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December 21, 2016

Republicans nominate Cal Ludeman for Secretary of Senate

Senate Republicans announced Cal Ludeman will be nominated to serve as Secretary of the Senate, a position he previously held from 2011-2013. Ludeman’s considerable experience in state government includes three terms in the Minnesota House…

December 16, 2016

Republicans will be ready to work on day one

Special Session statement from Majority Leader-elect Paul Gazelka: “I am very disappointed that after months of negotiations an agreement was not made in time to hold a special session. There were a number of key…

Sen. Paul Gazelka elected as Majority Leader

December 15, 2016

Special session statement from Senate Majority Leader-elect Paul Gazelka

“Senate Republicans are at the Capitol today, ready to continue working on a special session agreement with anyone who’s willing. No matter what, we look forward to a new dynamic in 2017 when Senate Republicans…

November 30, 2016

Statement of Senate Republicans regarding Civil War paintings in the Minnesota State Capitol

After the Capitol Preservation Commission voted to recommend leaving Civil War paintings displayed in the Governor’s reception room in the Capitol, Senate Republican Leader Paul Gazelka released the following statement: “The attempt to remove these…

November 22, 2016

Senate Republicans put emphasis on health care in new committee structure

Just two weeks after winning the Senate majority, Republicans announced a restructuring of Senate committees and revealed committee chairmanships for the 2017-18 biennium. The new, flat committee structure will eliminate the need for subcommittees and…

November 15, 2016

Senate Republicans announce deputy and assistant leaders

Senate Republicans today announced the addition of six leaders, including two deputy leaders and four assistant leaders. Senator Michelle Benson (Ham Lake) and Senator Jeremy Miller (Winona) were appointed as Deputy Leaders. Sen. Benson held an…

November 10, 2016

Senate Republicans choose Sen. Paul Gazelka to lead new majority

Sen. Paul Gazelka was elected today by Minnesota Senate Republicans to lead their new majority heading into the 2017 legislative session. This is the first time in Minnesota history Republicans will have the majority in…

November 9, 2016

Minnesota Republicans regain Senate majority

Senate Republicans picked up six seats in yesterday’s election and will control the Senate for a four-year term for the first time since the Minnesota legislature organized by party designation. Republicans won seats in Greater…

October 20, 2016

Election Year Stunt: Five Questions to ask Senate Democrats about MNsure

Today Senate Democrats will hold a press conference to call for a special session to resolve the healthcare crisis caused by their blind devotion to MNsure. Republican Leader David Hann released the following statement: “Today’s press…

October 20, 2016

Senate Republicans push alternatives to MNsure after federal audit finds it vulnerable to hackers

Minnesotans should not be forced to risk identity theft on an unsecure website. (St. Paul, MN…) Senate Republicans renewed their call to allow Minnesotans to purchase health insurance plans outside of MNsure and still qualify…

October 10, 2016

Opinion: State must help those facing financial ruin from health care costs

With insurance premiums slated to go through the roof, Minnesota should set up a health care reinsurance pool. It can be done and it must be done. More than 250,000 Minnesotans are in for a…

October 4, 2016

Opinion: Republican solutions can solve Minnesota’s health insurance woes

Bend the cost curve by giving consumers more choices, stripping away unnecessary regulations and providing tax relief on insurance premiums. Now that MNsure’s rates have been released, Minnesotans are finally able to assess the damage…

October 3, 2016

Future Senate committee chairs lay out plans to repair Minnesota’s broken healthcare system

Republican plans will lower health insurance costs and increase choices Senate Republicans today vowed to pass bold legislation to lower health insurance costs and make more options available to Minnesotans when they reconvene as the…

September 30, 2016

Senate Republican Leader David Hann’s statement on MNsure rate releases

The health insurance market in Minnesota has been devastated by policies based on ideology rather than economics. Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are losing their health insurance because of dropped plans, health care costs are…

September 1, 2016

Middle Class Loses Again With MNsure Rate Increase

Statement of Senate Republican Leader David Hann regarding today’s announcement that insurance rates for Minnesotans stuck in the individual market using MNsure are rising as much as 50%: “ObamaCare and MNsure have been disastrous…

July 18, 2016

Sen. Ingebrigtsen to introduce Senate resolution supporting police, denouncing Gov. Dayton’s accusations of racism

In the wake of multiple police fatalities in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria) will introduce a resolution in the special session to affirm the Minnesota legislature’s commitment to support peace officers. The…

July 12, 2016

Statement of Senate Republican Leader David Hann on the passing of Sen. James Metzen

“With the passing of Sen. Metzen, the Minnesota Senate lost a great leader and my colleagues and I lost a good friend. Jim was a true public servant who fought tirelessly for the people of…

June 29, 2016

Senate Ethics Committee urged to resume investigation into complaint regarding Sen. Jeff Hayden

Voting public deserves to know whether Hayden personally profited from improper expenditures of tax dollars and lied under oath about misconduct (St. Paul, MN…) Senate Republican Leader David Hann renewed his call for the Ethics…

June 7, 2016

Statement of Senate Republican Leader David Hann on prospects of a special session

“House Republicans did their job this year, negotiated in good faith and passed bipartisan bills on the priorities most important to Minnesotans. Unfortunately, Senate Democrats and Gov. Dayton deliberately obstructed progress. First, Senate Democrats blocked…

June 2, 2016

Senate Republican Leader David Hann initiates letter of legislative intent

(St Paul, MN…) In response to Governor Dayton’s imminent veto of the tax bill, Senate Republican Leader David Hann (R-Eden Prairie) requested legislative leaders jointly sign a letter clarifying the legislative intent of the bill.…