Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party & Government agency
political party in Minnesota, United States
Columbia Suspends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter One Day After Omar Grilled School Administrators
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Here’s what we know about Uber and Lyft’s planned exit from Minneapolis: The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis has garnered concern and debate in recent ...
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Progressives defend Cuba trip as 'productive' amid GOP backlash: Cuban-American lawmakers said they were "offended" after Reps. Pramila Jayapal and ...
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Two police officers and one firefighter were shot and killed on Sunday after responding to a "call of a family in danger" at a home in in Burnsville ... Show more abcnews.visitlink.me/flS-Gv
Quick Glance: Minnesota Shooting: 3 Dead
- Two police officers and a first responder were killed in a gunfire exchange.
- The suspect also died.
- The incident occurred in Burnsville, Minnesota.
- The family with 7 children was able to safely exit the home.
McGovern slams Greene for going after Mayorkas, Omar: ‘The clowns are running the circus’
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Gov. Tim Walz signs school resource officer bill, placing new oversight on campus police programs
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Senators Klobuchar, Grassley Seek to Restore Antitrust Funding to Spending Bill: A bipartisan group of lawmakers are urging colleagues to reinstate funding to ...
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AI use by government agencies needs guardrails, Sen. Klobuchar says - UPI.com: Lawmakers on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee urged caution in using ...
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Minnesota, Wisconsin get $1 billion in federal funding for aging Blatnik Bridge: President Biden will visit the Twin Ports on Thursday, days after the major ...
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Minneapolis Freedom Fighters will get apology from Mayor Jacob Frey and $800,000: Minneapolis will pay $100,000 to each Freedom Fighter, and Mayor Jacob Frey ...
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Paid articlePaid DFL Party petitions court to undo major party status for Minnesota's Legal Marijuana Now Party
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Paid articlePaid Minneapolis' new Third Precinct police station could open in early 2025: The timeline for the Minneapolis Third Precinct police station and community safety ...
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Paid articlePaid Public safety agencies across Minnesota receive $300 million boost in state funding
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First on CNN: Klobuchar questions drug company behind 10-fold spike in price of lead poisoning antidote
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FBI investigates Minneapolis DFL endorsement process: Two people interviewed by the FBI said bureau personnel asked about irregularities in last year's City ...
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State spent everything everywhere all at once, then reality bit: Revenue poured into state coffers over the last two years, leading to a huge jump in spending ...
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Minneapolis City Council poised to approve $1.8 billion budget for 2024: Council members and Mayor Jacob Frey coalesced around a plan that features public safety ...
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Minneapolis City Council rejects police incentives package: The 8-5 vote was a defeat for Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O'Hara ...
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IRS Will Tax Your ‘Walz Check’ Minnesota Rebate: What To Know: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz used some choice words to describe the IRS decision to tax Minnesota 2023 ...
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Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey unify around $1.8 billion budget: Public safety — both police and alternatives — are at the core of priorities in ...
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Geri Joseph, Hubert Humphrey speech writer and DFL leader, dies at 100: She accumulated an impressive array of awards and job titles and molded generations of ...
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Minnesotans rally in support of Palestinians killed by airstrikes: The event featured speakers demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and criticizing the response by ...
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Minneapolis City Council pours cold water on police officer incentive plan to fill ranks
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Minneapolis City Council approves Third Precinct police station location: Three and a half years after the previous station was torched, city leaders have agreed ...
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Yet another site for Minneapolis Third Precinct police station? Frey says this one is 'just right.'
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Walz gets flu shot, promotes use of new COVID-19 booster: The governor said he believes the latest coronavirus vaccine will arrive this week in clinics and ...
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Paid articlePaid Minneapolis City Council delays vote on Third Precinct police station: With no consensus, a vote on Mayor Jacob Frey's choice for a location was put off for ...
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Third Precinct debate could run well past Election Day, as Frey faces resistance on his site choice
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Paid articlePaid Nominee for Minneapolis public safety commissioner shares his own encounters with police
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Klobuchar, Ilhan Omar post steamy photos of firefighters at Minnesota State Fair: Minnesota Democrats Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Ilhan Omar raised eyebrows on ...
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Democrats Propose Bill to Establish DOJ Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women
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Frey picks Minnehaha lot for 3rd Precinct Minneapolis police station: The Minneapolis mayor says he wants to build a new police station on a vacant city-owned ...
