Koran Capitol Update: Tired of Random Calls?

Priority: Road Safety This session, I am fighting to secure critical funding to improve safety along the Chisago County I-35 and Hwy 8 interchange. There have been several serious crashes in recent years, including 5 fatalities. Chisago…

Draheim: Combatting irritating robocalls

Friends and neighbors – This week, instead of highlighting some of the extreme ideas that Democrats are moving through the Senate, I thought we could focus on a couple of areas where we have been…

Gruenhagen: the destructiveness of legal marijuana

Friends and neighbors – When Democrats won control of the entire legislature and the governor’s office, we knew their agenda would be extreme. But after one month, they are still surprising us with just how…

Eichorn: Minnesota kills another business

Friends and neighbors – We had a double whammy of bad news for the northland this week. First, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled against Huber Engineered Woods and their proposed $440 million mill project…
Housley

Housley bill increases safety for children at school bus stops

On Wednesday, the Senate Transportation Committee heard legislation authored by Senator Karin Housley (R-Stillwater) that provides necessary funding for school bus stop-signal arm camera systems. This bipartisan issue has been discussed in previous legislative sessions.…

Gruenhagen: A dark day in Minnesota

Friends and neighbors – It was a dark day in Minnesota on February 2. Literally. Senate Democrats rushed an extreme, risky, and divisive energy Blackout bill through the Senate. It’s called the Blackout bill for…

Draheim bill to punish robocallers clears first committee

Watch the committee hearing (10 minutes) here. The Minnesota Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday approved a bill from Sen. Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake) that aims to push back on persistent and frustrating robocalls. Draheim’s bill…
Green

Blackout Bill Leaves Minnesota in the Dark

Last week, Senate Democrats once again pushed through extreme partisan legislation with no interest in finding common ground. Their newest pet project was SF-4, also known as the “Blackout Bill,” due to the blackouts it…