Early Voting Begins: Minneapolis Residents Will Vote On Controversial PD Ballot Question
Early voting has started across Minnesota Friday. In Minneapolis, voters will get to decide the future of the city's police department.
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Early voting has started across Minnesota Friday. In Minneapolis, voters will get to decide the future of the city's police department.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has determined that votes will be counted in the controversial Minneapolis public safety ballot question this fall.
Amreya Shefa sued after she was denied a pardon in 2020 on a 2-1 vote in the killing of her husband, whom she accused of repeated sexual abuse. Her attorney says she's likely to be deported to Ethiopia, where she fears her husband's relatives will kill her.
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case challenging the Board of Pardons' unanimous decision-making authority that was set by law more than a century ago.
The Minnesota House DFL voted Tuesday night to expel embattled Rep. John Thompson from the caucus.
The general election in Minneapolis is quickly approaching, and on Wednesday voters will get a better sense of the candidates running for the city's top job.
A Hennepin County judge struck down the controversial Minneapolis charter amendment ballot question on Tuesday afternoon, saying that it was "unreasonable and misleading."
Two months after being pulled over in St. Paul and showing an expired Wisconsin driver's license, embattled Minnesota Rep. John Thompson says he now holds a license in the state where he lives and serves.
Former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, who was forced to resign in 2018 following a string of sexual misconduct allegations, is considering another run at public office.
DFLers in the Minnesota Senate elected a new minority leader Monday after Sen. Susan Kent announced earlier this month she was stepping down.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers asked a federal court on Monday to allow him to intervene in a lawsuit filed by fellow Democrats that seeks to have federal courts draw new boundary lines if the governor and Republican-controlled Legislature can't reach agreement.
There will be an emergency court hearing Monday over the latest wording of a Minneapolis charter amendment that seeks to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety.
President Biden announced the latest effort to combat the pandemic on Thursday, saying it's his job as president to protect Americans from the deadly disease. The president had previously urged businesses to adopt their own mandates late last month before taking this significant step in requiring them.
Minnesota public health officials say they are concerned about COVID-19 cases increasing among children as a school year begins with many back in the classroom.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar revealed Thursday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year and underwent radiation treatment while working on major pandemic and economic legislation.
