Keith Ellison talks MN attorney general race, responds to Ron Schutz's comments on fraud convictions
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined WCCO's Esme Murphy on Sunday morning.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined WCCO's Esme Murphy on Sunday morning.
Could a Republican become Minnesota's top law enforcement official for the first time in more than 50 years? Attorney Ron Schutz is facing off against incumbent Keith Ellison in the race for Minnesota attorney general. On Friday, the two participated in a debate hosted by Minnesota Public Radio.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says a proposed Google data center in Pine Island could leave Xcel Energy's customers in the state on the hook for billions of dollars.
Minnesota Attorney General says a proposed Google data center in Pine Island might lead Xcel Energy to raise energy bills.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday afternoon announced that nine providers have been charged with defrauding the Medicaid program out of more than $3 million.
For 39 years, Ron Schutz was an attorney and partner in the national law firm Robins Kaplan. One of his top issues in the attorney general's race is fighting fraud.
For 39 years, Ron Schutz was an attorney and partner in the national law firm Robins Kaplan. One of his top issues in the attorney general's race is fighting fraud.
Minnesota Democrats have held the office of state attorney general for decades. Recent polls show there could be an upset in November. The most recent poll shows incumbent DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison trailing Republican Ron Schutz. The KSTP-Survey USA from earlier this month has Schutz with 45% support to Ellison's 43%. For 39 years, Schutz has been an attorney and partner at Robins Kaplan one of the state's best-known law firms. He was twice named by Forbes magazine as one of the nation's top 200 attorneys. He joins Esme Murphy on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m. NOTE: A spokesperson for Attorney General Ellison disputed Shutz's claim that there were no convictions under Ellison's watch for Medicaid fraud. The spokesperson said there were more than 340 convictions.
A federal immigration officer is pleading not guilty to federal charges that he lied to the FBI about being attacked before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
Minnesota's new anti-nudification law can proceed while a lawsuit brought forth by billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company plays out, a federal judge ruled Friday.
The attorney for Julio Sosa-Celis, the Venezuelan national who was shot by federal immigration officer Christian Castro earlier this year in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge, says her client is devastated by his release from a Texas jail.
A Twin Cities-based used car company accused of deceptive sales and targeting Spanish speakers agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement and reform their business practices after they were sued by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.
A major merger between Minnesota-based North Memorial Health and South Dakota-based Sanford Health was announced Friday morning, and is set to close in a matter of days.
North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale and Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health have entered into a 10-year agreement with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office as part of a merger between the two healthcare systems. John Lauritsen shares what this means for patients.
Minnesota joined 23 states in suing the Trump administration Thursday, trying to stop new rules that could cut off federal funding for birth control clinics and other family planning services.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged in a Minneapolis shooting during Operation Metro Surge has been released from a Texas jail, the Associated Press reports.
Minnesota will receive between $214 million to $307 million after tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, settled a landmark social media addiction lawsuit Wednesday.
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order to halt the release of the ICE agent sought for extradition in a shooting earlier this year in north Minneapolis amid Operation Metro Surge, and then lying about the circumstances under oath.
Minnesota will receive between $214 million to $307 million after tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, settled a landmark social media addiction lawsuit Wednesday.
The shooting took place in January during the Trump administration's immigration operation in Minnesota.
A judge is expected to make a ruling Tuesday in Minnesota's lawsuit against Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the extradition of Christian Castro, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged in the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis earlier this year in Minneapolis.
Between a judge's order and voluntary agreements, the State of Minnesota and Ramsey County achieved legal blockades against 10 people accused of planning gang violence at the Minnesota State Fair, after years of gang fights and gunfire have caused chaos at the fairgrounds.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released nearly 700 documents Wednesday in his office's investigation into Fleet Farm, alleging the company "ignored an internal warning" about selling firearms to a "straw buyer."
The firearm used in a deadly bar shooting should have never gotten into the gunman's hands. Today, the Minnesota attorney general publicly released nearly 700 documents in a case against a local retailer for selling that gun, and dozens more. He told Frankie McLister, it shows what the company knew and didn't do.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday announced he is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the extradition of an immigration agent accused of shooting a man in Minneapolis.
