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Jaleel Stallings thought he was being shot at from an unmarked van by white supremacists. Only after he returned fire did he learn they were MPD officers.
He was charged with attempted murder, but police body cameras helped exonerate him:
@deenafaywinter
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“We are facing an imminent threat from this president,” Omar said. “We truly do not have the ability to watch him stay in the presidency for another moment.”
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Minnesota’s tax system is the most progressive among U.S. states, meaning poor households pay the least amount of taxes as a share of their income, according to a new report.
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New bodycam videos show how MPD became increasingly militaristic in their attempt to clamp down on Floyd protests. A sergeant punctured protesters' car tires, a lieutenant made a racist remark, and a commander praised a SWAT team for "hunting" civilians:
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Congressional candidate Tyler Kistner has repeatedly suggested he saw combat, but he didn't. A GOP Super PAC was forced to pull ads that touted "four combat deployments." via
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“I’ve had 54 complaints filed against me over my 31 years, and I’m still here. I’m still lieutenant. I’ve been disciplined, but none of it has ever been upheld. I’ve been sued 11 times," Kroll said on the podcast.
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Republicans smeared Ilhan Omar over a faulty translation. Here’s what she really said. via
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Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo worked closely with a group called Operation Safety Now, which gives the appearance of a grassroots group, to defend the police department's budget by
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A Mpls man called the police when he recognized two people who had been firing guns outside his house. They never showed up.
Over the next couple of days, he heard the same thing again and again from cops: Call the mayor and ask for more police funding.
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Yet another Easter Egg from the last legislative session: Cities can no longer ban natural lawns and native landscaping
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We are devastated that
@citypages
is shutting down. For over 40 years, they gave us cover stories no one else had, hot takes (even before there were hot takes) and news on the best and worst of our culture. Plus, sexy phone numbers in the back. The Twin Cities is worse now.
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At least six current state lawmakers have been arrested while in office. None have resigned. They include two former sheriff's deputes and the Minnesota Police and Peace Officer Association's legislator of the year.
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Here's who would benefit from Scott Jensen's tax plan:
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NEW: Minneapolis Council Members want to shift $7.9M away from the Police Department's $179M budget to fund 24/7 mental health response, violence prevention and civilian oversight by
@maxnesterak
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Minneapolis claims the re-opening of 38th and Chicago to car traffic was community-led. Documents we obtained tell a different story by
@deenafaywinter
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DFL lawmakers will introduce legislation to ban parking requirements statewide.
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A good day to read (or re-read)
@maxnesterak
and
@webster
2020 investigation into how and why MPD kept their worst officers on the force long after it was clear they needed to go. via
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Great profile of the Oromo here in Minnesota, who are using their voice here to fight persecution at home.
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Judge dismisses remaining Line 3 charges against indigenous protestors: "To criminalize their behavior would be the crime."
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Public defenders across Minnesota voted to strike for first time in state history by
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“I graduated on June 1st, 1996. That was 10,167 days ago, and it has been 10,167 days that I have not used algebra,” said Sen. Robert Farnsworth, R-Hibbing.
Farnsworth on Tuesday attempted to remove algebra II from the state's graduation requirements.
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North Dakota State University creates free college tuition program after expressing concern over Minnesota’s.
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Bronze Age Mindset is a popular neo-fascist book whose fans include .... Minn. state Sen. Roger Chamberlain.
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A recent survey of service workers at the University of Minnesota found that 61% do not have enough money to pay for basic expenses by
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Minneapolis has yet to discipline a single officer for misconduct during summer’s unrest,
@maxnesterak
reports. via
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U.S. Reps. Pete Stauber, Brad Finstad and Michelle Fischbach all received an “F” on their support for Ukraine,based on their public statements and votes to cut United States’ aid to the war-torn country.
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More than 70% of Minnesota voters — including majorities across every ideological and demographic category — say they approve of the Legislature’s decision last year to provide free school meals to all students, regardless of income.
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Have you ever driven out of the Twin Cities? Borrowed a friend's car? Stopped at a highway rest area? You may be a drug trafficker, according to the Minnesota State Patrol
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Data show racial bias in reporting from popular Twin Cities crime media network via
@mnreformer
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Legal claims against Minneapolis last year could ultimately cost the city more than $111 million. The bulk, $84 million, stem from 13 officer misconduct claims of at least $2 million tied to incidents in the 15 days following George Floyd’s police killing:
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Small business owners, immigrants, people of color say they were pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security: via
@mnreformer
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Video of the incident in Marshall, Minnesota was taken by a German woman whose great-grandmother was a Nazi resister by
@maxnesterak
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Happy Reformer news! You’ve come to know
@maxnesterak
for big stories and innumerable scoops, but Max is also an incredible team player. Max is now the deputy editor of the Reformer. Congrats to Max!
