republicans

February 14, 2022

Pratt bill to pay off runaway UI debt and secure employee benefit passes with bipartisan support

Today with bipartisan support, the Minnesota Senate passed legislation that pays off the state’s $1.2 billion in Unemployment Insurance (UI) debt and refills the fund to protect employees’ benefits. This legislation, authored by Senator Eric Pratt…

February 14, 2022

Housley bill elevates law enforcement profession and creates pipeline for recruiting—passes Senate

Today with bipartisan support, the Minnesota Senate passed bill language authored by Senator Karin Housley (R- Stillwater) that proposes $1 million in funding for the Department of Public Safety to develop and conduct an advertising…

February 14, 2022

Jasinski: C.O.P.S. program will help us add more police officers to address rising crime

Friends and neighbors, I remember back in grade school our teachers asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. The two most popular answers were always police officer and firefighter. That’s not…

February 14, 2022

Senator Paul Gazelka, Senate Republicans, Propose Parents’ Bill of Rights

Today, Senator Paul Gazelka (R-East Gull Lake) joined colleagues to introduce a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that would put parents’ in the driver’s seat of their kids’ education. After years of COVID restrictions and distance…

February 14, 2022

MnFIRE Awards Sen. Jeremy Miller Commemorative Bronze Axe for Firefighter Health Leadership and Support

The Minnesota Firefighter Initiative (MnFIRE) awarded Sen. Jeremy Miller (R – 28) its coveted bronze axe Feb. 9 to commemorate his leadership in the fight for firefighter health and wellness. In July 2021, the state…

February 14, 2022

Senator Dornink: Minnesotans on the right track to safer communities and affording life in the face of growing inflation.

Friends and neighbors, We are officially underway with the 2022 legislative session and are moving full steam ahead. In the first two weeks of the 2022 legislative session, we are working hard to get Minnesotans…

February 14, 2022

Senate Republicans Propose Parents’ Bill of Rights

Bills will bring transparency, disclosure, and accountability back into schools ST. PAUL, MN –Today four Senate Republicans held a press conference to propose a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that would put parents’ in the driver’s…

February 11, 2022

Senator Bruce Anderson’s News from the Capitol – Feb. 11, 2022

Friends and neighbors, This week at the Capitol, my colleagues and I in the Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy Committee heard a report on the concurrent authority regulating farmed white-tailed deer. During the 2021 Special Session,…

February 11, 2022

Senator Eichorn Video Statement on Bill to Recruit More Peace Officers

Senator Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids) released the following video statement on his bill to help our communities recruit more peace officers by establishing a grant program for students pursuing law enforcement degrees. The bill was introduced last week as…

February 11, 2022

Miller: Getting back on the right track

February 9, 2022 Friends and neighbors — We are all seeing it and as a public official, I’m hearing about it. Crime is up, kids are falling behind, and record inflation is eating away at…

February 11, 2022

Legislative Update from Senator Ruud

Greetings District 10! Senate committees have started their hearings—state agencies are presenting overviews of their subject areas to get members up to speed with recent developments and a look towards the future. I am honored…

February 11, 2022

Senator Dornink: Getting Minnesota on the Right Track in 2022

Friends and neighbors, As we head into the 2022 legislative session, we have a historic government budget surplus. Meanwhile Minnesotans are facing the rising cost of inflation, shortfalls in our children’s education, and many other…

February 11, 2022

Sen. Rich Draheim calls for Legislative Audit of RentHelpMN program

Follows hearings in which Gov. Walz’s commissioner fails to explain data discrepancies St. Paul, MN – Senator Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake) is calling for the Office of the Legislative Auditor to fully audit the Minnesota…

February 10, 2022

Howe bill makes it easier to get a Veteran designation on drivers’ licenses

Senator Jeff Howe (R-Rockville) today presented a bill that makes it easier for Veterans to receive the “VETERAN” indicator on Minnesota drivers’ licenses or identification cards. Currently to receive the “Veteran” designation on a drivers’…

February 10, 2022

Senator Julia Coleman introduces bill to create a new penalty for fleeing a peace officer

ST. PAUL, MN – Senator Julia Coleman, recently introduced a bill to create a new penalty for recklessly endangering the public while fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. Senator Coleman, who has been working with…

February 10, 2022

Ruud co-authors bill that temporarily modifies substitute teaching licenses, gets teachers back in the classrooms

Senator Carrie Ruud (R-Breezy Point) has co-authored a bill that allows the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) to expand the pool of qualified candidates to receive teaching licenses. Minnesota has seen a steady…

February 10, 2022

Senator Dahms Video Statement on Replenishing the UI Trust Fund

Senator Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) released the following video statement on the Senate’s efforts to replenish the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to help small businesses and their workers avoid massive automatic tax increases: Watch Senator Dahms Video…

February 10, 2022

Senator Ingebrigtsen Authors Legislation to Reduce Crime and Detect Gunshots in Ramsey County and St. Paul

On Wednesday, Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria) presented legislation to establish a grant for the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office to purchase technology to detect gunshots and give law enforcement more resources to address rising crime in…

February 9, 2022

Lang bill provides relief for EMS industry and workers, ensures citizens experience no disruption in medical services requiring an ambulance

Senator Andrew Lang (R-Olivia) today presented legislation that allows for the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB) to temporarily suspend certain requirements in order to provide relief for an industry suffering from severe staffing shortages.…

February 9, 2022

Kiffmeyer: Addressing Minnesota’s Unemployment Insurance trust fund debt

Friends and neighbors, The COVID-19 pandemic hit businesses hard and left millions of Americans unemployed. Unemployment Insurance (UI) checks served as an essential resource to workers and helped weather the economic downfall. On Jan. 1,…