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US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar condemns Hardeep Singh Nijjar's death; Shiv Sena MP asks Jaishankar to start enquiry | Mint
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Paid articlePaid After cannabis director blunder, Walz pledges to hire ‘regulator’ for the job: The governor's first pick, a cannabis business owner, stepped down a day ...
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Paid articlePaid Here's what's at stake in the Minneapolis City Council elections: Sidewalk shoveling, policing and even Mayor Frey's standing are all in play in 13 ward ...
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Paid articlePaid Klobuchar, Moran address visa processing delays with new bill: U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the Visa Processing ...
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Minneapolis council casts aside downtown Third Precinct plan in favor of 'other options'
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HUNTER: Defund cops politician changes tune after bloody carjacking: Shivanthi Sathanandan wanted to 'dismantle' the cops, piece by piece, precinct by precinct.
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Paid articlePaid Gov. Walz open to a special session to clarify new law on student restraints: Some law enforcement agencies are pulling officers from schools as students head ...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to Ease Enforcement of Psychedelic Drug Use: Mayor Jacob Frey’s order, arriving amid a broad rethinking about the value of ...
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Frey proposes $1.8 billion Minneapolis budget for 2024: 'Reform costs money': Public safety, police reform and housing top priorities amid $48 million in new ...
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Paid articlePaid Govs. Walz and Evers asking for $1 billion for a new Blatnik Bridge: The 60-plus year old structure is a highly-used connector between Duluth and Superior and is ...
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Paid articlePaid Frey names temporary community safety commissioner, replacing Cedric Alexander: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has tapped Lee Sheehy to replace outgoing Community ...
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Paid articlePaid Minnesota banned some physical holds on students. Now school resource officers have questions.
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How has American policing changed since George Floyd’s murder?: Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we chart the progress of police reform ...
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Quick Glance: Minneapolis Police Department Uses Excessive Force After George Floyd's Death, According to Garland
- The Justice Department finds a pattern or practice of Minneapolis police unlawfully depriving people of their constitutional rights.
- A 92-page report by the Justice Department found that the police:
- Minneapolis has already hired a new police chief and city attorney.
- The report notes that Minneapolis and its police department have prohibited neck restraints and no longer use certain crowd control weapons without approval from the police chief.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to Ease Enforcement of Psychedelic Drug Use: Mayor Jacob Frey’s order, arriving amid a broad rethinking about the value of ...
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How has American policing changed since George Floyd’s murder?: Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we chart the progress of police reform ...
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Mayor Frey orders Minneapolis police to lay off enforcing laws banning hallucinogens
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Paid articlePaid New plan emerges for replacing torched Third Precinct police station in Minneapolis
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Paid articlePaid Minnesota prosecutors can soon seek resentencing for prisoners: Ramsey County Attorney Choi says prosecutors should play a bigger role in rewarding ...
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Paid articlePaid Playbook: The United States v. Donald Trump: And more on our Deep Dive interview with Ben Terris.
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Minneapolis can't break up police union, state board rules: The city didn't meet the criteria to sever sergeants and lieutenants from the Police Officers ...
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Paid articlePaid An apology was in order, Mayor Frey: Why did it take a federal investigation into Minneapolis police conduct to confirm for city leaders what Black ...
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Minnesota Lawmakers Pass Marijuana Legalization Bill: Minnesota lawmakers have passed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, setting up Gov ...
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New accusations fly over Minneapolis DFL convention chaos: Campaign manager accused Council Member Ellison of being punched; Ellison: It’s ‘a lie;’
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Minneapolis to pay $8.9 million to two people who say Derek Chauvin kneeled on their necks before George Floyd
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Quick Glance: Minneapolis has agreed to pay $8.9 million to two men who claim Derek Chauvin kneeled on their necks before George Floyd.
- Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, addresses the court on June 25, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
- The claims claimed police wrongdoing, excessive force, and racism – Pope and Code are African-American, while Chauvin is white.
- According to the claims, body camera footage showed Chauvin using much of the same tactics on Pope and Code as he did on Floyd.
- According to the lawsuit, a second officer did not interfere, and a responding police sergeant approved the use of force.
Minneapolis police respond to fights at DFL endorsement convention: Video shows supporters of Minneapolis City Council candidate Nasri Warsame shout and rush the ...
