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April 27, 2022

Howe, Senate Pass Significant Agriculture, Broadband, and Housing Package to Help Minnesotans Compete in the Modern Economy

The Minnesota Senate today passed a significant Agriculture, Broadband, and Housing bill to help Minnesota farmers and families. The legislation works to expand broadband funding, addresses urgent concerns in our agriculture sector and improves access to affordable…

April 27, 2022

Senate Passes Comprehensive Public Safety Package to Reduce Crime by Supporting Law Enforcement and Holding Criminals Accountable

On Monday, the Minnesota Senate passed a comprehensive public safety bill, by a vote of 49 to 18. The Republican-led bill provides critical funding to hold criminals accountable and keep Minnesota’s communities safe. It focuses on all…

April 27, 2022

Rosen: Senate Passes Comprehensive Health and Human Services Bill to Address Minnesota’s Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis

The Senate on Tuesday passed a comprehensive health and human services reform bill. This legislation addresses critical short-term and long-term staffing challenges facing personal care assistants, direct support professionals, nursing homes, and assisted living and…

April 27, 2022

Kiffmeyer: Addressing Minnesota’s clean energy future and keeping our communities safe

Friends and neighbors, The Legislature is in highest gear right now with legislation in a very active mode, but I will touch on just two topics. This week, the Senate passed significant jobs, labor, and…

April 27, 2022

Howe bill would exempt construction materials used for local Jacob Wetterling Community Center from sales tax

Senator Jeff Howe (R-Rockville) presented legislation in the Senate Tax Committee that would provide a sales tax exemption for construction materials and supplies used in St. Joseph’s Jacob Wetterling Community Center. Purchases made after September…

April 27, 2022

Housley, Senate pass Jobs, Labor, and Energy bill that supports first responders and funds frontline worker bonuses

The Minnesota Senate yesterday passed a significant jobs, labor, and energy bill that focuses on first responders, increases transparency at the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), updates wage theft laws, funds frontline worker bonus pay,…

April 26, 2022

Goggin: Senate Passes Jobs, Labor, Energy bill supporting first responders, increasing government transparency, funding frontline worker bonuses, moving Minnesota energy forward

The Minnesota Senate today passed a significant jobs, labor, and energy bill that focuses on first responders, increases transparency at the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), updates wage theft laws, funds frontline worker…

April 26, 2022

Rosen: Senate Passes Jobs, Labor, Energy bill supporting first responders, increasing government transparency, funding frontline worker bonuses, moving Minnesota energy forward

The Minnesota Senate today passed a significant jobs, labor, and energy bill that focuses on first responders, increases transparency at the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), updates wage theft laws, funds frontline worker…

April 26, 2022

Newman: Senate Passes Jobs, Labor, Energy bill supporting first responders, increasing government transparency, funding frontline worker bonuses, moving Minnesota energy forward

The Minnesota Senate today passed a significant jobs, labor, and energy bill that focuses on first responders, increases transparency at the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), updates wage theft laws, funds frontline worker…

April 26, 2022

Senate Passes Jobs, Labor, Energy bill supporting first responders, increasing government transparency, funding frontline worker bonuses, moving Minnesota energy forward

ST. PAUL, MN— The Minnesota Senate today passed a significant jobs, labor and energy bill that focuses on first responders, increasing agency transparency, updating wage theft laws, funding frontline worker bonus pay and moving Minnesota energy…

April 26, 2022

Jobs bill authored by Pratt focuses on supporting first responders, increasing government transparency, and funding frontline worker bonuses

The Minnesota Senate today passed a significant Jobs bill that focuses on first responders, increasing agency transparency, updating wage theft laws, and funding frontline worker bonus pay. Also included is the funding of a study…

April 26, 2022

Senate GOP Responds to House UI Bill

ST. PAUL, MN – Today Senate Republicans responded to the late night House vote on the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Bill. House Democrats, who had 10 weeks to pass the Senate version of the bill and immediately…

April 26, 2022

Senate Passes Comprehensive Health and Human Services Bill to Address Minnesota’s Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis

ST. PAUL, MN – The Senate today passed a comprehensive health and human services reform bill. The bill passed 61-5 with broad, bipartisan support. This legislation addresses critical short-term and long-term staffing challenges facing personal care assistants,…

April 26, 2022

Miller: Senate Passes Comprehensive Health and Human Services Bill to Address Minnesota’s Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis

The Senate today passed a comprehensive health and human services reform bill. This legislation addresses critical short-term and long-term staffing challenges facing personal care assistants, direct support professionals, nursing homes, and assisted living and intermediate…

April 26, 2022

Chamberlain: Senate Passes Comprehensive Health and Human Services Bill to Address Minnesota’s Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis

The Senate today passed a comprehensive health and human services reform bill. This legislation addresses critical short-term and long-term staffing challenges facing personal care assistants, direct support professionals, nursing homes, and assisted living and intermediate…

April 26, 2022

Goggin: Senate Passes Comprehensive Health and Human Services Bill to Address Minnesota’s Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis

The Senate today passed a comprehensive health and human services reform bill. This legislation addresses critical short-term and long-term staffing challenges facing personal care assistants, direct support professionals, nursing homes, and assisted living and intermediate…

April 26, 2022

Senator Mathews: Senate Passes Public Safety Bill to Provide Critical Support for Law Enforcement and Hold Criminals Accountable

ST. PAUL, MN – The Senate recently passed a comprehensive public safety bill, said Senator Andrew Mathews (R-Princeton). The Senate Republican bill provides critical funding to hold criminals accountable and keep Minnesota’s communities safe. It focuses on all…

April 26, 2022

Rosen: Senate Passes Public Safety Bill to Provide Critical Support for Law Enforcement and Hold Criminals Accountable

The Minnesota Senate on Monday passed a comprehensive public safety bill that provides critical funding to hold criminals accountable and keep Minnesota’s communities safe. It focuses on all aspects of the criminal justice system and…

April 25, 2022

Senator Julia Coleman: Senate Passes Public Safety Budget to Hold Criminals Accountable, Create New Penalty for Fleeing a Peace Officer

ST. PAUL, MN – Today, the Senate passed a comprehensive public safety bill, which provides critical funding to hold criminals accountable and keep Minnesota’s communities safe. It focuses on all aspects of the criminal justice system and courts,…

April 25, 2022

Kiffmeyer: Senate Passes Public Safety Bill to Provide Critical Support for Law Enforcement, Funding for Prosecutor Training

ST. PAUL, MN – Today, the Senate passed a comprehensive public safety bill, said Senator Mary Kiffmeyer (R- Big Lake). The Senate Republican bill provides critical funding to hold criminals accountable and keep Minnesota’s communities safe. It focuses…