7 men swept up in multi-agency effort against sex trafficking in northern Minnesota – Twin Cities
“As a result of efforts by multiple agencies, seven men (five from Minnesota) were arrested on Friday in Itasca County for crimes related to sexual trafficking. Investigators from the Criminal Arrest Department led a three-day operation this week in collaboration with the Task Force on Sex Trafficking and the Itasca County Sheriff’s Office.”
Read moreU.S. District Court Ends Federal Challenge to PolyMet’s Water Quality Permit
“St. Paul, Minn., February 16, 2021 – A federal judge today dismissed a challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s oversight of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System water quality permit issued to Poly Met Mining Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PolyMet Mining Corp. (together “PolyMet” or the “company”) TSX: POM; NYSE American: PLM.”
Read moreMinneapolis to spend $6.4M to recruit more police officers
“MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis is planning to spend $6.4 million to hire dozens of police officers, at a time when some City Council members and activist groups have been advocating to replace the police department following George Floyd’s death.”
Read moreVoter ID is back to haunt Minnesota democracy
“Not all of last month's scares for democracy had a D.C. address. In St. Paul, the state Senate's Republican majority unleashed an election-policy zombie that may not be able to cause much trouble this year but is clearly not as dead as many democracy-loving Minnesotans thought.”
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