The proposal s price tag is estimated at $35 million. Author: KARE Staff Updated: 10:09 PM CST February 3, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn. Gov. Tim Walz has pitched a new public safety budget proposal to help pay for potential increased law enforcement costs starting this spring.
Walz s State Aid for Emergencies (SAFE) Account budget proposal is tied to fears of civil unrest around the trials of the officers charged with killing George Floyd – leading the governor to press for a quick decision.
In a January letter to Minnesota state government leaders, the governor called for the funds to be appropriated by Feb. 8. He voiced concerns about balancing law enforcement around both potential unrest and the aftermath of January s breach of the US Capitol.
Minnesota Republicans Object to Proposed State Security Funding for Derek Chauvin s Trial
On 2/3/21 at 7:48 AM EST
Lawmakers in Minnesota have clashed over funding the security around the trial of Derek Chauvin, who stands accused of killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck last May.
Minnesota s top law enforcement officials said on Tuesday that they are worried about arranging policing in the city during the March trial after Republicans opposed a proposal to have the state help pay for it, according to several media outlets.
Chauvin is one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of Floyd and is the first of the defendants scheduled for trial.
Minnesota officials are considering adding a permanent fence around the Capitol and installing metal detectors after the building and lawmakers have faced ongoing threats of violence this year.
Bemidji organizations host virtual event honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Despite a no-show from keynote speaker Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison, a virtual event honoring King forged on Friday evening. 5:50 pm, Jan. 18, 2021 ×
A Martin Luther King Jr. Day event took place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, over Facebook Live. Submitted photo.
BEMIDJI In Atlanta on Jan. 15, 1929, the venerable Martin Luther King Jr. came into the world.
On that same day 92 years later members of multiple Bemidji organizations gathered virtually to celebrate him and other civil rights activists and accomplishments in the time since then.
Despite a no-show from keynote speaker Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison, a virtual event honoring King forged on Friday evening.
Security is winding down at Saturday s event at the state Capitol in St. Paul.
Members of @MnDPS MSP who were stationed around the Minnesota Capitol building for security depart after providing extra security during a protest there Saturday. pic.twitter.com/hUih4IP6yD Post Bulletin (@PB News) January 16, 2021
1:27 p.m. update:
An election judge from Hennepin County attended Saturday s event at the state Capitol in St. Paul.
Steve Brandt, a volunteer election judge in Hennepin County, holds a sign at a rally Saturday protesting the 2020 Presidential Election results.
“I want to put them to their proof,” he said. pic.twitter.com/l9UwUxcWjg Post Bulletin (@PB News) January 16, 2021