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State Rep. Cedrick Frazier running for Hennepin County Attorney

The Democrat from New Hope is the first to declare candidacy since Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that ...

Hennepin County is taking over HCMC. What it means for taxpayers, workers and patients.

Tuesday to retake control of the nonprofit that runs HCMC and its clinics after years of budget problems, moving to prevent a ...
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‘It makes us … less safe’: How federal immigration actions are affecting local prosecutions in Hennepin County

Victims afraid to testify. Defendants deported before a conviction. Immigration arrests are upending local criminal cases, Hennepin County officials say.

Hennepin County Board takes control of HCMC amid financial woes

MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to dissolve the existing board that oversees Hennepin ...

Hennepin County pays $1.6M to settle ex-prosecutor’s lawsuit against Mike Freeman, Mary Moriarty

In the largest employment settlement in county history, the Hennepin County Board agreed to pay $1.6 million to former ...

Hennepin County attorney calls for court to vacate 1998 murder conviction of Bryan Hooper Sr.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says she is filing a petition to vacate the murder conviction of Bryan Hooper Sr., who ...

Amid financial crisis, Hennepin County Board approves takeover of Minneapolis hospital

The vote to assume control of Hennepin County Medical Center comes as the hospital is in the midst of a mounting, ...

Hennepin County Commissioners will have to figure out how to ease HCMC's financial strain

Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is in a financial crisis, and the county’s commissioners plan to address it. “You ...