I went to the Capitol in St. Paul today (Tuesday) to attend the legislative information day sponsored by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police and the Minnesota Sheriff’s Association. We spent the better part of the morning listening to a number of senators and representatives speak about a number of bills and proposed legislation key to public safety and law enforcement. A couple of the items discussed were the proposed legislation to control the psuedo-ephedrine that is used to make Meth, a primary seatbelt law and proposed legislation that would make it tougher on drivers who speed and/drive recklessly. Thanks to those officials, including Public Safety Commissioner Mike Campion, who took time to meet with us this morning.
The remainder of the morning and early afternoon involved visiting elected officials of our local jurisdictions and those who chair committees who are present hearing or may hear proposed legislation of a public safety or law enforcement interest. I did have a chance to visit with Representative Ray Cox of Northfield. I appreciated him giving Chief Mike Lewis of Faribault and myself unscheduled time. Representative Cox also posted a weblog entry about our visit.
