“It is deeply disappointing to close this session with such minimal progress. After months of work this session, the budget targets, delivered today, are ambiguous. Without clarity, I am not confident they will meet the needs of Minnesotans.
Yesterday on the Senate floor, the omnibus agriculture and rural development budget bill (SF 958) passed. The bill includes $40 million for border-to-border broadband expansion and an additional $80 million if federal funds become available. The bill contains no new funding to support Minnesota farmers and people living in rural places as Minnesota emerges from a year long pandemic.
On Sunday, April 11, 2021, Daunt Wright was fatally shot by Brooklyn Center police. Senator Erin Murphy (DFL-Saint Paul) released the following statement about this tragic incident:
At a press conference today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House and Senate urged the swift adoption of legislation to comprehensively update Minnesota’s criminal sexual conduct code to address contradictions, loopholes, and other shortcomings which create barriers for survivors to receive justice. The push follows a recent Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that when prosecuting a sexual assault case, “mentally incapacitated” doesn’t include a person who became intoxicated after voluntarily consuming alcohol.
The Minnesota Senate DFL will be hosting a virtual town hall in rural Minnesota featuring Senator Erin Murphy (DFL-Saint Paul), Senator Kent Eken (DFL-Twin Valley), and Senator Nick Frentz (DFL-North Mankato). Join them as they discuss and hear about the… Read More »Senate DFL presents a virtual town hall in rural Minnesota
The Senate passed Senate File 263 today on the floor – a bill that would provide tax relief for businesses in Minnesota who took out a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in the last year. The PPP loan was created as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to qualify for a loan of up to $10 million.