Majority Leader Paul Gazelka Earns Guardian of Small Business Award

The state’s major small business group, the National Federation of Independent Business Minnesota, named Majority Leader Paul Gazelka an NFIB Guardian of Small Business.  Senator Gazelka’s award was based on votes taken during the 2019-2020 Sessions of…
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Senator Eric Pratt Celebrates Guardian of Small Business Award

The state’s major small business group, the National Federation of Independent Business Minnesota, with close to 10,000 members, named Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) an NFIB Guardian of Small Business.  NFIB gives out its Guardian…

Senator Jason Rarick’s 1.29.21 Legislative Update

Hello Neighbor, Over the next few weeks, I will share the legislative priorities that I am supporting in 2021. You will hear a lot of discussion about budgets and what the legislature should do for…

Senator Rich Draheim’s 1.29.21 Legislative Update

Neighbors,We had another busy week in St. Paul as the Governor released his budget on Tuesday and the Senate Majority released Minnesota’s Priorities late last week.  I continue to take lots of meetings, albeit virtually,…

Senator Mark Koran’s First Month Legislative Update

Vaccines for 65 plus It’s no secret that Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out has been slower than the national average and much slower than our neighboring states. In fact, the percentage of distributed vaccines that have been administered in Minnesota…
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Senator Bill Weber’s 2.1.21Legislative Update

Hello Neighbor,We are wrapping up the first month of the session here at the Capitol in St. Paul. It has been a flurry of bill introductions and learning new technology to accomplish our work, but…

Senator Eric Pratt Responds to Governor Walz’s Budget

On Tuesday Governor Tim Walz released his proposal for the upcoming two-year state budget. The $52.4 billion budget proposal would be the largest budget in state history, and it will increase taxes by $1.66 billion.…