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Most Senate Republicans supported a 2021 law banning corrections officers from putting prisoners in a face-down position. Now Republicans want to roll back a law that seeks to provide the same protection to Minnesota students.
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Minneapolis City Council member’s wife’s nonprofit reported feeding 2,500 children per day in federal child nutrition program prosecutors that's been rocked by alleged fraud in Minnesota: via
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“Emotionally, I’m f**ked for life": A Minneapolis police officer broke Luis Garcia's jaw during a traffic stop that turned up no major crimes. The officer stayed on the force for years afterward. One of 195 cases we reviewed: by
@webster
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Hennepin County attorney candidate Martha Holton Dimick says she inadvertently filed for office with an expired law license. State law requires candidates to provide proof they have an active license when they file: via
@mnreformer
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Alpha News reporter Liz Collin advertises bombshells in her documentary ‘The Fall of Minneapolis’, but serves up a cherry-picked rehashing of previous reporting: via
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A search warrant shows Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson repeatedly denied he was driving his county car when it crashed Dec. 8 on an interstate near Alexandria, even claiming at one point that a cab driver was behind the wheel when it crashed:
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Minnesota K-12 teachers renewing their license must now undergo training about Native American history and culture. By
@michellemgriff
@MNReformer
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.
@MNReformer
staff now doing some deep breathing exercises over the bad outcome of this flag meeting.
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Happy holidays!
@Therrco77
@AGEllison
@MNReformer
@EducationMN
Thanks for the tag. Just for future reference, please don't tag us in the same post with sh*t rag MN Reformer.
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Residents of the Twin Cities metro area pay higher taxes and receive fewer benefits than rural Minnesotans. By
@madisonmcvan
/
@Report4America
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Video of Jensen's running mate Matt Birk shows controversial views on abortion, women working via
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About 78% of the 879 shootings in Minneapolis between 2018 and 2020 haven’t resulted in any arrests or charges.
Failing to solve these crimes can feed cycles of violence, with devastating consequences, experts say.
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“We did exactly what Minnesotans asked us to do," Hortman said about the 2023 legislative session.
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The after action review of George Floyd protests says the Minneapolis police address crises with an "ad hoc" command structure and city leaders ignored their own emergency plans, according to Council Member Robin Wonsley Worlobah by
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.
@BullyCreative
: "The Minneapolis Police Department is failing Black people. They are failing to provide safety and service while at the same time abusing and violating the dignity of Black people."
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A bill proposed in the state Legislature would limit the number of single-family homes a corporation could purchase and rent.
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Scoop: ACLU files class action lawsuit on behalf of journalists, alleging targeting by MPD and State Patrol. Reformer contributor
@JaredGoyette
is a plaintiff.
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St. Paul will be the first city in the Midwest to enact rent control after voters easily passed one of the most stringent policies in the country on Tuesday by
@maxnesterak
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Campaign groups advocating for and against Minneapolis ballot questions hustled to get registered after the Reformer began asking why they were raising and spending campaign money without registering with Hennepin County Elections: via
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The names of 514 Minnesotans, including GOP state Rep. Donald Raleigh, appear in a leaked roster of Oath Keepers members. But Raleigh says he disavows the group, and only signed up while conducting market research on veterans' organizations years ago.
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More than 22,000 Minnesotans signed up to vote by mail on Wednesday, the first day of online applications this year. Compare that to 320 people who signed up in the first *month* of online applications in 2018. by
@maxnesterak
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Applies only to state law enforcement; meanwhile, journalists continue to be prevented from doing their jobs tonight.
via
@mnreformer
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Minnesota law enforcement groups came out against proposed POST rules banning cops from being involved in extremist, hate, white supremacist groups, saying the rules are vague, could violate 1st amendment, and would make it more difficult to recruit:
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Black Minnesotans are roughly 5x more likely than whites to be arrested on marijuana charges, despite both groups using the drug at similar rates.
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What kind of person would join hands with Trump and his crowd?
That’s what Minnesotans should be asking themselves today, writes
@jpcoolican
: via
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Thousands of Indigenous people newly registered to vote in northern Minnesota via
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In 2021, Minnesota police took nearly $11 million in cash, vehicles and other property from people who, in many cases, were never convicted or even charged with a crime.
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The police officer who maced protesters and bystanders in downtown Minneapolis just days after George Floyd's murder has been unmasked by court documents:
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BREAKING: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter
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NEW from
@LoganCCarroll
: Minnesota lawmaker retweeted Denver shooter’s promotion of neo-facist book via
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As Jessica notes in this thread, we ran guest commentaries arguing opposite sides on the same day. We are nonpartisan, nonprofit and do not as an organization endorse candidates or ballot initiatives.
For tonight's ridiculously misleading ballot ad, the anti-public safety folx said
@MNReformer
is "No on question 2." That's... begging for a cease and desist.
