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Few details available regarding Governor Dayton’s viewing of Jamar Clark video
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) are revealing few details about the governor’s private viewing of a video taken moments before Minneapolis resident Jamar Clark was shot to death by police. ... Continue Reading
Documents show interplay between MN governor, news media
While the governor and legislative leaders kept the 2015 budget negotiations in Minnesota private, Gov. Mark Dayton’s own staff was regularly briefing the governor about what reporters were doing. ... Continue Reading
PRM looks at coach Jerry Kill contract amendments
Jerry Kill’s abrupt exit last fall as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota came as he was lauded for turning the program around, and after he struggled publicly with seizures caused by epilepsy. ... Continue Reading
Presidio County Sheriff’s documents reveal details of Justice Scalia’s death
Documents provide a fuller picture of the confusion surrounding the sudden, mid-February 2016 death in remote Texas of Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most conservative voices. ... Continue Reading
Stillwater Bridge controversy lived on in MnDOT-commissioned book project
It all seemed simple enough. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) would pay $50,000 to have the Washington County Historical Society write “the complete story” of the iconic Stillwater Lift Bridge. But almost from the beginning nothing was simple. ... Continue Reading
Documents show controversy over Minnesota state auditor legislation
New documents show that Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and his staff were caught off guard in 2015 on what was one of the legislative session’s final surprises – the attempt to curtail the duties of the state auditor. ... Continue Reading