How two women helped eliminate Minnesota s time limit on reporting sexual assault startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Carnahan did not respond to repeated calls for comment over the weekend, but released a lengthy statement Sunday on Facebook, saying that "leaders in our party are now using guilt by association to demand my resignation."
The Supreme Court overturned the felony conviction of a Maple Grove man because the state’s third-degree criminal sexual conduct law says that a person who is sexually assaulted while intoxicated is not considered “mentally impaired” if she voluntarily drank alcohol. To meet that standard for impairment, the law requires the alcohol must be “administered to that person without the person’s agreement.”
First details of Minnesota budget come to light, but much left to be decided ahead of deadline
The clock continues to tick down to a June 14 Minnesota special legislative session, where lawmakers are expected to pass a budget and consider extending the governor s emergency powers. 5:15 pm, Jun. 9, 2021 ×
Minnesota Sen. David Tomassoni, D-Chisholm, at left, and Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, at right, chat on the Minnesota Senate floor during a Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, special legislative session. (Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service)
ST. PAUL Minnesota lawmakers on Wednesday, June 9, unveiled the details of a state budget bill, for the first time in weeks opening up to the public more specifics about how they d propose to spend $52 billion over the next two years.
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Until losing his seat on the Board of Regents earlier this year, Michael Hsu was one of the loudest and most critical voices at the University of Minnesota.
Now a chorus of lawmakers, faculty, and a former governor say Hsu was targeted by a well-financed campaign involving some of his own former colleagues.
Some are even requesting the state s legislative auditor to launch a formal investigation of lobbying efforts involving a political action committee that has received thousands of dollars in contributions and public support from four regents and two former university presidents.
Outspoken from the start