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MN Senate GOP promises talk — but not necessarily action — on police changes

MN Senate GOP promises talk — but not necessarily action — on police changes

The Republican leader in the Minnesota Senate Tuesday promised hearings on police changes following the police killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center on Sunday. But the promise fell short of the action many Democrats at the Capitol are calling for.
by Tim Pugmire

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Protests grow in Minnesota and around U.S. over death of Daunte Wright

Protests grow in Minnesota and around U.S. over death of Daunte Wright

Police clashed with protesters for a second night in Brooklyn Center, Minn., as outrage spread across the U.S. over Wright's death at the hands of an officer who meant to use her Taser, officials say.
by Becky Sullivan

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Biden, lawmakers pay tribute to slain Capitol Police officer

Biden, lawmakers pay tribute to slain Capitol Police officer

Slain U.S. Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday during the second such memorial ceremony this year for a force that has edged close to crisis in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
by The Associated Press

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John Boehner on the 'noisemakers' of the Republican Party

John Boehner on the 'noisemakers' of the Republican Party

Boehner was the Republican speaker of the House during much of the Obama presidency. His new memoir recounts his time leading House Republicans — even if that meant doing things he personally opposed.
by Steve Inskeep, James Doubek, Bo Hamby and Reena Advani

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The session slog: Legislature to start voting on budget

The session slog: Legislature to start voting on budget

The arrival of floor debates on a range of bills that comprise the state budget will test the stamina of lawmakers. 
by Brian Bakst

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Nevada GOP censures elections official who defended results

Nevada GOP censures elections official who defended results

Nevada’s Republican Party voted Saturday to censure the secretary of state, accusing her of failing to fully investigate allegations of fraud in the 2020 election. She says there was no widespread fraud and that her own party is attacking her for refusing to “put my thumb on the scale of democracy.”
by The Associated Press

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