Downtown St. Paul got only temporary boost from RNC

The benefits of the GOP convention to St. Paul's rental office market were transitory - more than offset by the unsteady economy.

Photo right: Bright spot

RNC 8 attorneys want 8 trials consolidated

Because the charges against protesters are nearly identical, they should be tried together, the lawyers said.

RNC gave economy a $168 million boost

When the Republican National Convention was gaveled to order in St. Paul a year ago Tuesday, local organizers predicted it would pump as much as $160 million into the Twin Cities economy.

Two suits filed over RNC arrests, raid

Both lawsuits allege the city of St. Paul and law officers violated civil rights in the detentions and a separate raid on a duplex.

Charges against 3 men emerge from RNC probe

They are charged in connection with a police altercation.

Second Texan gets four years in RNC plot

The judge said McKay got a longer sentence because he did not accept responsibility in Molotov-cocktail scheme.

FBI informer avoids more jail time in RNC break-in case

The prosecutor's failure to appear might become an issue at the trial of anarchists charged with street disruptions at the GOP convention.

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