District lines unclear, candidates run for Legislature anyway
Good morning, let's kick this Tuesday off right.
Our skies will be partly cloudy in the morning then clearing with highs in the lower 50s. | |
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| The Minnesota Capitol remained lit at 1 a.m. Legislative candidates are announcing runs despite uncertainty about district lines that will not be redrawn until February. Brian Bakst | MPR News 2017 |
By Tim Pugmire
The 2021 municipal elections are over, and already some candidates are announcing they're running in 2022. There's a complication though — because of the once-every-10-year process of redistricting, many of those candidates don't know yet exactly what area they will represent if they win.
And some may not even live in the district they hope to represent.
Legislative candidates are announcing runs despite uncertainty about district lines that will not be redrawn until February. Some candidates may end up not living in the districts they hope to represent.
The same uncertainty applies to incumbents who want to run for reelection. All 201 legislative seats will be on the ballot, 134 in the House and 67 in the Senate. | |
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A study links facing discrimination at a young age with future mental health issues. A new study suggests that people who face discrimination at a young age are more likely to develop behavioral and mental health problems later in life.
And the risks may be cumulative.
Cold case slaying defendant incompetent for trial in Minn. A judge has determined Algene Vossen, a defendant from South Dakota accused in a 1974 slaying in Minnesota, isn’t competent to stand trial. New DNA testing led to the arrest of Vossen in the death of Mable Herman of Willmar, Minn., who prosecutors said had been stabbed 38 times.
Biden team defends worker vaccine rule. With its private employer vaccine mandate on hold, the Biden administration wants the multiple challenges to its workplace rule consolidated in a single federal court and has asked for a decision by early next week. | |
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