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Minn. AG sues loan companies over rates, licenses

Three Internet companies offering consumers short-term loans are the target of lawsuits by Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson.

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Mexico's drug war -- what's next

Mexico's drug war -- what's next

The recent killings of three Americans in the Mexican border town of Juarez has highlighted Mexico's growing drug violence. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has vowed to help the Mexican government fight the drug cartels, but has also acknowledged the need to reduce U.S. demand for illegal drugs.

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Prosecutors caught between cost cutting and profiteering

Suburban prosecutors took notice when Eden Prairie officials made the rare step of switching prosecutors. The city council there ended a 17-year relationship to hire a prosecutor with a bid $20,000 cheaper.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Bill would change how state's judges are chosen

A committee in the Minnesota Senate approved a bill Thursday that would let voters decide if the judicial election system should be changed.
by Tom Scheck

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New veterans court aims to help soldiers struggling at home

New veterans court aims to help soldiers struggling at home

Many returning veterans with conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder get in trouble with the law. Some wind up in the criminal justice system for years while their PTSD goes untreated. This smmer, a new court opens in Hennepin County to divert these veterans from prison, and get them the services they need.
by Jessica Mador

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Judicial election reform opponents speak at Capitol

Some tea party activists are speaking out against a move in the Minnesota Legislature to put an end to contested judicial elections.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Counties differ in checks on conceal and carry applicants

Counties differ in checks on conceal and carry applicants

The sheriffs in Ramsey and Hennepin counties, who last year issued one-fifth of all permits to carry a handgun in Minnesota, take very different approaches to the state's conceal and carry law.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Magnuson's tenure as chief justice short, but eventful

Magnuson's tenure as chief justice short, but eventful

During his two years at the helm of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Eric Magnuson has dealt with an ongoing series of budget cuts, the U.S. Senate recount, and an upcoming case challenging the governor's budget-cutting authority.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Indigent defense gets a new look from Attorney General Eric Holder

Indigent defense gets a new look from Attorney General Eric Holder

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said if more Americans knew how poorly the public defender system worked in many cases, "they would be shocked and angered." Legal representation of the poor in Minnesota, according to the legislative auditor, is hampered by caseloads that are too high. Two public defenders talk about what they see as a long overdue look at the system from the feds.

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Judge considers verdict in fatal crowd shooting

A St. Louis County judge is considering whether to overturn homicide charges against a man convicted of shooting into a crowd, killing one person and injuring another.

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