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Mayor Frey's vetoes of eviction notice extension, drug paraphernalia ordinances will stand

Mayor Frey's vetoes of eviction notice extension, drug paraphernalia ordinances will stand

Frey was able to successfully block proposals that sought to extend the eviction notice period and to decriminalize drug paraphernalia. However, the council voted again to block the mayor’s reappointment of Todd Barnette as Community Safety Commissioner.
by Cari Spencer

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Minneapolis passes assault-weapon ban — but state law will block it

Minneapolis passes assault-weapon ban — but state law will block it

The ban would only go into effect if the Minnesota Legislature repeals a law preventing cities from regulating guns. A bill to do so was introduced at the Capitol this year but is not moving forward.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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State fires director of Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office

State fires director of Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office

The director of Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office has been terminated less than a year after being appointed to the position.
by Andrew Krueger, Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness marks 50 years with familiar challenges

Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness marks 50 years with familiar challenges

The challenges of 1976 facing what became Friends of the Boundary Waters Area Wilderness are similar to those faced by the group today after Congress overturned a federal ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Is forward-facing sonar making fishing in Minnesota too easy?

Is forward-facing sonar making fishing in Minnesota too easy?

Real-time imaging technology allows anglers to spot fish, track their movement and even watch how they react to a lure. Critics say it crosses an ethical line and worry it could increase pressure on fish populations.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minneapolis City Council takes another vote on pre-eviction notice extension veto

Minneapolis City Council takes another vote on pre-eviction notice extension veto

Supporters of the 45-day pre-eviction notice extension say it is needed to help keep renters impacted by the ICE surge this winter in their homes. But others say it will only deepen rent debt and burden some affordable housing suppliers.
by Cari Spencer

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Attorney General sues two Minneapolis nonprofits for illegal spending

Attorney General sues two Minneapolis nonprofits for illegal spending

Two Minneapolis charities are facing a lawsuit alleging that their leaders spent more than $2 million of the nonprofits’ money on luxury travel, clothing and cash payments to themselves and their families.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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