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'What are we going to do in Rock County to control it?'
By Mavis Fodness
December 24, 2024
A year after the Rock County Commissioners adopted the first hemp-derived products ordinance, a second ordinance will be in effect Jan. 1. After a 55-minute public hearing Dec. 17, commissioners adopted the ordinance for the sale, growth and manufacturing of high-dose hemp products in Rock County. The ordinance is in response to the state legalizing recreational marijuana in 2023. While the…
Families are what children need most
By Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of Minnesota Department of Human Services
November 23, 2021
All children need safe, loving, permanent families. But right now, too many Minnesota children aren’t getting the basic building blocks of support, stability and love that families can offer. During uncertain times, the safety that families provide is more important than ever. Foster children face their own upheavals, not only dealing with the turmoil of the world around us, but also with day-to-…