News – Page 53 – Minnesota Senate Republicans

April 18, 2023

Senator Bahr: Democrats’ Public Safety budget bill is a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card for criminals

On Friday, April 14, Senate Democrats forced through a Public Safety budget bill that makes thousands of criminals eligible for early release and reduces sentences for violent offenders. This legislation also allocates millions of dollars…

April 18, 2023

Senate Democrats’ Higher Education budget fails to solve rising tuition, declining enrollment, and campus safety

Today Senate Democrats passed a Higher Education omnibus bill that funnels millions to colleges with decreasing enrollment, creates a program to implement free tuition for select students, and negatively modifies the Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment…

April 18, 2023

Senate Democrats’ Higher Education budget fails to solve rising tuition, declining enrollment, and campus safety

Today Senate Democrats passed a Higher Education omnibus bill that funnels millions to colleges with decreasing enrollment, creates a program to implement free tuition for select students, and negatively modifies the Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment…

April 18, 2023

Kreun Bill Funding Hwy 65 Safety Improvements Heard in Transportation Committee

Yesterday in the Transportation Committee, Senator Michael Kreun (R-Blaine) presented two pieces of legislation that fund the redesign, repair, and rebuild of Highway 65 in Blaine. SF-551 and SF-862 work in tandem to fully fund the project through a…

April 18, 2023

Nelson presents bills to fund Highway 14/44 interchange

Watch the bill presentation. Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) today presented two bills to the Senate Transportation Committee that would provide funding for the Highway 14/44 interchange, known as one of the most dangerous intersections in…

April 18, 2023

Senator Mathews blasts Democrats’ Public Safety budget bill as a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card for criminals

On Friday, April 14, Senate Democrats forced through a Public Safety budget bill that makes thousands of criminals eligible for early release and reduces sentences for violent offenders. This legislation also funnels millions of dollars…

April 18, 2023

Koran Presents Three Vital Road Projects for North Branch and Chisago County to Senate Transportation Committee

Watch the bill presentations. Senator Mark Koran (R-North Branch) today received a hearing in the Senate Transportation Committee for three crucial road projects in Senate District 28, aimed at improving safety and infrastructure for the…

April 17, 2023

GRUENHAGEN: Senate GOP exposes nearly $10 billion in tax hikes from Democrats during Truth in Taxation event

WATCH: Senate Republicans present the Taxing Truth about the DFL plan ST. PAUL – Today Senate Republicans highlighted nearly $10 billion in proposed tax hikes from Democrats, despite the $17.5 billion surplus. Using just six…

April 17, 2023

DRAHEIM: Senate GOP exposes nearly $10 billion in tax hikes from Democrats during Truth in Taxation event

WATCH: Senate Republicans present the Taxing Truth about the DFL plan ST. PAUL – Today Senate Republicans highlighted nearly $10 billion in proposed tax hikes from Democrats, despite the $17.5 billion surplus. Using just six…

April 17, 2023

LIESKE: Senate GOP exposes nearly $10 billion in tax hikes from Democrats during Truth in Taxation event

WATCH: Senate Republicans present the Taxing Truth about the DFL plan ST. PAUL – Today Senate Republicans highlighted nearly $10 billion in proposed tax hikes from Democrats, despite the $17.5 billion surplus. Using just six…

April 17, 2023

EICHORN: Funding controversial arts projects is not what Minnesotans voted for with Legacy Amendment

The Minnesota Senate on Monday approved an $821.8 million Legacy bill that provides funding for the Outdoor Heritage Fund, the Clean Water Fund, the Parks and Trails Fund, and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.…

April 17, 2023

Lieske: refinery worker regulation bill will lead to job losses, expensive energy

Senator Bill Lieske (R-Lonsdale) today voiced his strong opposition to a bill that would impose new regulations on skilled contractors working at petroleum refineries in Minnesota. “This bill is well-intended, but will have consequences that…

April 17, 2023

Senator Julia Coleman responds to the dangerous policies in Democrats’ Public Safety budget bill

Late Friday evening, Senate Democrats forced through a Public Safety budget bill that makes thousands of criminals eligible for early release and reduces sentences for violent offenders. This legislation also funnels millions of dollars to…

April 17, 2023

Senate GOP exposes nearly $10 billion in tax hikes from Democrats during Truth in Taxation event

The event was held one day before tax filings are due, and features only six bills heading towards the session finish line in May; costs may be higher as other bills are rolled out. ST.…

April 17, 2023

Gruenhagen Newsletter: Global Cooling- The Reality of Climate Change

Friends and neighbors – One of the most consequential and harmful lies that has been spread over the last several decades is the lie of human-caused global warming. The effort has spread beyond a simple…

April 17, 2023

Nelson: Public safety bill ‘deeply troubling’

Minnesota State Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) today expressed concern about the public safety bill passed by the Senate on Friday evening. The bill does little to support law enforcement officers and it makes thousands of…

April 17, 2023

Senator Weber: Democrats’ Public Safety budget bill is a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card for criminals

On Friday, April 14, Senate Democrats forced through a Public Safety budget bill that makes thousands of criminals eligible for early release and reduces sentences for violent offenders. This legislation also funnels millions of dollars…

April 16, 2023

Nelson Capital Update: Proposed tax hikes, Byron STEM, and more

Welcome Spring! Terry and I were able to spend time with our sons, daughter-in-law and our granddaughter last weekend. It’s always a joy to be with family. We even took a spring walk around Cascade Lake Park…

April 16, 2023

Koran: Get Out of Jail Free Cards?

Public Safety Bill Will Make 92% of Inmates Eligible for Release I voted no on this bill because it simply amounts to a get-out-of-jail-free card for criminals. Their bill reduces prison time from 2/3 of an offender’s…

April 16, 2023

JASINSKI: 92% of inmates will be eligible for release under Democrat public safety bill

Friends and neighbors, This week the Senate is taking up its first budget bills of the year. I wanted to inform you about two of the bills that will have a significant impact on our…