Board Approves Wis. State Capitol Statue Repairs After Protesters Ripped Them Down
The board that approves state Capitol repairs overwhelmingly agreed Monday to restore two statues that protesters ripped down last month in Madison, Wisconsin.
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The board that approves state Capitol repairs overwhelmingly agreed Monday to restore two statues that protesters ripped down last month in Madison, Wisconsin.
The $1.9 billion bonding bill would have included funding for jobs and infrastructure costs around the state. That bill would've required a super-majority to pass.
The possibility of a police reform bill passing during the special session Monday night at the Minnesota State Capitol is still unclear.
The list of Minnesota cities requiring face masks and covering keeps growing.
Workers from the service industry, fast-food chains and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality, staging demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world seeking better treatment of Black Americans in the workplace.
Several prominent Muslim American elected officials endorsed Joe Biden for president in a letter organized by Emgage Action ahead of an online summit that starts Monday and features the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Minnesota House Republican leaders said Monday they won't provide the votes needed to pass a $1.9 billion public construction projects bill, and that they won't back a package of police accountability measures either.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says his personal assistant, 25-year-old Ben Belzer, died tragically in a tubing accident over the weekend.
On Monday at noon, both houses of the Minnesota Legislature convene for a second summer special session.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says there is an urgent need for blood plasma donations.
Organizations are calling on lawmakers to extend unemployment benefits to high school students before Minnesota's special session ends.
At least five Democrats are running for Minnesota's fifth Congressional District seat, which is currently held by Rep. Ilhan Omar.
"I will always be grateful to have served in Congress with John Lewis, a Civil Rights leader who never gave up on building a more fair, more equal country," said Gov. Tim Walz. "His heart, his ideas, and his legacy will forever be etched in history."
Hundreds of homeless Minnesotans are being forced out of Minneapolis parks.
Minnesota is stepping up enforcement at restaurants to make sure they're following COVID-19 rules.
