FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Katie Fulkerson, (651) 296-5133 Senate Republicans accomplish healthcare aid, reforms, and tax relief with bipartisan support in first two weeks of session (St. Paul, MN)… Senate Republicans today passed major healthcare and tax relief bills with bipartisan support less than two weeks after the start of the 2017 legislative session, marking a distinct turning point from recent gridlock at the Capitol. “This is the start of four years of accomplishment for the Minnesota Senate under a Republican majority,” said Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-Nisswa). “We promised voters we would reverse the negative tone at the Capitol and work hard for the benefit of all Minnesotans. In the first two weeks [...]