The 2020 election, with its heated presidential race and contentious down-ballot contests, is behind us. I’m sure you’re well aware of this. Perhaps you’re luxuriating in it.
The political ramifications from those events have already been felt by politicians in other cities — and in other races for public office — but the 2021 elections will be the first glimpse into how they could impact Minneapolis politics for years to come. And my goal is to be all over it, reporting developments as they unfold, dispensing updates, explainers and everything in between.
The reason is simple. Be it a federal contest or a suburban City Council race, I believe an indispensable ingredient of a healthy democracy is honest, fair, fact-based journalism. And because MinnPost doesn’t concern itself with chasing the controversy of the minute, we can concentrate on doing stories that provide the clarity, context and analysis that actually help voters.
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