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Howe supports agriculture funding, disappointed with key omissions

Yesterday the Senate passed the Agriculture and Rural Broadband budget bill, which provides significant funding for Minnesota’s agriculture industry and addresses the needs of rural broadband. Notable items in the bill include: $100 million for…

Koran Capitol Update: Knowledge is Power

About half of Minnesota students cannot read at grade level. That might surprise you, but it’s true. Reading is the foundation of all learning. Nothing is more important in education, and no better predictor of future success,…

Gruenhagen: Ag update, gender-affirming care sanctuary state

Friends and Neighbors, Recently, the Minnesota House of Representatives approved a bill that would make Minnesota a sanctuary state for gender transitions. You may have also heard this bill referred to as the trans-refuge bill.…

Senator Weber: Path Forward to Invest in Minnesotans

Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne), Republican lead of the Senate Taxes Committee, recently joined Republican leaders to introduce alternate budget targets that serve as a path forward to invest in Minnesotans. The proposal shifts a cash…

Missing Family Values

Many disappointing topics have been brought up in the Legislature this year: gun control bills, a paid family leave mandate, an overreaching abortion expansion, and so much more. Recently another bill has followed the trend—HF-146…