Environment Finance Bill Increases Prices for Minnesota Consumers

The Minnesota Senate approved an Environment and Natural Resources Supplemental Finance Bill on Monday containing hyper-partisan provisions imposing new costly regulations on Minnesota employers. The most controversial provision in the bill is the Packaging Waste and Cost…
Warren Limmer

Senate Republicans secure religious liberties in Minnesota 

After weeks of negotiations, Senator Warren Limmer (R- Maple Grove) today amended the 2024 Minnesota Human Rights bill with language that reinstates religious liberty protections that were removed by the Senate Democrats last year. “Religious…
Rarick

A Failure to Put Students First

Earlier this week, Senate Democrats brought forward an education bill that fails to address many of the concerns that schools have had since last year’s legislation passed. Despite the “historic investments” that Democrats have touted…

Gruenhagen: Protecting children from the dangers of cannabis

Friends and neighbors,  On Friday, the Senate approved a new bill that makes a number of troubling changes to Minnesota’s rushed and dangerous cannabis legalization law.   It is a misguided bill that fails to adequately…

Koran Update: Proxy Voting, Work From Home, And Much More

Friends and Neighbors, I’ll keep this introduction short as there is A LOT to cover in this week’s newsletter.  From proxy voting by legislators to the alleged Equal Rights Amendment, you’ll find an overview of…

A Bloated Health and Human Services Budget

Democrats recently brought forward a concerning and partisan Health and Human Services Omnibus budget bill. It was bloated with controversial mandates, measures that will decrease the quality of care for folks across the state, and…