A bill authored by Sen. Nick Frentz (DFL-N. Mankato) and Rep. Clark Johnson (DFL-N. Mankato) that would make rollover protection kits more affordable for school farming programs passed with unanimous, bipartisan support in the Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Policy Committee. Rollover protection kits include a roll bar and a safety belt, which are 99 percent effective in preventing death or serious injury in rollover accidents.
2015 Legislative Session included big wins for education, workforce housing & bonding When the 2015 Legislative Session began back in January of this year, I had several priorities in mind focused on the needs of Northwest Minnesota. To begin with,… Read More »Progress for Northwest Minnesota
Several initiatives advanced by the Senate DFL are directly addressing problems and concerns in rural Minnesota. When it comes to investing in and building rural Minnesota, it is the Senate DFL that is delivering by investing in rural schools, rural… Read More »Minnesota Senate advances concrete plans to help rural Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Senate Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture Omnibus Bill continues this session’s trend of placing greater emphasis on jobs and economic development in rural parts of the state. The bill passed the Senate Floor on a… Read More »Senate Environment and Jobs Bill Represents Big Wins for Greater Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Starting in the fall of 2016 Minnesota high school students may have a new path to higher education available to them. On Monday the Senate voted to pass the Omnibus Higher Education bill which includes $24.3… Read More »Senate E-12 and Higher Education Bills Include Wins for Northwest Minnesota Schools
ST. PAUL, MINN – Thursday afternoon the Senate E-12 Budget Division passed its $16.88 billion Omnibus Finance Bill, an increase of $361.5 million over the previous biennium. While a 1 percent funding formula increase, significant investment in school readiness and… Read More »Senate E-12 Finance Bill Includes Big Wins for Rural Schools