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Candidates propose tougher penalties and revamped juvenile courts to curb crime
Beebe County Republicans (VPOU) candidate forum · January 21, 2026
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Summary
Forum candidates offered a range of public-safety proposals — from empowering police and harsher penalties to juvenile-court reforms and focused arrests of repeat offenders — with some tying enforcement plans to changes in state leadership.
When asked how they would restore peace and security in Minnesota, several candidates offered immediate law-and-order proposals and longer-term court and juvenile-system reforms.
Candidate (Speaker 7) said the state must "enforce the law" and suggested using harsher penalties and policies to…
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