ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 21 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news: The Legislative Working Group on Common Interest Communities and Homeowners Associations, informally known as the HOA Reform working group, convened its first meeting on September 10 at the Minnesota Capitol. Sen. Eric Lucero (R-Saint Michael), a licensed real estate agent and the Republican lead on the Senate's housing committee, was named as the group's vice chair. "People from around the stat  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 21 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus posted the following letter to the editor on Sept. 20, 2024, by State Sen. Eric Lucero: * * * To the editor, The Minnesota Department of Education recently released the latest statewide test results measuring student achievement, and scores remained disappointingly low: About 50% of tested students are not reading at grade level. Nearly 55% of students are not grade-level proficient in math. Scores have declined about 1  more