Minnesota Attorney General Ellison visits Mankato

@ap.news FILE – In this Sept. 11, 2020 file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, right, addresses reporters outside the Hennepin County Family Justice Center in Minneapolis. Jury selection begins Monday, March 8, 2021, for Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death. Ellison is the lead prosecutor in the case. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was in Mankato yesterday, asking the state legislature to fund additional staffing for his office.

Ellison is asking for $1.8 million to hire seven more full-time prosecutors and two legal assistants.

Many county offices, especially in Greater Minnesota, are small and have a large caseload, so the state attorney general’s office provides resources for counties on complex cases that require a lot of hours.

Ellison said there were 12 state prosecutors in the past, but there are currently just three.

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