Senator Dornink: A reflection on the meaning of service

Friends and neighbors, Memorial Day recently passed, and I want to start off by acknowledging all the brave men and women who have served, who are currently serving, and those who sacrificed their lives for…

Gruenhagen: Follow climate science, not alarmism

Friends and neighbors, During a recent debate on a comprehensive energy bill, I gave a speech on the Senate floor expressing my concerns about the misguided push toward unreliable solar and wind energy sources. Our…

Lieske: Condemn Democrats’ cynical power politics

Friends and neighbors,  On Thursday, Minnesota DFL Party Chair Ken Martin called for Democrat Senator Nicole Mitchell to resign.  The timing comes as no surprise. This is exactly what we expected from the Democrats –…

Koran Update: End of Session Wrap

Dear Friends and Neighbors, After 14 weeks, the 93rd legislative biennium has adjourned – and certainly not the way I would have ever thought it would have!  I hope you find the information in this…

Democrats Undermined Democracy in Final Hours of Session

In the final hour of session, Democrats committed an appalling abuse of power. They rammed a 1,400-page bill through both the House and Senate in under 30 minutes, completely ignoring Republicans as we called for…

A Disgrace to Democracy

By now, I’m sure most saw the absolutely reprehensible actions taken on the Senate Floor in the final hours of the legislative session. With less than 2 hours to go before adjournment, it was announced…
Rarick

Democrats Abandoning Minnesotans

The two-year biennium has ended in a way that I have not seen in all my years serving in the House and Senate. In the minutes before midnight, as a culmination of the two years…
Robert Farnsworth Keetac

Sen. Farnsworth congratulates Keetac on facility expansion

Investment ushers in new generation of iron ore mining on the Range Today Senator Robert Farnsworth (R-Hibbing) attend the ribbon cutting for the new facility expansion at Keetac in Keewatin, MN. “I’m incredibly proud of…
Johnson Demuth end of session presser

House and Senate GOP Leaders ask Walz to veto Tax bill

The Leaders cite concerns for constitutionality, process, and precedent Today, House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth (R- Cold Spring) and Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson (R- East Grand Forks) wrote to Governor Tim Walz to veto…

Death of Democracy

In the final hours of session, Democrats took some of the most appalling actions I’ve ever seen. After 10:00 pm, with less than 2 hours left in session, Democrats convened a conference committee to announce…