Minnesota

Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act

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DETROIT — The Movement for Black Lives is opposing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, arguing the bill doubles down on reform strategies...

Corporations become unlikely financiers of racial equity

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In the months since the police killing of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning in the United States, American corporations have emerged as an...

Judge warns media at ex-cop’s trial of possible removal

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MINNEAPOLIS — The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd opened court Wednesday by...

7 jurors face new questioning in ex-officer’s murder trial

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MINNEAPOLIS — Jury selection for a former Minneapolis police officer's trial in George Floyd's death faced a possible setback Wednesday, as the judge prepared...

7 picked, 7 to go for jury in ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death

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MINNEAPOLIS — Jury selection continues Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death, with the process halfway complete after the...

Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and...

EXPLAINER: What is the impact of racially diverse juries?

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CHICAGO — Questions around race have been central to the murder case against the former Minneapolis police officer who leaned on George Floyd's neck...

Diverse jury so far for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd’s death

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MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors seated so far in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death are a diverse...

Connecticut’s zoning laws a focus in racial equity debate

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After the police killing of George Floyd, a Connecticut law professor invited architects, planners and land use attorneys to a discussion of how local...

Lawmakers fear turning 144 cities into “micropolitan” areas

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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and congressmen is urging the federal government not to approve recommendations to remove 144 cities from the designation...