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Lawmakers consider $2 million in grants to help local agencies upgrade public-safety radio equipment
Summary
Senate File 2,308 would create a $2 million grant program to help local and tribal governments purchase or upgrade equipment for the Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) radio system; supporters urged the committee to act while noting the need for longer-term funding.
Senate File 2,308 would appropriate $2 million (one-time) for grants to local governments and federally recognized tribes to purchase or upgrade equipment for Minnesota—s Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) system.
Steve Schmidt, Meeker County commissioner and public-safety official, testified the grant program would help counties and local agencies replace aging ARMER…
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