Ada Police Chief Steve Hager joined us for the KRJB Kaleidoscope program on Tuesday to discuss a number of topics involving the police department. One of those topics was new sentencing laws that was passed by the Minnesota Legislature earlier this month. Chief Hager breaks down the new law. Chief Hager also encouraged people to contact…
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Time is running short for the Minnesota Legislature. The session is scheduled to end on Monday, May 22. Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks says with Democrats having majorities in both the House and Senate plus a Democratic Governor, not all Minnesotans will benefit from the bills passed in this session. Johnson…
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Ada-Borup-West School Superintendent Aaron Cook has been keeping tabs on what the Minnesota Legislature is doing regarding education. Cook says some new requirements were approved on Tuesday. Cook was also asked how new state requirements for free or reduced meals will affect the Ada-Borup-West district. Cook was a guest on Wednesday’s Kaleidoscope program on KRJB.
Like many school superintendents across Minnesota, Jeff Bisek at Mahnomen is keeping an eye on the Minnesota Legislature to see which new mandates will be passed. In an interview with R&J News, Bisek says he’s concerned how any new mandates would be paid for. Bisek says changes could come in the form of paid family…
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The State of Minnesota has a surplus of over $17 million. How to use that surplus is a big question in this year’s Legislative session. It’s been suggested that the surplus should be given back to taxpayers. But Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson says Democrats in the majority aren’t thinking that way. House and…
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Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson says he’s optimistic about getting a bonding bill passed in the final weeks of this year’s legislative session. Johnson appeared on KRJB’s Kaleidoscope program on Friday. We’ll have more of the Senator’s comments on future newscasts.
Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman, updates us on what is happening in our Minnesota State Legislature.
Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman, joins the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to update us with the latest news on what’s happening in the Minnesota Legislature.
Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman, updates the Wake the Lakes Morning Show listeners on what’s happening in our Minnesota Legislature.
Representative Josh Heintzeman of Nisswa joins us to give us the latest of what’s being focused on in the Minnesota Legislature.