MINNESOTA SENATE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BILL

St. Paul, MN – This week, the Minnesota Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation holding employers harmless to unemployment insurance experience ratings due to COVID-19 closures and shutdowns. Record unemployment in 2020 as a result of COVID-19…

Senator David Senjem’s 2/5/21 Legislative Update

Governor Walz Releases State Budget Proposal Last week, Governor Walz announced his proposed two-year budget. The budget includes $52.4 billion in spending and calls for $1.64 billion in new taxes on Minnesotans. Amongst other things,…
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Senator Bill Weber’s 2/5/21 Legislative Update

Responding to Governor Walz’s Request for a Safety Fund for Minneapolis Yesterday I joined Majority Leader Gazelka to preview a bill I am introducing to hold cities accountable to pay their mutual aid agreements. The…

Majority Leader Paul Gazelka’s 2/5/21 Legislative Update

Dear Friends and neighbors,We’ve had a busy week as all legislators have been hard at work, whether through zoom or in person, meeting with folks, discussing legislation, and working on the budget. There are two…

Senator Rich Draheim’s 2/5/21 Legislative Update

February 5, 2021Neighbors,As temperatures drop and snow falls at the end of the week here the Senate was still hard at work.  I had 3 bills in Committee on Wednesday that would help farmers, speed…
Senator Bruce Anderson

Senator Anderson: Legislative Update

Friends and neighbors, It has been a fast-moving month at the Capitol, but I couldn’t be happier to be back representing the people of District 29. We have an interesting Session ahead of us between…

Senator Gene Dornink: Legislative Update

Friends and neighbors, Here at the Capitol, things move very quickly. I have been in St. Paul for about a month as your legislator, and it is a thrilling experience to see how everything gets…

Voter ID requirement clears second Senate Committee

The Minnesota Senate’s transportation committee today approved a bill that would require Minnesotans to present a valid photo identification for in-person and absentee voting. The bill establishes a new voter identification card free-of-charge to individuals…

Senator Kiffmeyer Legislative Update

Friends and neighbors, It was a fast moving week at the Capitol with committee hearings, constituent meetings, staff meetings and all in the midst of the everchanging chaos that is the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. I…