"Ramsey County District Judge Sarah Grewing oversaw a doubleheader of hearings covering election issues on Friday morning. Republican Party organizations including the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee sought to intervene in two cases – brought by the NAACP and the Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans against Secretary of State Steve Simon – in which the plaintiffs challenged the state’s requirement that mail-in ballots be signed by a witness and sought to extend mail-in ballot counting in November’s election."

The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has dismissed two anonymous complaints filed against Sen. Scott Jensen (R-Chaska) over his comments on the coronavirus pandemic. Jensen, a practicing physician, faced backlash in April when he said that a CDC guidance granted doctors the authority to include “suspected or likely” cases of COVID-19 on death certificates.

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“The Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA) and several election judges have filed a petition asking the Hennepin County District Court to order the City of Minneapolis to follow the law for appointing members to the absentee ballot review board for this November’s elections.”

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"The federal government has denied a request from the state of Minnesota for a disaster declaration and accompanying financial support, to help clean up and repair fire damage from unrest following the police killing of George Floyd."

Ah, Yes. What could possibly go wrong? “Predictive modeling that guided Minnesota’s initial response to COVID-19 is being “recalibrated” with the latest pandemic data and will offer new forecasts about the spread of the infectious disease.”

"ST. PAUL, Minn. (CN) — A federal judge declined to give his blessing Tuesday to a consent decree temporarily waiving Minnesota’s requirement that absentee voters get a witness to sign their ballots, less than a week after a state judge approved a similar agreement.

The decision from the bench was hailed by Republicans, who raised alarms when Ramsey County Judge Sara Grewing approved a separate consent decree waiving the requirement last Wednesday. That order remains intact and it’s unclear whether U.S. District Court Judge Eric Tostrud’s decision will impact it. "

Nearly a quarter of the homes for sale and 43% of the apartments for rent in Minneapolis hit the market since violent rioting began in the city.

"No state has a higher percentage of COVID-19 deaths from nursing home residents than Minnesota."

"HOUSTON – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering up to $10,000 ($5,000 for each person) as a reward for any information that could lead to the arrest of a couple wanted in connection with fires that happened during the riots in St. Paul, Minnesota."