Local Government Aid Bill will Affect Rural Minnesota Says Senator Kent Eken

Feb 18, 2021 | 12:06 PM

ST. PAUL (KDLM) – Senator Kent Eken spoke on the Senate Floor this week on the importance of having Local Government Aid in rural Minnesota.

The bill, which passed the state Senate Monday would take local government aid from Minneapolis to reimburse any unpaid bills for outside police officers who respond to help the city, particularly during the upcoming murder trial in the killing of George Floyd.

Eken speaking on the Senate floor said the bill could affect rural Minnesota as well, “this is setting a precedent for events yet to come, for cities that have not yet experienced disasters…it seems to me that it’s kicking people when they’re down.”

The Senate approved the bill on a 35-32 vote that was largely along party lines.

JT-Signature-1050x150

For sale: Illinois house where George Harrison visited his sister before Beatlemania

In September 1963, before Beatlemania, George Harrison visited his sister in the southern Illinois town of Benton

Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk pushes to ban cameras from court

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk wants a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom and says live broadcasts of the prosecution are violating his right to a fair trial

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning rap music royalties, tax filings show

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning royalties from his past career as a multilingual rapper

DNA proves remains found in the Columbia River are of a family missing since 1958

Oregon authorities have identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family missing since 1958