Steve Drazkowski (28B) – Email Newsletter Hello from St. Paul, Though Governor Dayton’s State of the State Address was filled with gloom, I held out hope that in the days prior to his unveiling of a balanced budget for Minnesota, he would recognize that with a $6.2 billion deficit, state spending had to be reduced [...]

Greetings from the Capitol! I took my first major floor votes this week: a budget bill, which was our first step to reduce the $6.2 billion deficit; another bill to lift the moratorium on nuclear power plants; and a bill that sets up alternative pathways to teacher certification. They will be reconciled with House bills [...]

Winona County Republicans Official Convention Call Saturday, February 19, 2011 Registration begins 8:30 a.m. Convention starts 9:00 a.m. TO: THE DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES OF WINONA COUNTY Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the Republican Party of Minnesota and pursuant to the 2011 Call for Republican Party Basic Political Organizational Unit conventions, issued by [...]

Fist up is Senator Miller. Greetings from the Capitol! Until this week our committee meetings were taken up with overviews by Senate Counsel and Research and by major stakeholders in our areas of responsibility, but now we have begun to consider our first bills. Legislating is a great responsibility: we are writing laws that will [...]