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Lawmakers ponder 'sign and release' warrants Inspired by Daunte Wright's death, a bill would create a new style of bench warrant. Drivers would sign a form acknowledging court date, rather than being arrested. Author: John Croman Updated: 8:10 PM CDT April 28, 2021 ST PAUL, Minn — It's pretty much automatic. It's part of the job. When officers pull people over, they check for outstanding arrest warrants issued by the courts.  If they find there's an active warrant, they're required to arrest the person. For Daunte Wright, it was a traffic stop over expired t...

Daunte Wright’s death fuels push to change Minnesota warrant process Stephen Montemayor, Star Tribune © Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS Demonstrators protest the police killings of Daunte Wright and George Floyd at the intersection of 38th Street& Chicago Avenue on April 18, 2021, in Minneapolis. The fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center has spurred another police reform proposal at the Minnesota Capitol. With just weeks left in the 2021 session, DFL lawmakers are proposing a change in how misdemeanor warrants are handled, in a bid to lessen the nee...

4:22 pm UTC Apr. 18, 2021 Illustration: Andrea Brunty, USA TODAY Network, Photo: Alton Strupp, Courier Journal After weeks of Black Lives Matter protests last summer, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis decided he'd seen enough of agitators, as he called them, who were "bent on sowing disorder and causing mayhem." There had been at least 79 demonstrations in Florida in the two months since George Floyd had died in Minneapolis, including some that turned violent. Amid a citywide curfew in Tampa, protesters traded rocks, bottles and glass for pepper spray and rubber bullets from law enforcement. A...

So far, the bills have reached a wall as a Senate leader has yet to put them up for a committee hearing. That key gatekeeper said the plans will likely be pushed aside this year so that lawmakers can focus on passing a budget. As lawmakers return from legislative recess for the final sprint of the 2021 legislative session, they'll have to decide whether to extend deadlines for requirements set to take effect this summer and weigh new requirements around prohibiting officers from joining white supremacy groups, putting in place more citizen accountability panels and blocking officers' qualifie...

So far, the bills have reached a wall as a Senate leader has yet to put them up for a committee hearing. That key gatekeeper said the plans will likely be pushed aside this year so that lawmakers can focus on passing a budget. As lawmakers return from legislative recess for the final sprint of the 2021 legislative session, they'll have to decide whether to extend deadlines for requirements set to take effect this summer and weigh new requirements around prohibiting officers from joining white supremacy groups, putting in place more citizen accountability panels and blocking officers' qualifie...