Senator Koran votes to remove Governor Walz’s emergency powers

The Governor called the Senate back to the Capitol today for a second special session. In response, Senate Republicans presented a resolution intended to eliminate the Governor’s peacetime emergency powers initially enacted to prepare the…
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Senator Housley responds to MDH guidance for long term care visits

Today the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced that nursing homes and assisted living facilities will be able to allow scheduled visits from family and friends designated as “essential caregivers”. In response, Senator Karin Housley…

Senator Miller: Feedback on reopening schools this fall

Greetings from the district, Over the last several weeks, I have received a significant number of questions, input, and feedback from parents, teachers, school administrators, and students from across the district regarding the fall school…

New Drug Transparency Law Enacted in July

The “Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act” law went into effect on July 1st. The bill was put in place to provide greater clarity in healthcare pricing. It requires prescription drug makers to report pricing increase…

Senator Johnson Pushes to Defend Minnesota’s Unborn Children

On Thursday, the Senate Rules Committee approved obtaining legal counsel to assist the Attorney General’s office in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn decades of bipartisan, common-sense laws protecting the rights of the unborn.  “Sanctity…

Senate Republicans respond to PhRMA lawsuit

Senator Paul Gazelka released the following statement in response to the lawsuit filed by PhRMA: “We are very disappointed with the drug manufacturers’ lawsuit against the Alec Smith Act after so much work went into…

Senator Nelson Responds to PhRMA Lawsuit

Minnesota state Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) today released the following statement in response to the lawsuit filed by PhRMA against the Alec Smith Affordable Insulin Act:   “The pharmaceutical industry’s decision to sue in order…

Senator Jasinski Responds to PhRMA Lawsuit

Minnesota state Senator John Jasinski (R-Faribault) today released the following statement in response to the lawsuit filed by PhRMA against the Alec Smith Affordable Insulin Act:   “A lot of people spent a lot of…