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Anoka County commissioners denounce violent attacks on state legislators, urge civility
Summary
Anoka County Board members reacted to the June 14 attacks on Minnesota legislators, offered condolences and called for kinder public discourse, and thanked law enforcement for follow-up on threats.
The Anoka County Board of Commissioners used chair remarks at its meeting to condemn the June 14 attacks on state legislators and to urge residents to reduce hostile rhetoric in public and online.
The board chair called the events “horrific” and said the political attack on two state legislators “must not be normalized as one of the risks of being a public servant.” The chair added that he and his wife had been with Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette the evening before the attack and asked residents to “keep them in your thoughts…
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