News – Page 19 – Minnesota Senate Republicans

May 4, 2024

Bloated Health and Human Services budget increases fees, creates sweeping mandates, limits personal freedoms

Senate Democrats today passed a highly-partisan Health and Human Services omnibus budget bill that implements controversial mandates, decreases quality of care, and increases government spending. The cost of the bill equates to $46.37 million in…

May 3, 2024

Senate Democrats’ partisan cannabis bill ignores child safety, further complicates licensure process

In a rush to legalize cannabis last year, Democrats created numerous challenges for Minnesotans. Instead of repairing the problems in this bill, Senate Democrats today passed legislation that makes the licensure process even more convoluted…

May 3, 2024

Senator Bruce Anderson: Restoring trust with the people of Minnesota

Friends and neighbors, As we approach the end of the legislative session, the Minnesota Senate faces a new kind of challenge. By now you have probably heard that Senator Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) was arrested and…

May 3, 2024

Lieske: Will Sen. Mitchell’s situation affect controversial bills like gun control?

Friends and neighbors, Wanted to give you a brief update on two issues I have been hearing about a lot around our district. As you probably know, Senator Mitchell, a Democrat from Woodbury, is facing…

May 3, 2024

Senator Westrom: Upholding the integrity of the Senate

Friends and neighbors, Near the end of this year’s session, the Minnesota Senate finds itself in unprecedented, uncharted waters. By now you have probably heard that State Senator Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) was arrested on the morning…

May 2, 2024

Senator Dornink: Connecting Minnesota students to high-demand job opportunities

Friends and neighbors, We are in the final weeks of the 2024 legislative session, and there is still a lot of important work that needs to be done for the people of Minnesota. On a…

Robert Farnsworth, John Jasinski, Andrew Lang

May 2, 2024

Governor Walz signs Farnsworth bill renaming Hwy 169 ‘Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway’

Today Governor Tim Walz (D-Minnesota) signed Sen. Farnsworth’s (R- Hibbing) bill that renames portions of US Highway 169 from Marble to Mountain Iron the “Senator David J. Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway” in a bill…

May 2, 2024

Coleman Supports Protecting Consumers from Undisclosed Junk Fees

Senator Coleman (R-Waconia) supported legislation on Wednesday to protect consumers from hidden junk fees that get tied into final purchase prices right before payment. These fees often cause significant price increases for products and services.…

May 1, 2024

Limmer votes for consumer protections from undisclosed junk fees

Senator Warren Limmer (R- Maple Grove) voted today to protect Minnesotans from hidden “junk fees” that are added to the actual cost of items and services that are frequently not disclosed until just before payment.…

May 1, 2024

Holding the Senate to the Highest Standard

A few weeks ago, a sitting senator committed a heinous crime – a burglary into a family member’s home in the middle of the night that resulted in a felony. This was unprecedented news, and…

May 1, 2024

Minnesota Senate passes bill honoring former Granite Falls mayor

On Monday, April 29, the Minnesota Senate unanimously approved Senate File 3766. The bill allows for the bridge on marked U.S. Highway 212 over the Minnesota River in the city of Granite Falls to be…

May 1, 2024

Lang Votes to Uphold Integrity of the Senate After Member Charged with Felony Burglary Casts Deciding Vote

On Monday, the Minnesota Senate approved bills under a cloud of controversy following the arrest, and subsequent charging of Senator Nicole Mitchell (D-Woodbury) for felony burglary. Mitchell’s deciding vote on the Senate Floor casts a…

May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024 Memos

Members of the Press: Please see the attached letter delivered to Sen. Murphy this morning. Read the letter During yesterday’s floor debate, Senator Murphy was asked whether Senator Mitchell is a member of the Democrat…

May 1, 2024

Senate unanimously passes Farnsworth bill naming ‘Tomassoni Cross Range Way’

Today the Minnesota Senate passed SF 3881, a bill that renames portions of US Highway 169 from Marble to Mountain Iron the Senator David J. Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway. The bill was authored by Sen. Robert Farnsworth…

May 1, 2024

Drazkowski Video Release: Senate Democrats continue to cover for Senator Mitchell

Minnesota State Senator Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) spoke Tuesday in support of a Senate Republican motion that would make it the formal position of the Senate that Democrat Senator Nicole Mitchell should resign in the wake…

April 30, 2024

Draheim: Democrats push more gun control bills

Friends and neighbors, On April 18, the Senate Finance Committee debated two highly contentious gun control bills that seek to introduce new penalties and restrictions on gun ownership. These proposals largely target law-abiding gun owners…

April 30, 2024

Housley motion requests Senate Secretary to prepare formal request for Sen. Mitchell’s resignation

Today Senator Karin Housley (R-Stillwater) filed a motion on the Senate floor in response to the felony committed by Senator Nicole Mitchell last Monday. The motion asked that “The Secretary of the Senate, on behalf…

April 30, 2024

Statement from Senator Lieske on Democrat facing felony charge casting deciding votes

The Minnesota Senate on Monday approved a supplemental Jobs finance bill under a cloud of controversy, with the deciding vote cast by Democrat Senator Nicole Mitchell who is currently charged with felony first degree burglary…

April 30, 2024

Gruenhagen: Sen. Mitchell casts tiebreaking votes while facing felony charge and ethics investigation

Friends and neighbors, I have a troubling update on the controversy surrounding Senator Nicole Mitchell, the Democrat who is charged with felony first degree burglary and who is the subject of a pending ethics investigation. …

April 30, 2024

Senator Bill Weber congratulates local 2024 Century Farms

Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) today congratulated Minnesota family farms, including the five Century Farms in Senate District 21, that have been recognized as Century Farms and Sesquicentennial Farms by the Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau. This…