Crime was among the top issues on voters' minds on Tuesday, but in many cities they still opted for candidates aiming to reform the criminal justice system.
stood by its lead prosecutor, who vowed not to charge doctors providing abortions in spite of a state ban, even with strong opposition from the local police union and an opponent who tried to blame him for a “public safety crisis.” InIn the first election for county attorney since the murder ofin 2020, voters in Minneapolis elected former chief public defender Mary Moriarty. The Democrat fought off a Republican prosecutor who talked tough and earned the support of law enforcement groups.
“We started this campaign to end racial and income disparities in the justice system and create a healthy, safer, thriving Polk County,” she told supporters in her acceptance speech late last Tuesday, “and so we will.”
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