A bike tour of sites that had been raided by police in the days before the Republican National Convention (RNC) attracted the interest of…police. That’s apparent from a video of the tour, which took place on Saturday.
The RNC Eight, accused of a criminal conspiracy to wreak chaos during the Republican National Convention, are unlikely to go on trial for at least another six months. But the battle to shape public opinion on the high-profile case has been taking place since the moment of their arrests on the eve of the St. Paul convention in early September. At a hearing Tuesday, the judge said she ‘won’t tolerate any games’ by the prosecution or defense.
When an SUV rammed the Planned Parenthood office on Ford Parkway in St. Paul yesterday on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, was the driver furthering terrorism in violation of Minnesota’s Patriot Act – a charge Ramsey…
In a closed-door meeting with attorneys today, Ramsey County District Judge Salvador Rosas set a pre-trial hearing date of Jan. 26 for the eight activists known as the RNC8 who are charged with felony-level terrorism charges related the Republican National Convention in September. Prosecutors added three new charges over the weekend to the original count of conspiracy to riot in the second degree in furtherance of terrorism.
Trials beginning today for protesters at September’s Republican National Convention will themselves be protested in a variety of ways over the next few days. A new coalition called Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure — or CRASS – plans to pack courtrooms…
When union workers at Regina Medical Center in Hastings walked off the job for two days last month to highlight a contract dispute, their cause drew a few noteworthy supporters. On day one the workers were joined by St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Tarryl Clark (pictured) and House Speaker Margaret Anderson-Kelliher. The next day Rep. Paul Thissen and former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton helped rally support for their cause. While the Democratic pols were no doubt sincere in their support for the workers, their presence was conspicuous for another reason: each are on the (not-so-short) list of potential 2010 gubernatorial candidates.
With several members of the RNC8 — the people charged with felonies in conjunction with planned protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul last month — heading to court today for hearings in their cases,…
Twenty one people have been charged with felonies stemming from Republican National Convention protest activities, according to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. This includes eight individuals affiliated with the RNC Welcoming Committee who were the target of pre-convention police raids and…
State Sen. Tom Bakk has taken the first step toward running for governor in 2010. The Virginia, Minnesota Democrat has created a campaign committee, which will allow him to…
In 2006 Gov. Tim Pawlenty defied the political odds. Despite wide gains by Democrats in state legislative races, a resounding victory by Amy Klobuchar in the U.S. Senate race and a sweep of the other state…
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