Tag: Minnesota state government
Minnesota Legislature struggles for compromise on policing
MINNEAPOLIS — Negotiators in Minnesota’s divided Legislature on Monday kicked off what's sure to be a long and contentious debate over whether further police...
‘We did it!’: Minnesota exults at Census win at NY’s expense
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether <a href="https://apnews.com/article/electoral-college-census-2020-government-and-politics-politics-86e1a31aeeea02004a3c71abd58097ee">the 2020 census</a> would finally cost them a precious seat in Congress, expecting to...
‘We did it!’: Minnesota exults at Census win at NY’s expense
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether the 2020 census would finally cost them a precious seat in Congress, expecting to lose...
Minnesota Legislature finally funds Chauvin trial security
<p>ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday approved $7.8 million to help cover the extra security costs that the state racked up...
Minnesota Legislature finally funds Chauvin trial security
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday approved $7.8 million to help cover the extra security costs that the state racked up...
Prisons worker on leave after run-in with Wright protesters
STILLWATER, Minn. — A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protesters seeking more serious...
Prisons worker on leave after run-in with Wright protesters
<p>STILLWATER, Minn. — A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protesters <a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-news-death-of-daunte-wright-shootings-police-minnesota-df3e6aba6c750f9b89bab30b46c24f48">seeking more...
EXPLAINER: Conviction on lesser murder count might not stick
MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors fought hard to add a third-degree murder charge against former police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, but...
EXPLAINER: Conviction on lesser murder count might not stick
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors fought hard to add a third-degree murder charge against former police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, but...
Need for disputed pipeline argued in Minnesota appeals court
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday heard arguments over Enbridge Energy's Line 3 replacement project in northern Minnesota, which opponents are...