From ethnic studies to healthcare, Minnesota lawmakers of color played pivotal roles in advancing policy
The session featured the most diverse Legislature in state history, with 35 lawmakers of color.
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The session featured the most diverse Legislature in state history, with 35 lawmakers of color.
Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced the Amir Locke End Deadly No-Knock Warrants Act on Tuesday calling for strict limitations on no-knock warrants in drug-related investigations.
Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced the Amir Locke End Deadly No-Knock Warrants Act on Tuesday calling for strict limitations on no-knock warrants in drug-related investigations.
(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced a bill on Tuesday calling for strict limitations on no-knock warrants in drug-related investigations. The b
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced a bill on Tuesday calling for strict limitations on no-knock warrants in drug-related investigations. The bill, named for Amir Locke, would also ban "quick-knock" warrants, nighttime warrants, and the use of explosive devices, chemical weapons, and military grade firearms while warrants are carried out. Locke, a Black Minnesota native, was 22 when he was fatally shot by Minneapolis SWAT officer Mark Hanneman during an early morning execution of a no-knock search warrant on Feb. 2. The Hennepin County Me...