
"Audio clips from the archives of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) reveal the harsh words Keith Ellison has had for Minneapolis police officers. MPR previously included remarks from Ellison in its coverage of policing and crime, mostly from the early 1990s when Ellison was a lawyer and political activist. In some of those remarks, Ellison is heard calling the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) “vicious” people who are “wolves in sheep’s clothing,” as well as an “occupying force.”"
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"One of Minnesota’s public university systems has ordered its schools to remove any and all references to “law enforcement.” Administrators at Hennepin Technical College, a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, informed staff members who teach law enforcement courses of the change in a recent email."
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“On Wednesday the nonpartisan Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released its “performance audit” on the Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) COVID-related grants. The audit investigated the MDH’s handling of roughly $200 million of state money awarded to health care providers during the pandemic.”
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"In remarks from 2020 posted recently to social media, KARE 11 evening news anchor Julie Nelson stood by her on-air criticism of the flat-footed response to that summer’s riots following the death of George Floyd."
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“Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison claims Florida’s new law preventing teacher discussions of gender ideology and sexuality with young children is “extreme” and “discriminatory” toward “LGBTQ+ students.””
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“Hundreds of health care workers throughout Minnesota have recently voted to cut ties with unions. Since mid-July, at least four groups of health care workers across the state have either filed union decertification petitions or successfully voted in favor of decertification.”
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“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.”
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“That's up an astounding 1,251% from 2020, when the metro area only lost a net 1,236 residents.”
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"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.
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“President Joe Biden’s administration has reinstated a moratorium on renewed leases for Twin Metals to mine in northeastern Minnesota’s Superior National Forest. The Obama administration was the first to decline a renewed lease, but the Trump administration revoked this move and approved a lease in 2019 that allowed Twin Metals to develop a copper-nickel mine in the town of Ely. But in the continuation of his broken promises on mining, Biden has followed in the footsteps of his former boss. His presidential campaign privately told a group of miners in 2020 that he would “support boosting domestic production of metals used to make electric vehicles, solar panels and other products crucial to his climate plan.””
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