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Senate Republicans push new Attorney General hiring rules

Senate Republicans push new Attorney General hiring rules

A state Senate budget bill includes a provision that would restrict some outside employment arrangements in the attorney general’s office.
by Tim Pugmire

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Change to state's police arbitration system yields some results

Change to state's police arbitration system yields some results

More police officers and their employers are settling discipline cases outside of arbitration, a process Minneapolis elected officials have said ties their hands when it comes to police accountability.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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After George Floyd, some cities gained ground in police contract negotiations

After George Floyd, some cities gained ground in police contract negotiations

After the murder of George Floyd, many hoped police contract negotiations would yield reform. Now several major cities, including Minneapolis, have signed new contracts. The results are mixed.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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New program pays residents to attend, take notes at Minneapolis public meetings

New program pays residents to attend, take notes at Minneapolis public meetings

Meetings of school boards, zoning boards, planning commissions and other committees may make communities tick, but they can be a large time investment for most media organizations to cover. A new program in Minneapolis aims to shed more light on those meetings by paying local residents to attend and take notes, which are published online for anyone to use.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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Democratic, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement

Democratic, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement

Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19 with treatments, vaccines and other steps. But the compromise ended up dropping all funding to help nations abroad combat the pandemic. 
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota House Democrats call for $1.15B more for education

Minnesota House Democrats call for $1.15B more for education

The Minnesota House Democratic majority on Monday proposed spending $1.15 billion of the state's $9.25 billion budget surplus on education, drawing a sharp contrast with Republicans who control the Senate and who want to cut taxes by $3.4 billion while spending just $30 million more on schools.
by The Associated Press

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