2017 deer season: important information to remember
Neighbors, In a little more than a week, men, women, and children across Minnesota will wake up early and venture out into the crisp fall air for the opening of the firearm deer season. The…
Sen. Utke encourages residents of northern Minnesota to attend MnDOT listening session on state’s ditch mowing policy
Senator Paul Utke is encouraging residents to participate in a public listening session hosted the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) regarding the state’s ditch mowing policy. The public comment session, which will be hosted in Crookston…
Senator Weber on the closing of Pilgrim’s Pride in Luverne
After the announcement that Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation will be closing its Luverne poultry processing plant, and laying off 200 employees, Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) issued the following statement: “The closing of the Pilgim’s Pride poultry…
Legislature asks court to enforce order that restored funding
The legislature filed a motion with Ramsey County District Court Wednesday requesting the court enforce or clarify the July 20, 2017 judgment. In that ruling, Judge John Guthmann voided Governor Dayton’s line-item vetoes and restored…
MnDOT ditch mowing listening session to be held in Morris
Senator Andrew Lang (R-Olivia) would like constituents to be aware of a listening session regarding the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) ditch mowing policy. The session, which is part of a series of meetings held…
Sen. Eichorn’s statement on MPCA’s proposed sulfate water quality standard
Earlier this afternoon Sen. Justin Eichorn delivered testimony in Virginia, Minnesota at a public hearing hosted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency regarding their proposed changes to the state’s sulfate water quality standards. The senator…
Sen. Kiffmeyer sets the record straight on cyber security funding
Statement from Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer, chair of the State Government Finance Committee, and Representative Sarah Anderson, chair of the House State Government Finance Committee, on Gov. Dayton’s false claim regarding cyber security funding by the…
Senator Weber invites southwestern Minnesota residents to attend listening session regarding MnDOT ditch mowing policy
Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) invites constituents to attend a listening session regarding the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) ditch mowing policy. The session, which is part of a series of meetings held around the state,…
Senator Rosen statement on REAL ID compliance extension
On October 18, the US Department of Homeland Security formally granted Minnesota a one year extension to comply with federal REAL ID standards. The new extension will expire on October 10, 2018. The extension gives…
Sen. Carla Nelson receives 2017 Friend of Public Education Award
The Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD) presented Senator Carla Nelson [R-Rochester] with its 2017 Friend of Public Education Award at its recent board of directors meeting. The AMSD Friend of Public Education Award is…
Jasinski: Ag2School property tax credit helps Greater Minnesota schools
Ag2School property tax credit helps Greater Minnesota schools By: Sen. John Jasinski Note: this column originally ran in the Owatonna People’s Press The 2017 legislative session was fantastic for K-12 schools across Minnesota. The Republican-led…
Chamberlain: Mending the cultural and political divide
Mending the cultural and political divide By Sen. Roger Chamberlain Note: this column originally appeared in Press Publications newspapers. A cross, a ring, and a flag. The cross never comes off, the ring rarely comes…
Sen. Carla Nelson: Minnesotans can fly worry free
The federal government extended Minnesota’s waiver to comply with federal REAL ID standards until at least October 10, 2018, at which point Minnesota driver’s licenses will be REAL ID compliant, announced Senator Carla Nelson [R-Rochester].…
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka’s statement on Gov. Dayton signing the 1332 waiver regarding reinsurance
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-Nisswa) issued the following statement: “Gov. Dayton’s action on our federal waiver today was the right thing to do for the thousands of Minnesota families facing huge increases in their…
Sen. Eichorn: New York Times’ disparaging comments about miners are deeply offensive
I was appalled when I read some of the comments from anti-mining activists in a recent New York Times article. The environmental activists in the article called our union miners “resentful” and said they “do…
Sen. Gazelka on Palmer amaranth’s discovery in Todd County
With the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s announcement that Palmer amaranth, a fast-spread noxious weed, has been discovered in Todd County, Senate Leader Paul Gazelka (R-Nisswa) issued the following statement: “The discovery of Palmer amaranth in…
Senator Newman issues clarifying statement on the rejection of public union employment contracts
After receiving comments regarding last week’s decision by the Subcommittee on Employee Relations to reject the state employee contracts for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal (AFSCME) Council 5 and Minnesota Association of…
Sen. Eric Pratt statement on REAL ID extension
Senator Eric Pratt has issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s extension of Minnesota’s waiver to comply with the federal REAL ID law: “Yesterday, the federal government made clear that every…