Tag: Minnesota
Rhode Island sets the pace on candidate security
May 27, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
In an era when threats against public officials are no longer theoretical, Rhode Island lawmakers have taken a pragmatic - and necessary - step forward.
On May 19, the state Senate approved the SECURE (Safeguarding Election Candidates Using Reasonable Expenditures) Act, legislation that explicitly allows candidates and elected officials to use campaign funds for home and office security systems, including ongoing monitoring.
The move deserves recognition from the electronic security industry...
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Murder victim's family settles with ADT
October 4, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
ADT recently settled a lawsuit regarding a Minnesota woman murdered in her bed in 2006 after her security alarm failed to go off, and the case carries implications for the security alarm industry, according to a newspaper account of the case.
Here's more from a Minneapolis Star Tribune story earlier this week:
Four children who survived a middle-of-the-night double murder in Washington County five years ago will receive a financial settlement that will provide for them for life after...