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After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure
For several years, public safety had Gov. Tim Walz stuck in a political vice grip, and events had a way of acting as a tightening turn. Like many Democrats before Floyd’s murder sparked a national racial reckoning, Walz was if anything pro-police. But after Floyd’s killing rocked the world, Walz was vocal about wanting to see the four police officers that were involved charged and convicted; nine police groups told him to back off and let the justice system do its work.
What Minnesota primary voters are saying at the polls
Minnesotans are energized by the fall election after Vice President Kamala Harris selected Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, but Tuesday’s primary election is turning out to be a relatively sleepy affair. Republicans need to settle on a U.S. Senate candidate and vote in what could be a couple of close U.S. House […]
Here’s what Tim Walz has done as governor of Minnesota
Democrats have swiftly fallen for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s Midwest dad persona, sharing videos of him working on a car, going on a rollercoaster with daughter Hope at the State Fair, signing a bill renaming a street in Prince’s honor in purple ink. But he’s also got a long record as governor. Walz’s first term […]
Activists feel hoodwinked as police groups dictate model policy for school cops
Activists opposed to allowing school police to hold students facedown on the ground say their concerns are being ignored by regulators drafting a model policy that will govern how police can restrain students in Minnesota schools.
Minneapolis Police Department hasn’t published all disciplinary records as required
The Minneapolis Police Department released a batch of nine disciplinary decisions as part of a November public records request, including a suspension of an officer for taking a vehicle home without authorization and driving it thousands of miles.
How the Trump campaign is distorting what happened to Jaleel Stallings to attack Kamala Harris
On Tuesday, the Trump campaign accused Vice President Kamala Harris of encouraging people in 2020 to bail out of jail a St. Paul man who tried to kill Minneapolis cops five days after George Floyd’s police murder.
Shakopee man pleads guilty to bribing juror in Feeding Our Future trial
One of the five people charged with bribing a juror with $120,000 in the massive Feeding Our Future pandemic fraud case pleaded guilty on Tuesday.
Minneapolis City Council considers another $1.4 million in workers’ comp settlements with cops
The Minneapolis City Council is poised to approve another $1.4 million in workers’ compensation settlements with 10 former police officers.
Some Feeding Our Future defendants had ties to autism centers
Five of the 70 defendants in the massive federal Feeding Our Future fraud case had ties to Medicaid-funded autism centers, at least two of which continue to operate today, state records show. The FBI is investigating possible Medicaid fraud in Minnesota’s autism program,
DFL House candidate touts experience as administrator of treatment center that filed for bankruptcy
A Democrat running for the state House, Anquam Mahamoud, touts her job as chief operating officer of Twin Cities Health Services, even though it recently filed for bankruptcy.
Minnesota proposes water pollution permit for 3M plant that makes forever chemicals
The 3M Cottage Grove chemical plant that contaminated 200 square miles of east metro drinking water has been operating on a water pollution permit that expired more than 20 years ago.
Minnesota human services department investigating 15 autism providers
The state of Minnesota is investigating 15 autism providers and has already completed other investigations, withheld payments due to credible fraud allegations and forwarded cases to law enforcement “when appropriate,” according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services.