The State Budget is expected to be the biggest and most important thing coming out of the Minnesota Legislature this session. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz released his proposed biennial budget last Thursday, and some lawmakers have concerns. Senate GOP Leader Mark Johnson gives his initial reaction to the proposal, and raises some concerns he has…
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The Minnesota Senate’s Legislative Task Force on Child Protection recently held a meeting regarding Minnesota’s relative foster care system. During the meeting the committee heard a presentation from Joanna Woolman who is a part of the Institute to Transform Childhood Protection, which is an organization looking to influence change in the Minnesota relative foster care…
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Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press conference on Thursday morning to respond to the report released by the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) regarding the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) oversight in the Feeding Our Future Fraud case that saw $250 Million stolen from Minnesota taxpayers and the children who were supposed to get…
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The 2024 legislative session is over and many Republican lawmakers are disappointed with how things were done at the end of the session. Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson voiced his frustration on the KRJB Kaleidoscope citing a lack of bipartisanship by the Senate and House majority. Senator Johnson says that this entire sequence was a…
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The Minnesota Legislative Session ends Monday, and the Minnesota Senate is working to get a Bonding Bill passed before the Monday deadline. Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson gives an update on where things stand with the Bonding Bill and voices some concerns he has with it. Johnson says he will continue to push for what’s…
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The Minnesota Legislative Session is coming to a close on Monday, which means that legislators are working hard on getting legislation passed before the deadline. Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson says talks are expected to ramp up even more this afternoon with a meeting between legislative leaders. Johnson says another event taking place this afternoon…
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During their most recent meeting the Minnesota Senate Finance Committee heard SF3886 which is a bill authored by Senator Grant Hauschild (D-Hermantown) that would help fund rural EMS departments. Senator Hauschild tells us more about his bill. After Senator Hauschild’s rundown of the bill Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) introduced the A-17 Amendment that would…
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Wednesday’s Minnesota Senate Floor Session kicked off with an attempt by Senate Republicans to expel Senator Nicole Mitchell from her position in the Minnesota Senate due to her recent arrest last month. Mitchell is accused of breaking into her stepmothers to steal items that belonged to her late father. Senator Zach Duckworth (R-Lakeview) brought the…
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Minnesota State Senator Mark Johnson appeared on the KRJB Kaleidoscope on Friday to discuss the latest happenings in the Minnesota Senate. One bill that was passed by the senate last week was the safe secure firearm bill. Senator Johnson tells us more about this bill and why it’s something he opposed. Johnson also addressed the…
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