Last week California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, speaking to a passionate crowd in Brooklyn Center, said she was hoping for a guilty verdict …
Heather Mueller, the new Minnesota Department of Education commissioner, has some terrific ideas that I hope she can carry out. That’s my conc…
Tears have been flowing steadily in Brooklyn Center this past week. Every resident – and former resident, like me – has been struck with angui…
Last week California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, speaking to a passionate crowd in Brooklyn Center, said she was hoping for a guilty verdict …
Over the past week we have made our way through 6 omnibus bills on the House floor. On Thursday, we heard the Legacy and Housing omnibus bills…
Heather Mueller, the new Minnesota Department of Education commissioner, has some terrific ideas that I hope she can carry out. That’s my conc…
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
Thank you, Senators Klobuchar and Smith, for supporting the For the People Act (H.R. 1), common-sense legislation that eliminates unnecessary …
The relationship between the United States and China is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. When it goes smoothly, global …
Senators Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., recently introduced legislation that would allow licensed medical professionals to provi…
There’s not much question where the Biden administration’s domestic priorities lie. Getting the pandemic health crisis under control and movin…
An important free website can help students and families learn which public and private colleges and universities do the best job of helping s…
This past week, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a person who is sexually assaulted isn't considered "mentally incapacitated" if they vo…
Flags in Honor or the Fallen
This week at the Senate, we have taken up and examined many issues that impact our communities and individuals throughout the state. Often tim…
This week at the Senate, we have focused on returning normalcy to the lives of Minnesotans throughout the state. The past year has been diffic…
Personal Protection Program (PPP)
More than a million Minnesotans were added to the queue last week when Gov. Tim Walz announced expanded eligibility for coronavirus vaccines, …
It’s been a rough year for almost everyone. The pandemic, a contentious election and a depressed economy sent many of us reeling. It’s hard to…
Every day in the U.S., approximately 10 people are killed in distracted driving crashes. That’s 300 people a month, the number of passengers …
Newspapers. . . what are their purpose? To provide us the “news” of what has happened, and to alert us to upcoming events. How many of you k…
The sudden resignation on March 8 of Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker made me sad and hopeful. Sad, because …
On Monday, March 15, 2021, House Republicans tried to bring legislation to the House Floor for a vote that would prevent tax hikes on Minnesot…
This past week has been a busy one, as Friday was the first deadline for bills to be passed by all the relevant committees and be in the fina…
It has been one year since Governor Walz declared a Peacetime Emergency in Minnesota and has used this position to do what he thinks our state…
Back in 2019 the U..S. News & World Report ranked Minnesota No. 3 on its annual list of the best states.They skipped the ranking in 2020 d…
When it comes to the important work underway at the State Capitol in St. Paul, the months before the projected May 17 adjournment will be domi…
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