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About half of the 60 people charged in Feeding Our Future have been paid tens of millions more in state money for services such as providing child care and assisting seniors and people with disabilities. Feds are now looking into adult daycares, too:
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Good morning. We are now on the other site that can't be named. Give us a follow there if you're leaving this dumpster fire! (We'll continue posting from this dumpster fire as well.)
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Minneapolis mayor didn't know about MPD interview with Laura Ingraham of Fox News: via
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After the state settled its lawsuit with 3M in 2018, the AG made public thousands of internal 3M documents. We decided to read them all. They show 3M ignored, delayed, minimized and obscured research that raised red flags about the chemicals for decades:
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National Night Out was invented to improve police-community relations. In Minneapolis this year, most residents asked police not to come. by
@maxnesterak
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Air pollution from car exhaust, wildfires and other sources kills over 300 Minneapolis and St. Paul residents annually, considerably more than the number of homicides.
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“I don’t take exception to opposing opinions, I take exception to corrupted principles,"
@RepDeanPhillips
said. by
@maxnesterak
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Minneapolis hired a firm to evaluate the city’s response to the protests and civil unrest following the police murder of George Floyd. Seven of the eight members of the team doing the work are law enforcement veterans:
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Mike Lindell wanted to count cards in Vegas. But he faced a potentially ruinous lawsuit in Minnesota for allegedly over-serving a bar patron who got in a snowmobile accident. So, he whipped up some bankruptcy. by
@deenafaywinter
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Commentary from
@katie_walloch
as committees take up bills: Time to be brave and pass gun safety bills via
@mnreformer
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Gov. Walz will announce a mask mandate today. Will you follow it?
Beltrami County commissioners didn't wear masks at their meeting in Bemidji after the city passed a mask mandate. Also, statewide mask mandate coming today via
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Nurses will receive 18% pay increases over the next three years in the Twin Cities and 17% at St. Luke's by
@maxnesterak
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A recent permit change will allow Enbridge to extract 4.9 billion gallons of groundwater to construct its Line 3 pipeline — nearly a tenfold increase from the original permit.
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Just hearing about the Jaleel Stallings case? Catch up with our coverage from the beginning here 🧵 by
@deenafaywinter
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MPR and American Public Media employees say they’ve “lost trust in the company’s senior leaders” and have issued a list of demands to improve racial and gender equity by
@maxnesterak
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Marvin Haynes left state prison this morning after spending nearly 20 years behind bars for a 2004 murder he did not commit.
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Does
@JulieRosenMN
live in the humble rental in her district on the left? Or the metro McMansion she custom built on the right? (She listed her residence as "private" on her re-election filing) by
@sallyjos
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MPD hired officer accused of striking, using stun gun on unarmed Black man; chief launches investigation into how Tyler Timberlake got hired: via
@mnreformer
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Breaking: 2 SWAT team members involved in Jaleel Stallings case were part of deadly Amir Locke raid, too: via
@mnreformer
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It’s as though the Page Amendment was designed to make public schools fail and then provide remedies for private school education at public expense — opinion from
@stevetimmer
via
@mnreformer
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Walz said his nearly $1 billion proposal will move the state into “the golden age of construction and infrastructure in Minnesota.”
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"This calls into question every criminal conviction in Hennepin County, as well as continuing to cover up police misconduct." Former public defender and a veteran prosecutor call for Brady reform. via
@mnreformer
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We are saddened to learn of the death of Vice President Walter Mondale. He was a champion for Minnesota and the environment. He wrote our first commentary when we launched in January of last year: via
@MNReformer
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The
@MNReformer
turned 4 this weekend. Some highlights of the past year, and then of course a chance to donate! 🧵
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MPR News reporter quits, accusing editors of suppressing sexual abuse investigation into DJ for
@TheCurrent
by
@maxnesterak
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The teachers came to ask for more funding. Then it got weird, with talk of oral sex and a lot of shouting. by
@michellemgriff
@MNReformer
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GOP candidate for governor Scott Jensen to appear with all-star lineup of anti-vaxxers at Alexandria event, including one who thinks the COVID-19 vaccine could magnetize people and interface with 5G cell phone towers: via
@mnreformer
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Happy one-year anniversary to us!!! Quite a year to start a news organization: A global pandemic, a national racial reckoning that began outside Cup Foods, a brutal election, an attack on the nation’s Capitol and a second impeachment. (Thread)
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Minnesota Republicans, including a member of Senate leadership, have introduced a bill banning "xenobiotic electromagnetism" and other chemtrails-adjacent nonsense. It's part of an effort stretching across at least 8 states.
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“I feel like my work is not being valued,” said Shanique Washington, a social worker with child protective services. “I’m sick of it. I’m so sick of it.” by
@maxnesterak
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