REGIONAL- The Range Association of Municipalities and Schools (RAMS) has reached into the education ranks to name Fosston School District high school band and choir director Paul Peltier as its new …
In northern Minnesota, nearly 1,000 protesters have been arrested related to the Line 3 pipeline, putting additional strain on the courts and public defenders’ offices.
The letter to the editor on Friday, July 28th regarding the votes of Representative Dave Lislegard in the most recent legislative session were misleading and frankly, lies.  Rep.Lislegard has always been and always will be a champion of responsible mining in Minnesota, and his actions and voting record reflect this fact.
It is important to understand how the State Legislature works.  All amendments must be relevant to the bill being introduced.  On the resolution introduced by Rep, Igo and co-authored by Rep. Lislegard, in committee Rep. Lislegard voted in favor of the resolution.  On the House floor, the resolution was never introduced in the mining and natural resources bill discussion, where it has its place, but instead Rep Igo introduced as an amendment to the omnibus Commerce, climate and energy bill (The Speaker of the House, ruled that the amendment was not germane to the bill and a vote was taken on that ruling. Rep. Lislegard did vote to support