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January 26, 2021

Senator Senjem responds to Governor Walz’s proposed tax and spend budget

On Tuesday, Gov. 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 Senator David Senjem (R-Rochester) released the following statement in…

January 26, 2021

Senator Eichorn: Governor Walz’s Wrong to Propose Tax Increases on Small Businesses and Families

(St. Paul) — Governor Tim Walz released his proposal for the upcoming two-year state budget on Tuesday. The Governor’s $52.4 billion budget proposal would be the largest budget in state history. The proposal increases taxes…

January 26, 2021

Senator Mathews responds to Governor Walz’s budget

On Tuesday, Governor Walz announced his biennial budget proposal for the next two years. After the year that Minnesota has had, we must work to create a stronger, more unified state for our constituents without…

January 26, 2021

Senator Coleman: Governor’s Budget Is Not The Solution

(St. Paul) — Governor Tim Walz released his proposal for the upcoming two-year state budget on Tuesday. The Governor’s $52.4 billion budget proposal would be the largest budget in state history. The proposal increases taxes…

January 26, 2021

Senator Rarick responds to Governor Walz’s proposed tax and spend budget

On Tuesday, Gov. 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 Senator Jason Rarick (R-Pine City) released the following statement…

January 26, 2021

Senator Weber responds to Governor Walz’s proposed tax and spend budget

On Tuesday, Gov. 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. Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) released the following statement in…

January 26, 2021

Senator Anderson responds to the Governor’s budget

On Tuesday, Governor Walz announced his biennial budget for the next two years. After the year that Minnesota has had, there was optimism to work together to create a stronger, more unified state for our…

January 26, 2021

Senator Jasinski responds to Gov. Walz’s budget proposal

Today Gov. Tim Walz announced his 2021 budget proposal, which calls for $52.4 billion in spending and more than $1.6 billion in new taxes. It represents a spending increase of $4.4 billion from the previous…

January 26, 2021

Senator Nelson responds to Gov. Walz’s budget proposal

Today Gov. Tim Walz announced his 2021 budget proposal, which calls for $52.4 billion in spending and more than $1.6 billion in new taxes. It represents a spending increase of $4.4 billion from the previous…

January 26, 2021

Senator David Osmek responds to Governor Walz’s proposed tax and spend budget

On Tuesday, Gov. 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 Senator David Osmek (R-Mound) released the following statement in…

January 26, 2021

Gazelka: A budget that increases taxes is not a Minnesota priority

Majority Leader Paul Gazelka released the following statement in response to the Governor’s budget announcement today: “I have been clear since day one of session: we are not balancing the budget with tax increases. A budget…

January 26, 2021

Senator Howe Sees Flaws in MPCA’s Plan to Adopt California Emissions

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Senate held a joint hearing with the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy and Legacy Committees regarding the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) intention to adopt the California Emission Standards…

January 26, 2021

Senator Chamberlain: Just say “no” to tax increases

Minnesota Senate Education Committee Chairman Roger Chamberlain (R-Lino Lakes) today issued the following statement about Gov. Walz’s budget proposal. You can view the video release here. Transcript: “I am going to talk for a moment…

January 25, 2021

Sen. Chamberlain statement on mental health aspects of social media

Friends and neighbors – Today I chaired a meeting of the Education Committee where were dug into some of the mental health problems that children are experiencing to due social media. In Minnesota, we have…

January 25, 2021

Senator Chamberlain statement on Gov. Walz’s education plan

Senate Education Committee Chairman Roger Chamberlain (R-Lino Lakes) issued the following statement in response to the announcement of Gov. Walz’s education plan today. “The governor’s plan has some things we can agree on, but overall…

January 25, 2021

Senator Pratt’s Unemployment Insurance Bill Passes Senate Unanimously

The Senate today unanimously passed bipartisan legislation chief-authored by Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) that would hold employers harmless to unemployment insurance experience ratings due to COVID-19 closures and shutdowns. Record unemployment in 2020 as…

January 25, 2021

Sen. Rich Draheim 1.22.21 Legislative Update

Neighbors,The work of the State Senate continues even as we saw a new President Inaugurated this week. All of my committees met this week and I was happy to chair 2 meetings of the Housing…

January 25, 2021

Sen. Rarick’s 1.22.21 Legislative Update

Hello Neighbor, We are at the end of week three in the Minnesota Senate. So far this session, I have held two informational hearings in the Labor and Industry Committee that I chair, and I…

January 25, 2021

Senator Rosen, Minnesota Senate holds hearings about the impact of proposed California vehicle emissions rules in Minnesota

The Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee recently held a hearing featuring a number of ‘regular’ Minnesotans to learn about how the governor’s proposal to implement California’s vehicle-emissions rules in Minnesota. The governor is attempting to bypass…

January 22, 2021

Majority Leader Paul Gazelka’s statement on the Annual March for Life

On Friday, thousands of Minnesotans gathered virtually to support the annual March for Life. On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions legalized abortion on demand nationwide. Each year, pro-life Minnesotans…