She becomes the seventh Mayo Clinic physician to serve as the University of Minnesota regent. 7:35 pm, Mar. 16, 2021 ×
Dr. Ruth Johnson, a Mayo Clinic doctor who was recently selected to a six-year term to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. (Contributed photo by Mayo Clinic)
With her election by the Legislature on Monday, Dr. Ruth Johnson became the seventh Mayo Clinic physician to serve on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents since 1907, when Dr. Will Mayo served.
But beyond its historical significance, Johnson s election restores and reinforces a relationship between Mayo Clinic and the university, said one of her chief legislative advocates.
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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.