It has been another busy week at the Capitol as members of the legislature have begun work to balance the budget for Minnesota. At this point …
Only in New York would they have the audacity to challenge the results of the U.S. Census Bureau. I guess it’s part of the DNA of living in th…
The Higher Education conference committee began hearing the side-by-side bill comparisons of the House and Senate policy provisions and fiscal…
At the Capitol, the Minnesota Senate is in a calculating mode of balancing our state’s budget for the next biennium. This includes robust fund…
I have heard from many of you worried about the handling of youth sports over the past year amid the pandemic. Between masks causing health is…
It’s so easy, in the course of our day-to-day lives, to get caught up in the political preoccupations of the moment. What’s the Senate going …
Legislative UpdateLast week, I was named to the conference committee for the Higher Education Omnibus bill. I look forward to buckling down to…
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Minnesota has had an eventful and historic week. I am pleased to see us coming together to rebuild communities and repair relationships throug…
With less than a month to go in session, my fellow legislators and I are continuing to spend many hours on the Senate floor working to set a s…
The worst accident I ever covered happened at an intersection of a state highway and a city street. The driver failed to stop when crossing th…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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