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The Minnesota Court of Appeals on April 10 affirmed a decision to grant a man's provisional discharge from the state's treatment program for sex offenders, saying the program leader can't unilaterally prevent his conditional release by refusing to approve a residential setting for him. The decision comes in the case of Eugene Kropp, 74, who was committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program, also known as MSOP, in 1998 after a history of molesting boys.
This is becoming a frustratingly familiar story line: An urgent matter confronts the Minnesota Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton; Minnesotans need their help. But instead of stepping up and working for constituents - all constituents, no matter what their political leanings - lawmakers and Dayton opt to play politics instead.
"The rate at which drugs are being seized around the state should concern every Minnesotan." -- Mona Dohman, Department of Public Safety commissioner That comment on a report issued this week by the Department of Public Safety and its Violent Crimes Enforcement Teams makes clear the magnitude of the challenge all Minnesotans face in dealing with illegal drug use, especially methamphetamine and opioid prescription drugs.
When Minnesotans suspect their elected leaders or civil servants are hiding something, they can turn to a tiny state agency for help. The Information Policy Analysis Division sounds like a bureaucratic parody.
Gov. Mark Dayton said Thursday he would sign the bill as soon as his office received it, either late Thursday or early Friday. The Legislature on Thursday overwhelmingly approved $326 million to be distributed among Minnesotans faced with hefty health insurance premium increases this year, sending it to Gov. Mark Dayton for his promised signature.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo either radiation or surgery for treatment, he announced Tuesday. Dayton revealed the information a day after he collapsed at the podium while giving the annual State of the State address.
To whom does an elector owe a duty of faithfulness? To his political party, to whom he pledged to vote for its presidential candidate, or to his conscience, which requires him not to? And when the elector votes against his oath, what role, if any, should the state play? Muhammad Abdurrahman, the "faithless elector," wants to protest a Minnesota law that requires members of the Electoral College to follow the statewide vote. So the DFL elector disregarded a pledge he made to vote for the Hillary Clinton/Timothy Kaine ticket and cast his vote for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president and U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, for vice president.
Call me hooked, but I can't stop dissecting Donald Trump's victory just yet. Not when there's one factor that has been insufficiently credited for his Electoral College triumph and his near-miss in Minnesota - and that matters to the health of this republic in years to come.
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights, a 50-year-old state agency charged with investigating claims of illegal discrimination, has seen its staff shrink by almost half from its historic peak in 1990. The steady drop in full-time enforcement officers and other staff comes amid a growing workload in recent years and heightened racial tensions in Minnesota over the past year.
The number of U.S. children in foster care is climbing after a sustained decline, but just five states account for nearly two-thirds of the recent increase. Reasons range from creation of a new child-abuse hotline to widespread outrage over the deaths of children who'd been repeatedly abused.
SCSU survey: Minnesotans favor Clinton Survey finds gulf between Trump, Clinton supporters over immigration, direction of country Check out this story on sctimes.com: A statewide survey conducted by St. Cloud State University found Minnesotans favor Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump for president by a considerable margin, with women voters heavily weighted toward Clinton. Clinton led Trump 46 percent to 35 percent in the scientific telephone survey of a random sample of 431 Minnesotans conducted Oct. 19-30.
Within a year, metro area counties will be testing a single mental health crisis number that should make a request for help with mental illness as easy as calling 911. From Colorado to Tennessee, states across the country have developed statewide mental health numbers.
Simon, the state's top elections official, has been barnstorming the state in recent months, promoting his voting effort so that Minnesota can reclaim its top spot nationally for civic engagement. For nearly 10 elections in a row, Minnesota had bragging rights, ranking first among all states for its voter turnout rate.
Minnesota Republicans are finally ready to make their pick in the 2nd Congressional District, crystallizing the field in what's likely to be a tight contest to replace one of Minnesota's most prominent members of Congress. Tuesday's Republican primary will settle a bitter four-way primary between GOP candidates eager to take over for retiring Rep. John Kline.
The killing of Philando Castile by a Minnesota police officer durin... . FILE - In this July 9, 2016 file photo, marchers block part of Interstate 94 in St. Paul, Minn., during a protest sparked by the recent police killings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana.
Democratic members of Congress called Thursday for a congressional hearing to examine fatal shootings of black people by police officers in Baton Rouge, La., Minnesota and elsewhere. At a news conference in the Capitol, members of the Congressional Black Caucus also said they wished to meet with House Republican leaders to discuss concerns about what they call the alarming rate of deaths of black men and women by law enforcement officials.
Thousands of Beyonce fans were evacuated from a concert in Minnesota on Monday night due to a severe weather warning. Around 35,000 fans were waiting for Beyonce to begin her Formation World Tour show at the open-air TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis when they were instructed to evacuate to the stadium concourse or nearby shelters due to a forecast of thunder and lightning.