The Minnesota House passed a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana use after hours of debate Thursday night in a historic vote that marked the first time either chamber has voted on legalization.
Read More »Judge postpones trial for 3 cops charged in Floyd’s death
The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022.
Read More »Federal aid to Minnesota $200M more than expected
Minnesota’s state government will get about $200 million more than it was expecting under President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief package.
Read More »Bush Foundation announces 2021 fellows
The Bush Foundation announced 24 individuals from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota on Tuesday as its 2021 Bush Fellows.
Read More »Justices rule on child protection
The state does not have to prove that a child actually is in need of protection or services to convict a defendant of encouraging that need, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in the case of a man with a “delusional fantasy” about marrying a 10-year-old girl.
Read More »Ruling paves way for longer sentence in Floyd’s death
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for the possibility of a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin, according to an order made public Wednesday.
Read More »Aiding escape doesn’t call for predator tag, justices rule
A woman who drove her husband to Ohio to escape arrest after he held several laundry workers hostage is not required to register as a predatory offfender, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled.
Read More »Will juror’s march presence impact Chauvin case?
The revelation that a juror who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer in the killing of George Floyd had participated in a march in Washington, D.C., months before the trial is unlikely to affect that guilty verdict, experts say.
Read More »Pumping brakes on motor park
Too many uncrossed T’s and undotted I’s mean that an environmental impact statement for a controversial motorsports park development will have to go back to the drawing board.
Read More »4 ex-cops indicted on civil rights charges in Floyd death
A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.
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