Warroad Heritage Center update

Recent events and upcoming events were the topic during the recent Warroad Heritage Center Update. Heritage Center Director Brady Swanson was the guest on “Community Conversation” and he talked about the recent “History on Tap” that was held last month and he talked about the sign up for this summers “History Camp”

He also shared his thought on the topic of Warroad’s history and why it is of increased interest.

And the interest is those that are older and younger.

He also let listeners know that the latest “Warroad History Interview” will be released soon. This coming Monday, April 28th, the Heritage Center will release its interview with Dave Kleven.

G-MR robotics team apart of Warroad robotics team at recent World Championships

The World robotics Championships were held last week in Houston, Texas. The Warroad robotics team (Team F.R.E.D.) participated as did members of the Greenbush-Middle River robotics team (Team 5172). On the Greenbush-Middle River school news this morning, GMR robotics advisor Mary Anderson talked about how these teams paired up

She also talked about the effect that the Warroad robotics team had on her kids and how her kids an effect on the Warroad team

The state robotics tournament is coming up in May and after that Anderson shared her thoughts on the partnership with Team F.R.E.D. moving forward.

The state robotics tournament will be held at Concordia in the Twin Cities May 9th and 10th

Senate GOP Caucus calls for reallocation of healthcare funding amidst funding cuts 

The Minnesota Legislature is back in session, after a week-long break for Passover, and the Senate GOP caucus is shifting their focus to balancing Minnesota’s state budget. One area that is a likely target for funding cuts this year is Healthcare, but Senate Democrats and Republicans have different ideas on what programs to cut. Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) tells us more about the current state of healthcare funding in Minnesota, and how the opposing sides have different healthcare priorities. 

In response to these new findings and proposals, Senator Rasmusson is calling for the reallocation of state funding from healthcare for illegal immigrants to funding for nursing homes, and disability services. 

The Minnesota Legislative Session has one month to come to a budget agreement, as the session ends on May 19. The two biggest issues that are expected to take up the most time in negotiations include K-12 spending, and state health care.