Hennepin County Attorney race 2026 forum at Sabathani Community Center featured five candidates debating ICE prosecution, criminal justice reform and the future of the office.
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MPD accused of hiding lethal incompetence
Davis Moturi is alive to tell his story. Allison Lussier, an Indigenous woman, and Mariah Samuels, a Black woman, are not. The pattern is tragically familiar: people of color repeatedly calling 911, warning police about violent neighbors or ex-partners, doing everything authorities ask, only to be met with inaction. Lussier and Samuels were killed this […]
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty statement on law enforcement action in Minneapolis
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty condemned ICE’s presence in a recent Minneapolis law enforcement action — calling it harmful to immigrant communities.
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Hennepin County attorney to handle investigation into Cobb killing
‘The old ways of silence and turning a blind eye are over. Accountability is coming no matter how hard you try to hide.’
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Outgoing Hennepin County attorney reflects on six terms
After spending nearly a third of his adult life in public service, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman will retire in January.
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Retired judge offers her vision for Hennepin County Attorney
‘We have to change the narrative and send the message that if you commit a crime, there are consequences.’
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Hennepin County Attorney candidate envisions big changes
‘As county attorney, my job is to prosecute violent crime, and I can’t do that effectively unless we have good police work.’Â
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County Attorney debate probed volatile issues
BVMM sponsored the evening at the Minneapolis Urban League, hosted by Robbins and activist Bill English and moderated by former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton.