The families say they have yet to see the evidence collected by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, despite their cases being closed months ago.
A group of Republican lawmakers are asking Gov. Tim Walz to intervene with plans the Minnesota Department of Human Services has to begin automatically deleting emails after a year unless workers decide the messages contain official records. “This move will leave citizens, legislators, and auditors with significantly less information about the work of the Department and its interactions with .
DHS said the policy was needed to ensure workers' email boxes did not become repositories for "large volumes of private data" that are difficult to manage and at risk of a data breach.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Human Services plans to delete emails more than a year old starting next month unless its employees.