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State Patrol seeks $97 million for metro headquarters, new recruitment funds and tougher excessive‑speed penalty
Summary
The Department of Public Safety’s State Patrol asked the committee for multi‑year trunk highway funding for a consolidated metro headquarters, increased recruitment and a change to excessive‑speed penalties that would expand license revocations.
Colonel Christina Bogojevic of the Minnesota State Patrol told the Senate Transportation Committee the agency seeks two equal cash appropriations from the trunk highway fund — $48.5 million in 2026 and $48.5 million in 2027 — to complete construction of a consolidated metro headquarters and workspace.
Colonel Bogojevic said the Patrol currently operates from “six antiquated offices” across the metro and that the offices lack security and modern law‑enforcement facilities. She said the $22.5 million appropriation for land acquisition and design was…
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