Republican Legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton searched Wednesday for a way out of their impasse after their plan for a brief special session ...
Read More »Target, states reach $18.5 million settlement
NEW YORK — Minneapolis-based Target Corp. has reached an $18.5 million settlement over a massive data breach that occurred before Christmas in 2013, New York’s ...
Read More »Ruling may give voter rights groups a tool
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Supreme Court’s ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give voting-rights advocates a potent tool ...
Read More »Juror: ‘Holy Spirit’ said ex-congresswoman not guilty
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A juror dismissed during deliberations in former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown’s fraud trial in Florida told his colleagues that the “Holy Spirit” ...
Read More »Poland accuses Minneapolis man of war crimes
WARSAW, Poland — Polish prosecutors say they are working on a request for the extradition from the U.S. of a Minnesota man they accuse of ...
Read More »Wisconsin AG appeals ‘Cocaine Mom’ ruling
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s attorney general is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a law that allows the state to detain pregnant women suspected ...
Read More »Oregon’s Supreme Court heads for female majority
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced the appointment of a female judge to the Oregon Supreme Court, putting women in the majority ...
Read More »Looming appeals court ruling could resurrect wolf hunts
Gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan could again find themselves in hunters’ crosshairs — possibly as soon as this fall if federal protections are ...
Read More »Snyder has appointed majority of Michigan court
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder promoted a veteran state appellate judge to the Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday, becoming the first governor to have ...
Read More »Judge rejects law on pregnant drug abusers
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has struck down a Wisconsin law that allowed the state to detain pregnant women suspected of drug or alcohol ...
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