ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 9 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following newsletter on March 8, 2024, by State Sen. Bruce Anderson, R-Buffalo: * * * Friends and neighbors, The state flag and seal of Minnesota have always been important symbols for the people of our state. However, Democrats decided last session to redesign our state emblems and established a commission of 13 unelected individuals for this task. Unfortunately, the State Emblems Redesign Commission rushed th  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 9 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement on March 8, 2024, by State Sen. Torrey Westrom, R-Alexandria: * * * The people of Minnesota have long been represented by our state flag and seal. However, in only one session, Democrats decided to replace our current state emblems. Last year's State Government Finance budget bill established a commission-consisting of 13 unelected individuals-that had the task of redesigning our state emblems  more