The Duluth School Board voted against negotiating the sale of the former Central High School property Thursday night in a special meeting. The board intended to vote on whether to suspend policies that prohibit the district from selling a school .
Created: February 04, 2021 04:17 PM
State lawmakers voiced strong support for reforming Minnesota s civil forfeiture laws on Thursday, as members of the House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee voted, 14-1, in favor of a bill that would greatly restrict when police can take the property of those suspected, but not convicted, of certain crimes.
The bill s author Rep. Kelly Moller, DFL-Shoreview, called it a compromise, noting that civil forfeiture reform has been the subject of debate at the Capitol for years. Now is the time for us to enact these important reforms, Moller said.
Moller s bill would restrict when police agencies can forfeit the vehicles of those suspected of crimes such as drunk driving. It would also stop officers from seizing cash less than $1,500 during most drug arrests.