Senate DFL propose comprehensive package to address public safety

Senate DFL propose comprehensive package to address public safety

Senate Republicans started the legislative session promising to address the state’s uptick in crime. Seven weeks in, bill after bill that fails to adequately address public safety has been laid over in committee, and the only bill on the floor was a $1 million billboard bill for cops – a laughable response to the demands from Minnesotans to keep our communities safe. Read more >>

Senate DFLers continue to move forward on drought relief 

The Senate Finance Committee took up the drought relief bill, sending it to the floor with $8.5 million in relief for Minnesota’s farmers affected by last year’s severe drought. $7 million is available for direct financial assistance to livestock and specialty crop farmers, and $1.5 million is directed to the Rural Finance Authority for low-interest drought relief loans. Read more >>