State legislators search for common ground on police accountability

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A panel of negotiators in the Minnesota House and Senate have opened their deliberations over competing public safety proposals.

“I personally don’t want to villainize all police officers due to recent events," Limmer said. "However, I do want to make sure recent events recognize what we would call the bad apples in the profession.”

“The House believes we put together an anti-bad apple bill. We put together a bill that is anti-bad cop,” Mariani said.

In COVID-19 news, state health officials reported three additional deaths from data submitted over the weekend, well below the seven-day rolling average, which has crept up to a dozen deaths per day in the last week.

New cases confirmed by testing also continued a general drift downward, week over week.

But vaccinations have slumped, with new first doses coming in at only about half the average reported on the most recent Mondays.

Completed vaccinations are also off, but not quite as much. Initial doses are falling back into a daily rate the state saw back in February, when vaccines were in short supply.

Vaccination continues to track supply, suggesting that Minnesotans remain willing to get shots, but that there still aren't enough within easy reach for many of those eligible.