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Governor Tim Walz's Progressive Achievements In Minnesota Legislature

Governor Tim Walz implemented progressive reforms in Minnesota, facing praise and criticism for his policies on abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, fiscal oversight, ...

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Harris fact-checks Trump on Walz smear

Trump in 2020 told Walz he was an "excellent guy" with an "incredible" response, undercutting his campaign attacks

Salon

Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man

Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four former hotel workers with being a party to D'Vontaye Mitchell's murder after a bystander's video showed them piling on the Black man as they tried to remove him from the lobby

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Minnesota Governor Criticized For Response To Minneapolis Unrest

Minneapolis Mayor Frey criticizes Gov. Walz's response to unrest following George Floyd's death, highlighting delays in National Guard deployment.

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Hyatt hotel workers charged with murder after Black man pinned to the ground for 9 minutes

D’Vontaye Mitchell’s June 30 death in Milwaukee was caused by ‘restraint asphyxia and toxic effects of cocaine and methamphetamine’, according to medical examiner

The Independent UK

Trump claims – without evidence – to have saved Walz from protesters in 2020

Trump tells Fox News that he announced Walz was a ‘good person’ to dissuade protesters from surrounding his house

The Guardian - US

Tim Walz: charismatic running mate to help Harris make case against Trump

The Minnesota governor is popular and experienced, and Democrats from across the spectrum appear enthused

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Harris VP pick Tim Walz under microscope for response to 2020 George Floyd protests in Minneapolis

Walz passed a series of major criminal justice reforms and prosecuted officers who killed George Floyd, but has come under criticism for how he deployed National Guard during 2020 uprisings

The Independent UK

GOP Criticizes Tim Walz's Handling Of Civil Unrest

Criticism of Tim Walz's response to civil unrest in Minneapolis following George Floyd's murder. Walz deployed the Minnesota National Guard to address the ...

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Death of D’Vontaye Mitchell, Black man pinned down by hotel security, ruled as homicide from asphyxia

Family has called for charges against hotel employees who killed Mitchell

The Independent UK

Progressive Prosecutor Faces Backlash For Reform Efforts

Mary Moriarty, Hennepin County Attorney, faces challenges for her reformative justice approach post-George Floyd's murder.

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The top prosecutor where George Floyd was murdered is facing backlash. But she has vowed to endure

The prosecutor elected in George Floyd’s county after his murder is facing fierce backlash not even halfway into her term

The Independent UK

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know

Like many large cities in the U.S., Detroit’s gun violence rate has fluctuated since the COVID-19 pandemic and the unrest after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The city’s murder rate increased nearly 20% that year, meaning the city had the second-highest violent crime rate after Memphis, Tennessee, among…

The Conversation

Kamala Harris' Evolving Stance On 'Defund The Police' Movement

Vice President Kamala Harris initially supported 'defund the police' movement but later clarified her stance against it in response to calls for police reform.

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The Guardian - US

Biden calls for justice after footage released of police killing Black woman

Lawmakers ‘must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act now’, Biden says, amid shock over Sonya Massey death

The Guardian - US

Body-cam video shows Illinois officer fatally shooting Black woman in face

A white deputy, Sean Grayson, shot Sonya Massey, who called police in fear of a home intruder, after boiling water dispute

Reason

The Trump Campaign Won't Stop Lying About a Minnesota Man Acquitted of Shooting at Police

Jaleel Stallings became an attack ad for Republicans. What they don't mention is that he was acquitted, and a police officer pleaded guilty to assaulting him.

The Independent UK

Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police

Minneapolis has approved a contract that would make the city's police officers among the highest paid in the region

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Diversity and inclusion left the Teams chat? Former Diversity Chief slams Microsoft for dismissing its DEI team due to "changing business needs"

Microsoft recently laid off its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) team. The former team lead indicated the department was disbanded due to "changing business needs."

The Independent UK

'I can't breathe': Eric Garner remembered on the 10th anniversary of his chokehold death

It has been 10 years since the chokehold death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police officers made “I can’t breathe” a rallying cry

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In NAACP speech, Biden denounces violence but resumes attacks on Trump

The Democratic president also made an impassioned appeal to Black voters, who have been a cornerstone of his campaign.

The Conversation

Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering

Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital in New York. The 44-year-old singer arrived after being turned away from a nearby charity hospital on evidence of drug use, then lay for hours on a stretcher in the hallway, unrecognized and unattended. Her estate amounted…

The Independent UK

Report hits out at ‘glacial’ progress in plan to stamp out police racism

The president of the National Black Police Association slammed the lack of progress and said change needs to be forced on policing

The Independent UK

Milwaukee hotel employees fired after death of Black man who was pinned to ground

Several employees involved in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground outside a Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee have been fired

The Independent UK

Calls for justice grow in death of Black man outside Milwaukee hotel as GOP convention approaches

Calls for justice in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground during a struggle with security guards at a Milwaukee hotel are growing

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