The top priority for Minnesota anti-abortion groups following the overturning of Roe v. Wade is winning elections in November. But even with the state Legislature and governor's office, passing sweeping bans could be a far reach.
It was a perfect morning for the 2021 Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener in Otter Tail County, after the event was delayed a year due to the pandemic, but public appearances by Gov. Tim Walz were limited, and by the time people gathered for the opening ceremony, he was already headed back to St. Paul.
Even before the jury's decision was made public on Tuesday, state officials called for peace as demonstrations went on in the Twin Cities and possible civil unrest was expected.
One day after legal arguments concluded in the trial against former-Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, a jury found Chauvin guilty on all three charges.
Rep. Jeremy Munson, a Minnesota Republican, proposed new borders between South Dakota and Minnesota, with rural Minnesota glomming onto South Dakota for "Freedom" and "Liberty." But one South Dakotan says this exacerbates a political divide.
The pandemic response became politicized in a way that it hasn't in other parts of the world, and defiance of lawmakers' mitigation measures morphed into a battle cry against the establishment. And as public health experts remind the public: Mitigation measures are only as strong as their weakest link.
