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"This was not an easy decision to make, but the right one for me and my family," he wrote. "The past year and a half on the council has been very rewarding. I've enjoyed working with you and serving the community. I have regrets about why I am resigning, but my past mistakes won't keep me from being my best."
Gov. Tim Walz signed an agriculture funding bill Thursday that includes drought relief for farmers, investments in rural broadband and support for beginning farmers.
A change to Minnesota law means you soon legally can buy food and drinks with CBD and some THC in it.
Republican former U.S Department of Agriculture official Brad Finstad will face Democratic former Hormel Foods chief executive Jeff Ettinger in an August special election to finish the term of the late GOP U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn.
Biden's executive order only impacts federal law enforcement agencies. The order bans the use of chokeholds, restricts no knock warrants, requires tracking of use of force data, and mandates anti-bias training.
The state Department of Commerce and Attorney General's Office allege the utilities made critical mistakes in their gas procurement procedures during the February 2021 storm and because of the mismanagement, customers should not pay for the extra costs.
The bills would institute a universal background check for gun sales and implement a "red flag" law that would allow judges to take guns away from people determined to be a threat. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who is up for reelection in November, called a special session in 2019 to pass them, but Republicans ignored him.
Improving the processing speed, and tracking, of sexual assault kits has been a priority for Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and many lawmakers in recent years as the state worked to eliminate a backlog in testing and prevent a new one.
Minnesota politicians are reacting to news of the school shooting in Texas Tuesday morning that left at least 19 children and two adults dead.
Gov. Tim Walz has named Nancy Daubenberger as his new transportation commissioner, a post she had filled on an interim basis since the departure of former Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher.
"It's exhausting and dehumanizing," said Gina Obiri, a current employee with CCO. "The fact that Black staff and our allies have had to come this far just to maybe have our humanity uplifted by the institution that we give so much of ourselves to is crushing."
The Minnesota Legislature failed to pass several policies promised by the end of session, but lawmakers successfully approved a bipartisan bill to expand access mental health treatment in final hours of their work.
Many who oppose legal abortion admit there should be exceptions, while many in favor would set time limits.
The school district adopted a policy in 2018 that allows students to change their gender identity at school. Teachers and other school staff are required to use names and pronouns of the students' choosing without parental notice or consent.
Two sources told CBS News that the executive order will include sections on establishment of an accountability database of officers fired for misconduct, a ban on chokeholds and a restriction on no knock warrants at the federal level. Anti-bias training is expected to be included as well.
