Police say Thompson used elected position to ‘intimidate’ officers during daughter’s DUI stop
“St. Paul police say Rep. John Thompson “bullied” and intimidated officers as they tried to investigate his adult daughter during a DUI traffic stop. Thompson’s 26-year-old daughter was found to be driving without a license and apparently under the influence of drugs, but her father arrived on the scene and officers allowed him to take her away rather than placing her under arrest, according to sources.”
Read moreEighth Circuit ruling could be ‘game changer’ for COVID lawsuits against Walz
“One lawyer says this reversal could be a "game-changer" for other lawsuits seeking compensation for businesses shut down during the onset of the COVID pandemic.”
Read moreTwin Cities experienced a net loss of 15,000 people last year
“That's up an astounding 1,251% from 2020, when the metro area only lost a net 1,236 residents.”
Read moreProfessor accused of stealing $120,000 in Philando Castile fundraiser agrees to settlement
“Pamela Fergus, who at the time was a faculty member at Metro State University and Inver Hills Community College, was vaunted in local media for the launch of a non-profit called "Philando Feeds The Children."”
Read moreJohn Thompson loses DFL endorsement
“Rep. John Thompson won’t have the support of the Minnesota DFL as he heads into his first reelection contest.”
Read moreMinnesota nonprofit to dissolve following FBI raid
“A Minnesota nonprofit that was raided by the FBI last month announced Friday that it is dissolving, blaming “negative media reports.” The FBI raided over a dozen properties connected to Feeding our Future Jan. 20. An FBI search warrant accused the “conspirators” of stealing “millions of dollars in federal funds” from child nutrition programs, but the nonprofit has denied any wrongdoing and nobody has been charged with a crime to date.”
Read moreDepartment of Education was battling two nonprofits for years before scandal broke
“(Center of the American Experiment) — The Jan. 20 FBI raids on Feeding Our Future was just the latest escalation in a war between the state agency and two networks of nonprofits operating food giveaways to low-income children. The state Department of Education (MDE) has been battling Feeding Our Future and the related nonprofit Partners in Nutrition (aka Partners in Quality Care) in and out of court going back at least as far as 2017.”
Read moreDurham filing alleges Clinton’s team ‘mined’ White House servers for dirt on Trump
“In a court filing, John Durham, special counsel for the Department of Justice, alleged that a tech firm paid by the Clinton campaign's legal team was "mining" White House servers to dig up dirt on former president Donald Trump.”
Read moreResolution would make election integrity issues part of Minnesota GOP’s party platform
"A woman running for Minnesota Secretary of State is proposing a few changes to the state Republican Party platform."
In a Tuesday email to supporters, Kim Crockett linked to her “Eyes on Every Ballot Resolution,” which proposes to rid elections of what she calls “Zuckerbucks” and achieve a greater balance of Democrats and Republicans on ballot boards.
Read moreSheriff Hutchinson won’t seek reelection