Thank the American Farmer The hardworking Minnesota farmers that feed the world won’t be taking any time off during the Coronavirus. Senate Ag Chair Sen. Torrey Westrom reminds us that we will survive because of the food produced by the American farmer. #mnleg

Great guideline resources from DEED released this week. Essential for businesses while everything changes so quickly! mn.gov/deed/newscente…

The first antibody test for coronavirus is great news. It's not a vaccine, but it's another testament to American innovation startribune.com/fda-approves-f…

The state of the state in Minnesota is we're all in this together. Majority Leader Paul Gazelka & Senate Republicans are working together with Governor Tim Walz & President @realdonaldtrump to make sure MN is successful in the fight against COVID-19 & the Coronavirus. #mnleg #MNSOTS

We invite Minnesota businesses & workers to share their thoughts and plans for getting back to work on our new online portal. We’ll use the information to work with the administration in getting our economy moving again. Check it out: mnsenaterepublicans.com/openMN

On Monday, Minnesota Senate Republicans passed a bill to reopen Minnesota. Tonight, Governor Tim Walz just announced he was lifting the Stay at Home Order & reopening retail businesses to 50% capacity on Monday 18th. #mnleg "We're moving in the right direction." - Paul Gazelka

Wow. Senate DFL just voted against a Walz/POCI caucus agenda item. Word for word from Governor Tim Walz press release and HF 92. How do they explain this? #mnleg mn.gov/governor/news/…

Most important video I’ve done...could this happen to you? Share the message, no one’s immune to attacks. (part 1/2)

Most important video I’ve done...could this happen to you? Share the message, no one’s immune to attacks. (part 2/2)

Wishing everyone a great start to the school year and an easy adjustment to this year's many changes! Despite hybrid or distance learning, we will still see buses out and about in most areas. Keep our kids safe and pay attention to extended stop arms. Parents will thank you!

As a follow-up to a question I asked on an MDH call last week, they got back to me on latest stats on how many Minnesotans who’ve died of COVID-19 had a significant underlying health condition. The current numbers are 94% yes; 4% unknown and 2% no. About 70% in long-term care.

Great internship opportunity to see #mnleg in action.

MN needs law and order, which leaves space for healthy debate. It was enlightening to sit on the Senate committee investigating the government's response to violence in the Twin Cities. We have suggestions on how to do better in the future: senate.mn/committees/201…

JUST IN: 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rules Minnesota absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on election night in order to be counted. Court rules, "Simply put, the Secretary (of State) has no power to override the Minnesota Legislature.

The regular legislative session has come to an end, and the announcement of a special session is imminent. While a handful bills got passed by our constitutional adjournment day of May 19, many were left undone. Most of our largest budget bills are still left on the table.

As many people know, the legislature adjourned this week before we were able to get all of our budget issues taken care of. And the blame game is happening.

Which would be your top priority? #mnleg

#MNleg adjourned with a lot of work left to do. Working groups are tasked with determining final bill language, then a special session will be called. If deals are not reached, bills will be decided by the governor and a small group of leaders. This is a breakdown of the process.

Meet the Heintzemans and the Raricks: two married couples serving together in the Minnesota Capitol. A rare sight that hasn't happened in nearly 170 years! 👇

Graduation rates are not the whole picture when we see students so far behind in proficiency. Proficiency rates tell us kids are less prepared for their next steps. This is an alarming trend, and we must keep it in my mind as we consider our final Education bills. #mnleg