Kevin Hendricks

1 week ago | weststpaulreader.com | Kevin Hendricks

Thanks to Clover Montessori School for their support. West St. Paul City Council will consider expanding the prevailing wage ordinance with a new fair labor standards ordinance, as well as get updates on the Delaware Avenue reconstruction and trees on Robert Street. During the Open Council Work Session (OCWS), City Council will discuss a new fair labor standards ordinance.

1 week ago | weststpaulreader.com | Kevin Hendricks

Thanks to Minnesota Locks for their support. The realignment of the Smith/Dodd intersection is causing detours and construction headaches for local businesses and residents. Here’s how to get around the road work and get to local businesses. Here’s a map showing where the current closures and work is happening:The City of West St. Paul recommends two detours:A regional detour avoids the area completely, taking Highway 62 to Interstate 35E to Highway 13.

1 week ago | weststpaulreader.com | Kevin Hendricks

Thanks to Inver Grove Ford for their support. The ISD 197 School Board approved their 2026 budget, covered teacher performance pay and coaching, heard an update on world languages, and discussed the Equity Policy. The school board unanimously approved their 2026 budget and a revised 2025 budget, which were reviewed at the June 2 meeting and had no significant changes. 2026 budget: The total budget is $136 million, including all fund accounts.

1 week ago | weststpaulreader.com | Kevin Hendricks

Thanks to West St. Paul Chiropractic for their support. Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in their home early this morning by an unknown assailant who posed as a police officer and left a manifesto identifying lawmakers and the officials. Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and seriously injured in their home. Police exchanged gunfire with a man outside Hortman’s Brooklyn Park home. He escaped on foot and is considered armed and dangerous.

2 weeks ago | nmpoliticalreport.com | Kevin Hendricks

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, paving the way for the legislation to be signed into law by the President. The bill, which aims to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act, was introduced by Heinrich, along with U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and Chuck Grassley, in January. The Senate passed the bill in March.