Lieske: Reflections on my first session

Friends and neighbors – My first session as your state senator came to a close at the end of May. In the coming months I’ll recap some of the new laws and changes that took…

Gruenhagen: Democrat trifecta disregards regular Minnesotans

Friends and neighbors, The legislative session wrapped up on May 22. Democrats have been falling all over themselves to call the legislation they passed “transformational.” They are right, but not in the way they think.…

Senator Dornink: Raising the bar

Friends and neighbors,Small businesses are the engine driving communities like ours. They provide goods and services to their neighbors and quality jobs across the state. It takes a special drive to put in the long…

Senator Bill Weber: Reflecting on the 2023 legislative session

Friends and neighbors,  The 2023 Minnesota legislative session was in many ways the toughest session out of eleven that I have experienced.  Whether the legalization of late-term abortions or loss of parental rights.  Whether a historic defunding…

Senator Drazkowski speech on emergency nursing home aid

Note: This was a speech given by Senator Steve Drazkowski, on May 19, 2023 during the debate on SF 2934, the Omnibus Human Services Appropriation Conference Committee Report, on a motion to reject the Report…