BRAINERD — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison made a stop in Brainerd Monday, Oct. 27, as part of his statewide Protecting Minnesota Forum.

“This is not a campaign meeting,” Ellison told the audience of about 90 community members at the Washington Educational Services Building. Ellison is seeking re-election in 2026. “… Tonight, we're probably going to talk about a lot of those things I do with the federal government. But I don't want you to get the impression that that's all we do. We're actually pretty busy, no matter who's in Washington.”

From consumer fraud to wage theft and criminal cases for smaller jurisdictions, Ellison said the Attorney General’s Office handles the state's legal situations. On Tuesday, Ellison and 22 other attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Ag

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