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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth Communications Office
Mayor Roger J. Reinert
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information, please call 218-730-5309
DATE: 6/12/2020
SUBJECT: Media Advisory: City of Duluth to Host Press Conference today, June 12
BY: Kate Van Daele, Public Information Officer

Media Advisory

City of Duluth to Host Press Conference today, June 12

June 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Facebook Live on the City of Duluth’s Facebook Page

[Duluth, MN] Mayor Larson, Human Rights Officer Carl Crawford, and Police Chief Mike Tusken will hold a press conference to discuss Max Mason’s posthumous pardon granted by the Minnesota Board of Pardons. Chief Tusken testified in favor of the pardon, and is directly connected by family to the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie lynchings.

Mayor Larson will also address funding from the CARES Act that has been agreed to by the House and Senate leadership, as the special legislative session begins today, June 12.

The press conference will be held virtually. Residents can watch on the City’s Facebook page. As a reminder, you do not need to have a Facebook account to be able to access the press conference. The link to the City’s Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/City-of-Duluth-MN-Government-197321860309981/ . If you are a member of the public and have a question before the press conference, please email info@duluthmn.gov, and your question will be answered. Questions posted in social media will not be answered. Mayor Larson will be answering questions from residents and the media during the call.

A separate link will be sent to media outlets to participate in the call. This link will allow members of the media to ask questions at the end of the press conference.

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