It’s going to be a chaotic year at the State Capital in St Paul with power in the House of Representatives being split, and Democrats holding a one seat majority in the Senate. This means that bi-partisanship will be more important than it has been in past years, and Republican lawmakers are excited for the…
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Last week, a group of eight Minnesota DFL Senators announced they were forming a group called the Blue Dog Coalition. Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead is one of the eight and he talks about the group’s goals. Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, a Republican from East Grand Forks, talks about the coalition. Johnson finds…
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One interested observer of Tuesday’s Minnesota elections was State Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson. The East Grand Forks Republican tells R&J News how the Minnesota Legislature shapes up after Election Day. You’ll remember State Senator Nicole Mitchell was arrested this past April for first degree burglary when she allegedly broke into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes…
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Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson appeared on KRJB’s Kaleidoscope program last week and gave an update on budget talks at the State Capitol. The Republican from East Grand Forks says even with Governor Walz talking up the Minnesota economy, some Democrats have concerns. Johnson tells us why Minnesota can’t run a large deficit as…
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Many police departments across Minnesota have chosen to remove school resource officers from their local schools because of new language passed during this year’s Legislative session regarding physical restraint in schools. There have been calls for Governor Tim Walz to call a special session to solve the problem. Likewise, about 40 DFL lawmakers in the…
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Listen to the KRJB Kaleidoscope with District 1 Senator Mark Johnson from Friday, June 2, 2023.
Time is running short for the Minnesota Legislature. The session is scheduled to end on Monday, May 22. Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks says with Democrats having majorities in both the House and Senate plus a Democratic Governor, not all Minnesotans will benefit from the bills passed in this session. Johnson…
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The State of Minnesota has a surplus of over $17 million. How to use that surplus is a big question in this year’s Legislative session. It’s been suggested that the surplus should be given back to taxpayers. But Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson says Democrats in the majority aren’t thinking that way. House and…
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Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson says he’s optimistic about getting a bonding bill passed in the final weeks of this year’s legislative session. Johnson appeared on KRJB’s Kaleidoscope program on Friday. We’ll have more of the Senator’s comments on future newscasts.