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At Issue: July 25 — Legal, ethical controversies continue to swirl around Rep. John Thompson

07/25/2021 11:10 PM

Rep. John Thompson, DFL-St. Paul, stayed in the headlines all week with various legal and ethical issues surrounding him. Gov. Tim Walz, House Speaker Melissa Hortman and DFL Party Chair Ken Martin have all called for his resignation.

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Gov. Tim Walz continues to call for resignation of Rep. John Thompson

At Issue: July 18 — Thompson controversy deepens; one-on-one with Rep. Pete Stauber

At Issue: July 11 — Rep. John Thompson embroiled in controversy; MPCA head resigns ahead of GOP ouster

At Issue: July 4 — One-on-one with Gov. Walz; Legislative special session averts government shutdown

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sits down for an interview with KSTP's Tom Hauser.

At Issue: Gov. Walz reflects on education spending, police accountability and negotiations

"It's a good budget for Minnesota," Gov. Tim Walz said in a one-on-one interview with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. "They're moral documents. They invest in our children, they invest in transportation."

At Issue: June 27 — State budget deal takes shape; debate continues over Walz's emergency powers

At Issue: June 20 — Budget negotiations inch closer as July 1 deadline approaches

At Issue: June 13 — Legislature heads into special session, will try to prevent shutdown

At Issue: DFL Rep. Frazier discusses police accountability proposals

Rep. Cedrick Frazier, DFL-New Hope, appears on

At Issue: June 6 — One-on-one with AG Ellison; Minnesota government shutdown looming

Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders are just 24 days from a state government shutdown and have missed all of their constitutional and self-imposed deadlines for passing budget bills ...

Governor, lawmakers making progress on budget, but not police reform

Lawmakers have 3 weeks to pass budget as shutdown 'calamity' looms

Ellison confident of Chauvin sentencing, still considering Potter charges

In this Wednesday, May 27, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison answers questions during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn., about the investigation into the death of George Floyd, who died May 25, while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Sunday, May 31, that he decided Ellison needs to lead the case.

GOP lawmakers, Walz remain at odds over emergency powers

Starkey helping those with hearing loss overcome pandemic

Eden Prairie-based Starkey Hearing Technologies is likely to give out more than 100 sets of free hearing aids this year as part of an initiative to help people who suffered economically or couldn't access hearing health care during the pandemic ...

At Issue: May 23 — Lawmakers shed light on police accountability talks

As Minnesota nears the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, lawmakers at the State Capitol are again considering changes to how police interact with the public ...

House, Senate public safety leaders optimistic about police reform agreement

Even though it was a highly contentious debate last year during a special session, the two key lawmakers seeking compromise on the issue of police accountability are optimistic about an agreement this year ...

Politics

Frustration as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

Anger and frustration mounted as President Joe Biden showed no signs of reversing plans to allow a nationwide eviction moratorium to expire at midnight Saturday and millions of Americans were about to be forced from their homes.

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference outside the Statehouse, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Boston.

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Authorities are investigating a death in McLeod County.

Investigative

Former state trooper receives probation for sending nude photos of woman to his phone

A former trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol will pay a $200 fine and serve two years of probation for texting himself nude photos from the phone of a woman he arrested last year.

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