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Paid articlePaid Minnesota DFL legislators strike deal to give schools $2.2 billion funding boost: Spending deal includes money for a previously unfunded mandate that school ...
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls Texas judge's abortion pill ruling 'shocking': The future of access to abortion pills is uncertain after two federal judges issued a ...
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Quick Glance: AOC says the Biden White House should disregard the abortion pill ruling. Is that possible?
- Can Biden simply disregard the Texas ruling?
- Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon stated on Friday that the Biden administration and the Food and Drug Administration have "the authority to ignore this ruling."
- If the Texas ruling is upheld, the Supreme Court may impose "a national abortion ban."
- If the Supreme Court upholds Kacsmaryk's ruling and restricts access to medication abortion, Ocasio-Cortez has left the door open for the Biden administration to disregard the ruling.
Minnesota Democrats' education bills offer more money for schools, set new graduation requirements
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Paid articlePaid 'No joy': Pentagon emails show National Guard preparing for mission hours before Third Precinct burned
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Paid articlePaid Metro leaders say surplus aid could help recruit more police officers: Gov. Tim Walz has proposed spending $550 million of a budget surplus on public safety ...
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Paid articlePaid Jacob Frey and his wife are speaking out about death threats: From trips to the grocery store to reflecting on whether they should try for a second child ...
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Paid articlePaid Derek Chauvin prosecutor among two new appointees to Hennepin County bench: Federal prosecutor Sarah Hudleston also was chosen by Gov. Tim Walz for a judgeship ...
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US city approves police overhaul 3 years after George Floyd's death: "Today, we confront our past and move forward with a roadmap for meaningful change ...
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Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig facing threatening, violent messages after attack in elevator
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Paid articlePaid Minneapolis DFL throws out delegates in one council race; allegations raised in another
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Two People Killed in ‘Chaotic’ Shooting at Minnesota Senior Home: “We are tired of having this press conference. We’re tired of having to figure out how to wrap ...
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Rep. Angie Craig releases new statement on attack: ‘I was very, very lucky’: Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) released a new statement on Friday in the wake of the ...
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House Republicans vote to kick Rep. Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee: They said it was for antisemitic comments the Democrat apologized for in 2019.
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Quick Glance: In fiery speeches, AOC and Ilhan Omar call out Republican racism.
- Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) of their committee assignments for recommending physical action against their political opponents.
- Republicans have attempted to claim that the decision to remove Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee is connected to her previous criticism of Israel.
- On Thursday, Omar voted in favor of a motion that recognized Israel as a "legitimate" US partner.
- On Thursday, Omar also spoke in her own defense.
Frey on riot lessons: 'Next time something goes down, we'll be prepared': Mayor, police chief and other Minneapolis leaders give progress report on changes after ...
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Paid articlePaid Gov. Tim Walz wants to end child poverty in Minnesota. What would that take?: The administration is proposing a new state agency and a suite of tax changes to ...
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Paid articlePaid Biden calls for police reform after past congressional failures: Congress has been unable to send major police reform legislation to the president's desk ...
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McCarthy says he’s forming bipartisan group to write lawmaker code of conduct following Omar vote
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Republicans have a serious antisemitism problem. It isn’t Ilhan Omar: The GOP’s animus is based on what the outspoken, Black, African, female ...
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Quick Glance: House Republicans kick Democrat Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee
- On Thursday, Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar was kicked off the House Foreign Affairs Committee for making anti-Israel remarks.
- The 218-211 vote came after a heated debate in which Democrats accused Republicans of targeting Omar because of her race.
- House Republicans focused on six statements she made that "under the totality of the circumstances disqualify her from serving on the Committee of Foreign Affairs," said incoming House Ethics Committee Chairman Republican Michael Guest of Mississippi.
- Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York claimed Omar has "made mistakes" and utilized anti-Semitic stereotypes that House Democrats denounced four years ago.
Omar ‘glad’ special prosecutor appointed to investigate Biden documents : Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Saturday said she’s “glad” a special prosecutor has been ...
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126 lawmakers expect lawsuits blocking student-debt relief to fail: "Your Administration's debt relief plan falls squarely within your administrative authority ...
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Paid articlePaid Senators are calling on the Justice Department to look into Ticketmaster's practices
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Senate holding first hearing on ticketing industry: Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced Tuesday that the Senate Judiciary Committee ...
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Senators who held Taylor Swift Ticketmaster hearing want DOJ to examine practices
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