ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 22 -- Minnesota State Sen. John Jasinski, R-Faribault, issued the following newsletter on Sept. 21, 2023: * * * 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 pulled from districts due to a change in use of force rules that Democrats approved in last year's education bill. The new law bans SROs from using   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 22 -- Minnesota State Sen. Bill Lieske, R-Lonsdale, issued the following newsletter on Sept. 21, 2023: * * * 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 made by Democrats and Gov. Walz last session. Without immediate action, more schools across Minnesota will begin the year without an  more