ST. PAUL, Minn. — Over the weekend, the Minnesota Senate passed over $1.2 billion in bonds and $45 million in general fund spending for local infrastructure projects. Today, Senator Nick Frentz (DFL-North Mankato) announced that he successfully pushed for the… Read More »Senator Nick Frentz Secures Funding for Mankato Area Projects in Infrastructure Package
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, the Minnesota Senate passed House File 4074, this year’s omnibus Pensions and Retirement Policy package – authored by Senator Nick Frentz (DFL-North Mankato), Co-chair of the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement. After passage, Senator… Read More »Senator Nick Frentz Leads Passage of State Pensions Omnibus in the Minnesota Senate
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, the Minnesota Office of Management and Budget (MMB) released their February Budget and Economic Forecast. In response to MMB’s findings, Senator Nick Frentz (DFL-North Mankato), Vice Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following… Read More »Senator Nick Frentz Responds to State’s February Budget Forecast
(ST. PAUL, MN) – Thecontinuing resolution signed by President Trump last week included an overbroad and unvetted federal ban on hemp-derived THC products. The last minute-provision caps hemp products at .4 milligrams of THC and will act as a ban… Read More »Congressional Delegation must Fix Hemp-Derived THC Ban, Says DFL Commerce Committee Senators
(ST. PAUL, MN) — Last week, The Minnesota Department of Commerce announced that funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), used by Minnesotans to help pay energy bills or for emergency home energy repairs, would be delayed… Read More »Senators Respond to Government Shutdown Affecting Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senator Nick Frentz (DFL – North Mankato) today harshly criticized the federal Department of Energy’s (DOE) sudden cancellation of a $464 million investment in improving transmission lines in Minnesota and six other states. “This is one of the worst decisions the… Read More »Senator Nick Frentz Says Huge Federal Cuts to Minnesota Energy Investments will Raise Energy Costs for Minnesotans, Make State’s Energy Grid Less Reliable