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WHIO
April 20, 2018
Authorities were called to Fort Myers Beach on April 9 and found Hutchinson dead, with gunshot wounds. Investigators believe Riess used the same gun to kill her husband and Hutchinson, and that she killed the woman to assume her identity. Surveillance video showed Riess smiling and talking withÃâà...
MinnPost
April 19, 2018
Midwestern states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan stand to lose to fast-growing states like Florida and Texas. It wouldn't take much. The deciding factor could be between 10,000 and 30,000 people, according to the most recent projections by Election Data Services, a consulting company that works on redistricting.
Minnesota Public Radio News
April 19, 2018
Raul Castro is stepping down from Cuba's presidency, but he isn't giving up power. The 86-year-old former guerrilla remains head of Cuba's Communist Party, a position that leaves him with broad authority — including much oversight of the man who is replacing him as president. He is expected to hold theÃâà...
CyberScoop
April 17, 2018
The secretaries, who are the top election officials in their states, met with bill sponsors James Lankford, R-Okla., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., in person and via phone Monday to ... State secretaries from Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado and New Mexico participated in the meeting.
Pacific Standard
April 17, 2018
"The theme for all the marches this year is accountability, making sure that all of our elected officials are held accountable in terms of being able to ... Since Paulsen told Minnesota Public Radio in 2008 that he wasn't "smart enough to know" whether or not humans are contributing to global warming, hisÃâà...
The Hill
April 16, 2018
Two senators sponsoring legislation to secure digital election systems from cyberattacks are meeting Monday with state officials on the details of their ... These officials include NASS president and Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson (R), Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler (R), MinnesotaÃâà...
Minnesota Public Radio News
April 12, 2018
School officials say they may have to cut preschool classes if lawmakers do not extend state funds awarded last year. The $50 ... Mark Dayton wants lawmakers to make the funds permanent this year using part of Minnesota's $329 million budget surplus. ... Dayton is not running for re-election in 2018.
MinnPost
April 12, 2018
At the local level, these cuts would have meant the elimination of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and would have posed other threats to Minnesota's environment and the health of its ... Minnesotans should be thankful to have elected officials like McCollum leading the way to protect the programs that keep us safe.
Minnesota Public Radio News
April 11, 2018
Claiming he's accomplished a "heckuva lot," House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he will not run for re-election and will retire next year, ... On Wednesday morning, he called the president and the vice president and informed the rest of his staff before going to the conference meeting, officialsÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
April 11, 2018
Police have set procedures for responding to domestic violence, but when one of their own or a high-ranking public official is accused, guidelines for handling these potentially conflict-laden calls are rare in Minnesota. Measures introduced this legislative session would require all of Minnesota's 400-plusÃâà...
SW News Media
April 10, 2018
Budgets are balanced annually, and we are in the unusual position (compared to other cities) in that ongoing road and sewer upgrades are planned in the annual budget and thus not paid for via extra assessments on our impacted neighbors. Transparency already exists in Minnetonka, and if elected, I willÃâà...
CBS Minnesota / WCCO
April 10, 2018
Authorities working with Mueller chose a similar tactic last summer when they raided the home of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was ... Several former officials at the Federal Election Commission have said the payment appears to be a violation of campaign finance laws, and multipleÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
April 9, 2018
When it comes to the open meeting law, state officials say, the 11 miles separating an out-of-town hotel and St. Anthony City Hall can make all the difference. The state Department of Administration has found that St. Anthony city officials violated the state's open-meeting law in January when they held theirÃâà...
Center For American Progress
April 2, 2018
Federal funding for election security comes at a critical time—just seven months before the 2018 midterm elections—and after months of congressional ... In March, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon (D) announced that Minnesota would begin providing cybersecurity training to election officials.
Minnesota Public Radio News
March 21, 2018
Senators are grilling top intelligence and election officials Wednesday on Capitol Hill, as they continue to investigate how to better secure voting systems in the U.S.. The hearing before the Senate intelligence committee comes a day after the panel released a list of recommendations to enhance security,Ãâà...
Government Technology
March 19, 2018
The security of the state's election systems was behind a four-year funding request aimed at modernizing potentially vulnerable systems. ... (TNS) — Citing national security officials' warnings that Minnesota's voter database had already been targeted by elements “at the behest of the Russian government,”Ãâà...
Law.com
December 31, 1999
Does the First Amendment allow a state to prohibit voters from wearing “political” apparel, such as T-shirts and buttons, in the voting booth on Election Day? ... Just prior to the November 2010 election, several individuals and organizations, including Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA), sued state officials toÃâà...
Minnesota Public Radio News
December 31, 1999
The Trump administration is laying sanctions on 38 Russian oligarchs, government officials and business entities, citing "the Kremlin's malign ... much as 20 million euros at a time in suitcases, in addition to conducting more conventional funds transfers – without reporting the money to French tax authorities.
