Senate approves bipartisan COVID-19 emergency relief package

The Minnesota Senate today overwhelmingly approved a $216 million emergency relief bill to help small businesses affected by Gov. Tim Walz’s most recent executive order. The goal of the relief package is speed: businesses are…

Westrom: Update on protecting Minnesota’s elections

Friends and neighbors, Today I signed on to a letter asking for Minnesota to be included in a lawsuit against states where there has been potentially unconstitutional election activity. During session, Secretary of State Steve…

Sen. Utke legislative update: Line 3 and Budget news!

Greetings, Senate District 2!  In addition to sharing some exciting news from the week, I take a closer look at what the recently released November economic forecast means for Minnesotans and the upcoming session. Minnesota…
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Jasinski: What the budget forecast means for Minnesotans

What the budget forecast means for Minnesotans By: Senator John Jasinski As you may have read, a new economic forecast came out on December 1. These forecasts are what legislators will use to guide budget…

Senator Newman statement on Minnesota’s budget forecast

The office of Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) on Tuesday released its annual November economic forecast. The report, which details the state’s budget picture, projects a surplus of $641 million for the current 2020-21 budget…