STATE LEADERS ARE NOW SAYING THAT THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL MEALS TO ALL STUDENTS IS GOING TO COST SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN ORIGINALLY BUDGETED. $81 MILLION MORE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND $95 MILLION MORE IN THE TWO YEARS AFTER THAT. GOVERNOR WALZ CALLED THE PROGRAM AN “INVESTMENT I WILL DEFEND ALL DAY.” WHILE REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE KRISTIN ROBBINS FROM MAPLE GROVE SAID THE FLAW IS IN GIVING THE FREE MEALS TO “ALL THE WEALTHY FAMILIES”.
AFTER A CLOSURE YESTERDAY, I-29 FROM GRAND FORKS TO THE CANADIAN BORDER DID RE-OPEN LATER IN THE DAY, BUT FLIGHTS OUT OF GRAND FORKS AIRPORT WERE NOT TO RESUME UNTIL THIS MORNING.
ANOTHER REMINDER THAT THE KEEP IT CLEAN BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW THIS YEAR, LOOKING TO KEEP LITTER AND OTHER DEBRIS OFF OF ICE AND OUT OF THE WATER THIS WINTER. THAT LAW STATES THAT ALL TRASH MUST BE KEPT INSIDE OF AN ICE FISHING SHELTER, INSIDE OF YOUR VEHICLE, OR IN A CONTAINER THAT IS SECURELY FASTENED TO YOUR SHELTER.
Last modified: 12/27/2023
