Senator John Jasinski

Senator Jasinski attending Midwest Political Leaders Delegation to Taiwan

Minnesota Senator John Jasinski (R-Faribault) is attending an exclusive 10-member, bipartisan, multi-state U.S. Midwest Political Leaders Delegation to Taiwan from July 21 – July 27. Minnesota Senate President Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) is also part of the delegation. The…

New laws effective August 1, 2019

As a result of bills passed and signed into law during the most recent legislative session, the following is a selection of new laws that will go into effect on August 1, 2019: Hospital billing…

Sen. Ingebrigtsen responds to resignation of former DHS commissioner

Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria) issued the following statement regarding former Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Tony Lourey’s resignation.“Republicans have repeatedly raised concerns about serious flaws in Governor Walz’s administration in regards to the management and…
Senator Bruce Anderson

Senator Anderson legislative update: July 12

Friends and neighbors, Next month, Minnesota Veterans Affairs is hosting a Community Mental Health Summit. Veterans, Service members, and their families, are encouraged to utilize the variety of resources that will be available. They are…
Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer

Senator Kiffmeyer update: July 12th

Boards and Commissions There are many vacancies for state boards, councils, and committees. The open positions are currently accepting applications online within 21 days of the “publish date”. There are a variety of openings including…

Sen. Dahms responds to proposed insurance rates

Senator Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) issued the following statement in response to proposed premium rate changes for plans sold on the individual insurance market for 2020. The rate changes released by the Commerce Department range from…

New medication repository program begins

Last session, Senator Scott Jensen (R-Chaska) worked with pharmacy students to pass medication repository language in the Health and Human Services Omnibus bill. Senator Jensen views this approach to reducing waste in health care as…