Senator Bruce Anderson: Putting Minnesotans’ safety first

Friends and neighbors, This week, Senate Republicans introduced our legislative package aimed at putting Minnesotans’ safety first. The proposal targets three critical areas of public safety: 1) addressing the early release of prisoners, 2) increasing…
Green

Waste in Minnesota and Beyond

Waste in Minnesota and Beyond by Senator Steve Green We’ve talked a lot about the fraud in our state – it has to stop and we have to get it under control. But another big…

Senator Westrom: Northstar Commuter Rail’s pricey track record

Friends and neighbors, The Northstar Commuter Rail line, which began operations in 2009, runs between Big Lake and downtown Minneapolis. From the outset, I opposed its construction, predicting it would become another overpriced boondoggle that…
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Lang bill funds forward-thinking packaging alternative to PFAS

The Senate Agriculture Committee recently heard two innovative bills authored by Senator Andrew Lang (R-Olivia) that focus on funding environmentally-friendly Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) alternatives. The first bill appropriates funding directly to CelluComp to…

Koran Update: Combating Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Friends and neighbors, Fraud has been allowed to run rampant in Minnesota for years. One of the biggest drivers of this issue is that we have state agencies administering funds without any meaningful oversight to…

Koran responds to MNDOT report on Northstar Commuter Rail

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Today the Minnesota Department of Transportation released a report on the Northstar Commuter rail line showing the “analysis and evaluation of options for development of transit and rail service improvements in…