Minnesota gun bills stall, other lawmakers hear bill aimed at preventing grooming
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The House Committee on Public Safety voted 10-10 on the bills that would ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. That means the proposals are at a standstill. Gun rights organizations say the measures are likely unconstitutional.
The House Education Policy Committee heard arguments for a new bill that would designate grooming a child a felony charge. If the bill passes, someone convicted of grooming could face up to 5 years in prison.
A federal judge found the government in contempt on Monday and ordered it to reimburse a man who was detained by ICE agents and flown to Texas in defiance of a court order.
Flags are at half-staff across Minnesota Wednesday until sunset Thursday to honor and remember civil rights icon the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jackson died last week at the age of 84.
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Well-known Twin Cities writers will take the stage tomorrow night to raise money for immigrants facing the recent surge in federal enforcement across Minnesota.
In sports, the gold-medal winning U.S. men’s hockey team attended the State of the Union last night. The gold medal winning U.S. women’s team, whose invitation came later, politely declined.
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Minnesota gun bills stall but Annunciation families vow to keep pushing the proposals
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