Endorsement of candidate convicted of assault; Anoka County inmate lawsuit Minnesota Today

The Minnesota DFL is disavowing a local party chapter's endorsement of a Minnesota House candidate convicted of second-degree felony assault.

And a federal lawsuit accuses Anoka County and employees of deliberately ignoring the medical needs of a former jail inmate in opioid withdrawal.

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