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October 28, 2019

Senator Senjem named ‘Legislator of the Year’ for work on mental illness

In November, National Association on Mental Illness–Minnesota (NAMI) will name Senator David Senjem (R-Rochester) as its ‘Legislator of the Year’. The award honors Senator Senjem for his years of legislative advocacy in the area of…

October 28, 2019

Senator Chamberlain statement on Dept. of Health and Dept. of Labor and Industry order to cease Water Gremlin operations

Friends and neighbors, Earlier today the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced they issued an order to immediately cease operations at Water Gremlin. The tragic news is children…

October 28, 2019

Senator Johnson Calls for Disaster Declaration to Address Northwest Minnesota Harvest

State Senator Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) and DFL colleague Kent Eken (D- Twin Valley) sent a bipartisan letter today to Governor Walz requesting an executive order declaring an emergency to deal with the extensive…

October 25, 2019

Senate Health and Human Services Committee to hold St. Cloud listening session about prescription drug costs

On Monday, October 28, the Senator Jerry Relph (R-St. Cloud) and Senator Michelle Benson (R-Ham Lake), chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee, will hold a listening session in St.…

October 24, 2019

Senate Republicans have a plan to fix the insulin affordability problem

Senate Republicans have a plan to fix the insulin affordability problem By: Senator John Jasinski Unless you are a diabetic, there is a pretty good chance you have heard more about insulin in 2019 than…

October 22, 2019

Sen. Carla Nelson renews call for ‘Tobacco 21’ to combat the growing vaping epidemic

Nelson chief-authored legislation to raise the statewide age for purchasing tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21 Senator Carla Nelson renewed her call to raise Minnesota’s age to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to twenty-one to combat…

October 21, 2019

Sen. Eric Pratt, Sen. Justin Eichorn to lead Iron Range jobs tour

Senators will visit mines and other businesses vital to the economic success of the Iron Range On October 23rd and 24th, Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake), Chairman of the Senate Jobs and Economic Growth Committee,…

October 21, 2019

Senate Capital Investment Committee to hear bonding requests in southwest Minnesota

This week, the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee will consider nearly 30 area capital requests as part of the third leg of its #MNfrastructure statewide bonding tour of bonding requests across southwest Minnesota. The committee will…

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October 20, 2019

Senate Capital Investment Committee to visit capital requests in south central, southwest Minnesota

This week, the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee will tour area capital requests as part of the third leg of its #MNfrastructure statewide bonding tour of funding requests across Southwestern Minnesota. The committee will engage in a…

October 18, 2019

Senate Health and Human Services Committee chair to hold listening sessions around Minnesota about prescription drug costs

Minnesota families are finding their budgets stretched thin due to the rising cost of prescription drugs. Senate Republicans have heard the outcry and have planned a series of listening sessions around the state with Health…

October 18, 2019

Senators Newman, Jensen to join Capital Investment Committee at area project requests

On Tuesday, October 22, the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee will visit the area as part of the third leg of its #MNfrastructure statewide bonding tour. The stops come at the beginning of the committee’s three-day…

October 18, 2019

Senator Pratt, Capital Investment Committee to hear area project requests

On Tuesday, October 22, the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee will visit the area as part of the third leg of its #MNfrastructure statewide bonding tour. The stops come at the beginning of the committee’s three-day…

October 18, 2019

Senator Senjem to lead bonding committee tour in Southwestern Minnesota

Next week, the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee will continue its MNfrastructure bonding tour in Southwestern Minnesota. The tour, which will take place Tuesday, October 22 through Thursday, October 24, is the third in a series of…

October 18, 2019

Western Lake Superior Sanity District approved for Public Facilities Authority Funding

The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) recently announced $23.4 million in water infrastructure loans and grants, including more than $7 million for the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District. “WLSSD is one of the biggest wastewater treatment facilities…

October 18, 2019

Senator Hall and Senate Health and Human Services Committee to hold listening sessions around Minnesota about prescription drug costs

Minnesota families are finding their budgets stretched thin due to the rising cost of prescription drugs. Senate Republicans have heard the outcry and have planned a series of listening sessions around the state with the…

October 18, 2019

Senator Senjem named ‘Legislator of the Year’ for work on mental illness

Senator Chamberlain statement on Dept. of Health and Dept. of Labor and Industry order to cease Water Gremlin operations

Senator Johnson Calls for Disaster Declaration to Address Northwest Minnesota Harvest

Senate Health and Human Services Committee to hold St. Cloud listening session about prescription drug costs

Senate Republicans have a plan to fix the insulin affordability problem

Sen. Carla Nelson renews call for ‘Tobacco 21’ to combat the growing vaping epidemic

Sen. Eric Pratt, Sen. Justin Eichorn to lead Iron Range jobs tour

Senate Capital Investment Committee to hear bonding requests in southwest Minnesota

Senate Capital Investment Committee to visit capital requests in south central, southwest Minnesota

Senate Health and Human Services Committee chair to hold listening sessions around Minnesota about prescription drug costs

Senators Newman, Jensen to join Capital Investment Committee at area project requests

Senator Pratt, Capital Investment Committee to hear area project requests

Senator Senjem to lead bonding committee tour in Southwestern Minnesota

Western Lake Superior Sanity District approved for Public Facilities Authority Funding

Senator Hall and Senate Health and Human Services Committee to hold listening sessions around Minnesota about prescription drug costs

St. James approved for sewer and water infrastructure funding

Senator Anderson Legislative Update

Senator Anderson shadows local principals

Senator Weber criticizes Court’s feedlot decision

Senator Newman calls for changes to state’s driver’s testing procedures