So many lives have been impacted by the business shutdown - owners and employees alike. We want to hear your story and know how we can best help you. Please visit https://www.mnsenaterepublicans.com/openmn/ to leave your ideas for eventual re-opening or email me at sen.mark.koran@senate.mn.

The MPCA is trying to force clean car standards (basically, California Emission Standards) on Minnesota without going through the legislature. We all want clean air and clean water, but forcing the market and dictating how many miles you can drive is not the answer.

We desperately need DHS reform. My plan would entail a full life-cycle audit of DHS with eight to nine full-time staff from the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA). Changes have to start at the very top of our state government. If these changes are enacted quickly, we will see results.

MN Right to Life falsely claims Republicans took a pro-choice vote and don't tell their followers about the Supreme Court decision in Doe v. Gomez. MN Gun Rights claim we aren't pro-2nd Amendment, even though the Senate has blocked every attempt at Red Flag laws and Universal Background Checks. If you want real information about the Dorr brothers and their scam groups, check out https://www.mnscammersexposed.com/.

The renovations on The Folsom House in Taylor's Falls are exciting for our whole community! Please support this beautiful historic site, and keep an eye out for the work being done to preserve it.

There's a movement to push ranked choice voting throughout the state, but I have a bill to remove it alltogether. Plurality votes have worked well for a couple of hundred years, and we plan to keep it that way.