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Gun safety supporters rally at Minnesota capitol
Despite the laws passed last session, they say their work is just getting started.
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Despite the laws passed last session, they say their work is just getting started.
Hundreds of gun safety advocates were at the Minnesota Capitol on Tuesday for an annual rally in support of tighter gun laws.
A proposed ordinance in Minneapolis would create a minimum price of $15 for certain tobacco products including cigarettes. It would also close the "sampling loophole" which allows smoking indoors when tobacco products are being sampled before purchase.
Donald Trump's historic criminal trial in New York resumed on Tuesday as lawyers from both sides questioned possible jurors.
Hundreds of gun safety advocates, as well as gun violence survivors, are gathering at the Minnesota Capitol on Tuesday to call for tighter gun laws.
The Supreme Court seemed divided over a case challenging the scope of a federal obstruction law that prosecutors have used to charge more than 300 Jan. 6 defendants.
The Senate is tasked with the trial after the House impeached Mayorkas earlier this year. Senate Democrats are expected to move to quickly quash the effort.
Seven Manhattan residents were selected Tuesday afternoon to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial.
Some small business leaders say the proposed changes are impractical and could do more harm than good in combating smoking.
Nineteen Minnesota cities and towns have levels of PFAS that exceed new federal guidelines for drinking water, and three of those communities are seeking support from the legislature this year to assist with their clean-up efforts.
Nineteen communities in Minnesota have elevated levels of PFAS, or "forever chemicals,” in their water.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little, a Republican, signed a bill into law last year that prohibits gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors.
The director of Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign in Wisconsin who pushed allegations of widespread fraud that were ultimately debunked has been hired to run the Republican Party of Wisconsin heading into the November election.
Hoff, 53, is accused of stalking and harassing Rep. Mary Franson, allegedly digging through her trash, posting her contact information and address online, filming her residence and sending her threatening messages.
Justice Clarence Thomas did not attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday.
