The benefits of the GOP convention to St. Paul's rental office market were transitory - more than offset by the unsteady economy.
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Because the charges against protesters are nearly identical, they should be tried together, the lawyers said.
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.
Both lawsuits allege the city of St. Paul and law officers violated civil rights in the detentions and a separate raid on a duplex.
They are charged in connection with a police altercation.
The judge said McKay got a longer sentence because he did not accept responsibility in Molotov-cocktail scheme.
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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