| | June 14, 2020
Good afternoon. Hold on to your hat, winds are expected to increase as the day goes on. Monday looks windy as well. A return to warmer temperatures expected Tuesday with the southern half of the state reaching 90 degrees. Read the latest on Updraft.
Lawmakers hear pleas to transform policing
Minnesota lawmakers considering wide-ranging legislation to change police training and procedures in the state, in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, heard hours of public testimony from families who have lost loved ones at the hands of police officers Saturday.
It was the second day of a special session, with members of the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division and speakers meeting via videoconference. The DFL-controlled House is proposing changes that include a ban on chokeholds and warrior-style training for police, and that would define when officers can use deadly force.”
Officer charged in Floyd's death eligible for pension money
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is eligible to receive pension benefits during his retirement years even if he's convicted of killing George Floyd, according to the Minnesota agency that represents retired public workers.
The Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association said in a statement that former employees who meet length-of-service requirements qualify for benefits regardless of whether they quit or are fired. Those payments are not affected by criminal charges or convictions, the agency said, citing state law.
Seven Minneapolis police officers resign after George Floyd protests, citing lack of support from city leaders
Libor Jany and Liz Sawyer write in the Star Tribune: “At least seven Minneapolis police officers have resigned from the department since widespread unrest began over the death of George Floyd last month, and more than half a dozen are in the process of leaving, according to department officials. The departures, an unusually large exodus, come amid a growing crisis for the state’s largest police force, with a state human rights investigation underway, calls for defunding, and even disbandment.”
COVID-19 spread slows in Minnesota, but spikes elsewhere in U.S.
The pace of Minnesota’s COVID-19 outbreak has slowed significantly in recent weeks — though thousands remain sick and there’s no guarantee the situation will continue to improve.
On Sunday, Minnesota reported 311 new cases and 15 new deaths from COVID-19; the net increase in cases from Saturday was 299, as the state received more information and updated previous days’ data.
Over the past week, the state has averaged less than 400 new cases per day — still a lot, but far less than the 700 daily cases the state was seeing in late May. And this decline in new cases has happened even as the state tests more people for the disease: an average of more than 10,000 per day, up from about 7,500 per day in late May.
Have a good week,
Michael Olson, MPR News | @publicmic | |
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