ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 4, 2024: The Minnesota Senate today passed a commerce policy omnibus bill that includes many provisions to help consumers with the challenges they face in their daily lives. With protections benefitting seniors, delaying expensive changes to Medigap plans, and simplifying survivorship issues, the good sections in this bill outweigh the troublesome concerns. Included in this legislation is   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 4, 2024: The Minnesota Senate today passed a commerce policy omnibus bill that includes many provisions to help consumers with the challenges they face in their daily lives. With protections benefitting seniors, delaying expensive changes to Medigap plans, and simplifying survivorship issues, the good sections in this bill outweigh the troublesome concerns. "While not perfect, this legisla  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 4, 2024: This week Senate Democrats passed a partisan, mandate-heavy education policy omnibus bill. The legislation fails to address the three areas where schools need the most support: increasing academic success, providing mandate relief and improving school safety. "Democrats again have passed an education bill that fails to address shortcomings in our state's education system, and inst  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 4, 2024: This week Senate Democrats passed a partisan, mandate-heavy education policy omnibus bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF3567&b=senate&y=2024&ssn=0). The legislation fails to address the three areas where schools need the most support: increasing academic success, providing mandate relief and improving school safety. "Schools across the state have been struggling w  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Senate Democrats this week passed a labor policy omnibus bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3852&ssn=0&y=2024) that fails to increase employment opportunities and make Minnesota a competitive place to grow a business. The bill contains burdensome policies that will ultimately increase costs for businesses, resulting in job loss and decreased earnings for M  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 4, 2024: The Minnesota Senate approved a bipartisan agriculture policy bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=senate&f=sf4225&ssn=0&y=2024) Thursday that includes several provisions authored by Senator Bill Lieske (R-Lonsdale) to make it easier for small farms and vendors to sell food products at community farmers markets. "This is a big win for our local growers and the countle  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 4, 2024: The Minnesota Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution honoring Colonel Matt Langer for his nearly 25 years of exemplary service with the Minnesota State Patrol, including the last 10 years as its chief. Senate Resolution 80, introduced by Sen. John Jasinski (R-Faribault), highlights several of Col. Langer's key achievements while leading the State Patrol: * Growing a  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 4, 2024: On Monday, March 18, the Senate Transportation Committee heard legislation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmkgO-s-fB4), authored by Senator Julia Coleman (R-Waconia), to increase motorcyclist safety and visibility at night. SF 2132would allow a motorcycle to be equipped with certain white vehicle ground lights. "I think anything we can do to improve visibility and safety for mot  more

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota State Auditor issued the following news release: "Counties are prioritizing infrastructure projects by leveraging federal and state grants," said Auditor Blaha. "Counties are also making strategic and long-term investments in health, public safety, and housing initiatives." The 2024 county budgets, adopted in 2023, provide insight into their budgeting priorities and plans for the upcoming year. This report presents the 2024 summary budge  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 5 (TNSres) -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Columbus partner Dave Thomas hosted his third episode of the "Trial Tested" podcast for The American College of Trial Lawyers, released on April 4. In this episode, Thomas was joined by criminal defense attorney Paul Meyer of Orange County, California. Meyer shared his criminal defense experiences with high-profile clients such as Dennis Rodman, Merrill Lynch, national sports figures, elected officia  more