Lieske: Act quickly to get SROs back in schools

Friends and neighbors: There is a brewing crisis in our schools that demands bipartisan cooperation. Police departments are withdrawing officers from serving as Student Resource Officers (SROs) due to a dispute over a law change…

Jasinski: An update on School Resource Officer issue

Friends and neighbors -- Many of you have called and emailed me regarding the issue of law enforcement officials being removed from schools. These officers – also known as School Resource Officers – are being…

Johnson statement on second AG opinion on SRO law change

ST. PAUL – Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) released the following statement in response to a second opinion issued by Attorney General Keith Ellison regarding the recent law change for Student Resource…

Sen. Rarick: Bonding Priorities in Our District

Recently, the Senate Capital Investment committee embarked on their biennial Northeast Minnesota Bonding Tour. I was happy to join them for a day, as we toured multiple projects within the district. These tours are designed…
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Sen. Limmer calls for special session on SROs

ST. PAUL – “I do not want to be overly dramatic but without School Resource Officers (SRO) in our schools, students are sitting ducks from attacks by fellow students or others entering schools intending harm,”…

Gruenhagen: Assisted suicide coming to Minnesota

Friends and neighbors, September is Suicide Awareness Month, and yesterday – Sunday, September 10 – was World Suicide Prevention Day. It is a time to educate people about the risks of suicide, reduce stigma around…

Eichorn: Don’t throw away that mail from Montana!

Friends and neighbors –  If you get a letter from an address in Montana, do not throw it out. That’s your $260 rebate check. Why is it coming from Montana? Because rather than use the…

Jasinski: School Resource Officers leaving schools

Friends and neighbors, A law approved by Democrats and Gov. Walz this year regarding the role of School Resource Officers (SROs) has led a number of police departments across the state to remove their officers…

Jasinksi: Please stay alert in I-35 construction zones!

Friends and neighbors –  As most of you are aware, a recent rash of accidents on a stretch of Interstate 35 undergoing construction has claimed four lives and hospitalized eight people since mid-July.  The State…