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RAMS urges legislators to act on rural school funding, trust‑land questions
Summary
RAMS executive director Paul Peltier told the Grand Rapids Public School District board that RAMS will press lawmakers on rural priorities — from taconite tax revenue and school trust land to broadband and special-education funding — and asked the board to identify local items for the 2025 agenda.
Paul Peltier, executive director of the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools (RAMS), briefed the Grand Rapids Public School District board at a workshop on legislative priorities RAMS plans to pursue in the 2025 session. Peltier framed the organization as a long-standing advocate for Greater Minnesota and asked the board what local concerns RAMS should carry to the legislature.
“I'm the executive director of RAMS,” Peltier said. “We serve 27 cities, 27 townships, and 15 school districts, all in the Taconite Assistance Area.” He highlighted the region’s reliance on mineral revenues and said, “You get $1,510,000 every year from Taconite production tax revenue,” a recurring benefit for districts inside the TAA.
Why it matters: Peltier told the board that RAMS’s 2024 priorities include mining and…
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