Anoka

This election is kind of flying under the radar, but there's three competitive races, and they all have candidates who want a Ron DeSantis-like agenda running.

• District 1: This consists of Anoka, western Andover, western Coon Rapids and southwestern Ramsey, and incumbent Erin Heers-McArdle has a challenger in . Hokeman uses the term "Parental Rights" on her site which is a dogwhistle that usually means anti-LGBT policies, and claims to be "fiscally conservative".

• District 2: This is Blaine and eastern Coon Rapids. Zach Arco and Susan Witt are the candidates. Arco is that use all sorts of such dogwhistles and also sound like they were written by ChatGPT as the link notes.

• District 5: Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, southern Coon Rapids and Fridley, has three candidates, Michelle Langenfeld, Scott Simmons, and Cyrus Wilson. Simmons is openly , as well as both the Minnesota and Anoka-Hennepin Parents Alliance, which is an

We all saw what happened when extremists took over this board in the past. Please be aware and vote if you live in any of these districts.

Does anyone know the exact rules regarding this curfew? I can’t find anything directly stating the rules online anywhere. Is everything just shutting down at 7pm?

Anoka-Hennepin parents, let your voice be heard tonight. The Minnesota Parents Alliance Three (Matt Audette, Zach Arco and Linda Hoekman) are threatening to hold your tax dollars and public school system hostage if their far-right list demands are not met.

Anoka-Hennepin School District Regular School Board Meeting

Apr. 22, 2024 (TONIGHT)

Starts at 6:30 PM

Sandburg Education Center (School Board meeting room)

1902 Second Ave. Anoka, MN 55303

You can stream the meeting live on YouTube

More info

Furthermore, the Minnesota Parents Alliance, who recruits and trains these and like minded people are ACTIVELY TRYING TO GAIN MORE SCHOOL BOARD SEATS THIS NOVEMBER and beyond.

The group are holding a school board campaign recruiting event on Saturday, May 11th in Edina.

It’d be a shame if many, many interested parties hit up their

Also they’re holding another event at the Shoreview Community Center on Saturday, May 4th.

It would not stink if concerned residents attended and voiced their concerns in person.

Lastly, and most importantly, parents can call these Minnesota Parents Alliance Three school board members directly at their offices, from their public campaign financial reports:

: 612-559-0953

(whom once upon a time sued the teacher’s union - and lost): 763-458-3111

: 612-964-6856

A federal lawsuit accuses Anoka County and several jail employees of “deliberate indifference” to the medical needs of a former jail inmate going through heroin withdrawal who eventually suffered a brain injury.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Deyonta Green, names Anoka County, two unidentified correctional officers and three jail medical staff. 

It’s the latest lawsuit to allege inadequate medical care at a county jail under contract with MEnD Correctional Care, a Sartell-based private jail medical provider that filed for bankruptcy in 2022.

Green, then 25, was booked into the Anoka County jail on Feb. 5, 2022, after failing to report for a sentence for felony possession of a controlled substance. He acknowledged using heroin earlier that day, according to the civil complaint.

Over the next several days, Green suffered severe withdrawal symptoms, including uncontrollable diarrhea and vomiting, the complaint states.

Green had a valid prescription for Suboxone, a medication that reduces opioid withdrawal symptoms. But jail staff withheld it from him and instead provided him with “band-aid” medications for nausea and anxiety and over-the-counter pain relievers, the complaint states.

The lawsuit claims that despite his deteriorating condition, Green wasn’t provided medical care. 

On Feb. 12, Green was found in his cell, covered in vomit, after an apparent fall. He was taken to a hospital, where doctors determined he had suffered a fractured skull, brain bleeds and acute kidney failure, according to the lawsuit.

Full story here:

Anoka-Hennepin parents, let your voice be heard tonight. The Minnesota Parents Alliance Three (Matt Audette, Zach Arco and Linda Hoekman) are threatening to hold your tax dollars and public school system hostage if their far-right list demands are not met.

Anoka-Hennepin School District Regular School Board Meeting

Apr. 22, 2024 (TONIGHT)

Starts at 6:30 PM

Sandburg Education Center (School Board meeting room)

1902 Second Ave. Anoka, MN 55303

You can stream the meeting live on YouTube

More info

Furthermore, the Minnesota Parents Alliance, who recruits and trains these and like minded people are ACTIVELY TRYING TO GAIN MORE SCHOOL BOARD SEATS THIS NOVEMBER and beyond.

The group are holding a school board campaign recruiting event on Saturday, May 11th in Edina.

It’d be a shame if many, many interested parties hit up their

Also they’re holding another event at the Shoreview Community Center on Saturday, May 4th.

It would not stink if concerned residents attended and voiced their concerns in person.

Lastly, and most importantly, parents can call these Minnesota Parents Alliance Three school board members directly at their offices, from their public campaign financial reports:

: 612-559-0953

(whom once upon a time sued the teacher’s union - and lost): 763-458-3111

: 612-964-6856

The city of anoka has no parking on any city street overnight between 2-6am so if you ever find yourself in this area, watch out. I got a parking ticket on new years for $17.

<begin rant>Seems like a shitty way to welcome guests to their city. </end rant>

Edit: this is all year round FYI.

Edit2: apparently this is common thing in the burbs so.. I guess don't park on the street when you visit.

Edit3: 2-6am

We're between purchasing two homes right now, one would send our kids to Osseo school (Fernbrook elementary, Osseo middle, and Maple Grove senior high) and the other would send our kids to Anoka/Hennepin (Oxbow Creek elementary, Jackson middle, Champlin Park senior high). Our considerations for schooling are good schools (but don't need the best or biggest schools), diversity and inclusion for all students is a huge plus, and wide selection of activities. We need bussing to be available for transportation, so open enrollment is not an ideal option for us. Which would you choose to send your kids to and why? Thank you so much for your opinions!!

Edit: Thanks so much for all of your opinions in this thread so far! You have given us a lot of context and resources to help weigh our decision.