Tag: Keith Ellison
Crime, police prosecutions bring new urgency to attorney general’s race
The rise in crime in Minnesota and the high-profile prosecutions of Derek Chauvin and Kim Potter have brought new significance to the once-sleepy race...
EXCLUSIVE: Largest police association in Minnesota backs political newcomer in AG...
In what’s considered an early endorsement in the race for attorney general, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association will back Jim Schultz. They...
DEBATE: Attorney general candidates will square off March 31
Liz Collin of Alpha News will moderate a debate among the leading Republican candidates for attorney general later this month.
Tad Jude, Jim Schultz, Lynne...
Former Judge Tad Jude announces campaign for attorney general
A former Washington County judge with more than two decades of experience in local politics announced his campaign for Minnesota attorney general Monday.
Tad Jude...
Minnesota Supreme Court hears arguments in case against Ellison on covered-up...
The Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a lawsuit seeking to force the hand of Attorney General Keith Ellison on a...
Gov. Walz favors freeing woman who drowned her baby
The Minnesota Board of Pardons may move to commute the sentence of a woman who drowned her own baby shortly after it was born...
Political outsider Jim Schultz looks to send Ellison packing
Jim Schultz, a self-described political outsider who has never held elected office, announced Thursday that he’s seeking the GOP endorsement to take on Attorney...
Local leader urges Walz, Ellison to hold Line 3 activists accountable...
One Minnesota local leader is urging Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to hold Line 3 protesters accused of threatening workers and...
Minnesota restaurants to pay thousands in fines for violating COVID lockdowns
Two Minnesota restaurants, Boardwalk Bar and Grill and a chain named Shady's, will need to fork over $25,000 and $30,000 in fines respectively for...
Ellison admits ‘defund police’ slogan was a tactical mistake for progressives
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison apparently thinks Democrats should have sought to defund the police without saying "defund the police."
"I think allowing this moniker,...