What you need to know about the 2020 Hennepin County commissioner races
Four seats on the county’s seven-member Board of Commissioners are on the ballot this fall, including three open seats.
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Amid growing homelessness in the Twin Cities, outgoing Catholic Charities CEO sees hope — and warning signs
If Catholic Charities CEO Tim Marx has a message for those who will continue working to address homelessness in the region after he leaves the organization, it’s this: It’s not too late.
Minneapolis’ effort to ‘dismantle’ the city’s police department has become a campaign issue — in the suburbs
City council candidates in suburbs around the Twin Cities report that voters are asking if they’re planning on taking money away from the local force.
What are community land trusts? And what could they do to address the Twin Cities’ affordable housing crisis?
Why some advocates say the idea could play an important role in easing the area’s housing crunch.
No, the former Kmart blocking Minneapolis’ Nicollet Avenue isn’t going anywhere for a while
The city’s deal to let the U.S. Postal Service use the site for a temporary post office means the building will remain standing through at least next year, and maybe longer.
‘Painful and seemingly endless’: How the University of St. Thomas made the jump to Division I
Meet Tom Douple, commissioner of the Summit League, one of the key players in St. Thomas’ unlikely ascension to big-time college athletics.
‘It’s time to move on’: Outgoing Hennepin County commissioners say new voices needed on county board
Commissioners Mike Opat, Jan Callison and Jeff Johnson don’t always agree on policy, but they do agree on why it’s time for them to retire.
Four years after Philando Castile, St. Anthony police continue to pull over Black motorists at disproportionate rates
Since the St. Anthony police department started collecting data in 2017, the share of Black people its officers pulled over has increased each year.
Southwest light rail, a project left for dead (more than once), is 25 percent complete
Earlier this month, the Federal Transit Administration sent what’s called the full funding grant agreement for the $2 billion project to Congress, triggering a 30-day review that is mostly a formality.
Minneapolis’ newest council member on homelessness, renters’ rights and why he wants to reform — not dismantle — the police
A Q&A with Jamal Osman, who won the Aug. 11 special election for the Minneapolis City Council seat representing Ward 6.
No, police reform won’t be on Minneapolis voters’ ballots in 2020. But two other questions will be.
One is procedural, but the other will determine just how often the city’s voters will be heading to the polls over the next decade.
Twin Cities Native Americans’ safety net is short on revenues as needs rise
“For us, it was like, pandemic, and then riots. And now, it’s pandemic and the aftermath of all of the violence. So we’ve had a double whammy here,” said Mary LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center.
Omar, Fischbach win congressional primaries; challengers poised to oust incumbent DFL legislators Hayden, Dehn and Simonson
In Minneapolis, Jamal Osman leads in first-place votes for the Ward 6 council seat, while general election contests are also set for three open seats on the Hennepin County Board.
These five Minnesota school districts have items on the primary ballot
Both the Minneapolis Public Schools district and the Red Lake School District are holding school board races.
Minnesota’s eviction-ban update carves out some narrow exceptions
The newest update allows landlords to evict tenants who have “significantly damaged property” or if the property manager or their family needs to move in.
Race to represent western suburbs on Hennepin Board focuses on housing, homelessness
A look at who’s running — and the issues that candidates are focused on.
Future of police, housing issues dominate crowded race for Minneapolis’ Ward 6 council seat
Former Council Member Abdi Warsame’s departure left residents in the ward without a voice on the council as the body dealt with the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer — and the subsequent push by some members to dismantle the MPD.
What my yearlong effort to get information about an officer-involved traffic accident reveals about Minnesota’s public records laws
After witnessing an accident involving Minneapolis police officers, I decided to use the incident as a way to look the MPD’s response to citizen requests for public information.
Turns out ‘ambassadors’ would make Metro Transit trains and buses safer
A report commissioned by East Metro Strong found that using non-police staff on buses and trains to deal with fare evasions and minor misbehavior has produced “genuine safety benefits” in other cities around the country.
Recurring debate: How the Minneapolis City Council’s public safety plan would alter the balance of power in City Hall
The move to shift the balance of power between the mayor and City Council threatens to reignite a conflict over the structure of municipal government that many thought had been settled more than 30 years ago.
