State pardon board meeting scrapped amid discord between Walz, Ellison and Gildea In letter, Walz expresses disappointment at Gildea s refusing to attend Board of Pardons meeting. June 23, 2021 6:50pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A simmering dispute between Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea prompted the postponement this week of the state pardon board s first scheduled meeting of the year.
Days before the three officials were scheduled to consider 34 applications on Monday, Gildea wrote in a letter to Walz and Ellison that the board had no choice but to postpone until the appellate process ran its course after the Ramsey County District Court ruling in April.
Ellison s latest bid to rebuild his office s criminal division stalled in Legislature
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Driver hits Uptown protesters, killing one and injuring others Paul Walsh, John Reinan, Star Tribune © David Joles, Star Tribune A family member identified Deona M. Knajdek, 31, of Minneapolis, as the protester who was killed by a driver at an Uptown intersection on Sunday night.
A woman who died after a driver slammed into a parked car used to block streets for protesters in Uptown late Sunday was remembered by family as a person committed to social justice and constantly sacrificing herself for others.
The driver who crashed into the parked car killed 31-year-old Deona M. Knajdek, of Minneapolis, and injured at least two others who had gathered at W. Lake Street and S. Girard Avenue, near where Winston Boogie Smith Jr. was fatally shot by law enforcement on June 3 during an attempt by a U.S. Marshals Service task force to arrest him in a parking ramp.
DFL lawmaker in police reform talks still optimistic on chances this year DFL Rep. Cedrick Frazier optimistic about chances of 12 proposals passing this session. June 3, 2021 5:03pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A leading Minnesota House Democrat involved in final talks over the state s next public safety spending bill said Thursday that he still thinks a dozen police reform proposals have a chance before an expected special session this month. We have the language in our bills, just the importance that every department that deals with public safety, criminal justice and corrections in Minnesota . should be about dignity and respect for all Minnesotans, said state Rep. Cedrick Frazier, DFL-New Hope, vice chairman of the House s Public Safety Committee.
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