Senator Roger Chamberlain OAK

Chamberlain: Schools must reopen this fall

COVID- 19 has impacted all aspects of our lives. Most notably on children’s education. Distance learning was the temporary fall back to continue their education, but we now know it is not working for many…
Senator John Jasinski

Jasinski: Let schools decide whether to reopen

The biggest concern I am hearing about these days – by far – is whether or not Minnesota is going to reopen schools this fall. The governor has said he will announce his decision around…

Senator Miller update: Special Session, part 2

Greetings from the district, As you may have heard, Governor Walz has called the Legislature back for another special session. This special session, like the previous, was required when the governor decided to extend his…

Sen. Johnson: Can we get our State Government Back … Please?

On Monday, the Minnesota Senate voted on a bipartisan resolution to end Governor Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency powers relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote aims to end the state’s longest peacetime emergency in history,…
Senator Jerry Relph

Senator Relph 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…
Sen. Carrie Ruud

Senator Ruud 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…