Minneapolis mayoral candidates don’t agree on who’s a true ‘progressive’ — and what that means
Five of the eight active candidates have figured out a definition of progressive that makes the label fit their politics.
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Two Cities covers City Hall politics in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Karen Boros reports on Minneapolis City Hall. She started her journalism career covering Minneapolis politics for the Sun Newspapers and later became the City Hall reporter for WCCO-TV.
Joe Kimball, a former columnist and reporter for the Star Tribune, reports on St. Paul City Hall. He’s also the author of “Secrets of the Congdon Mansion,” the bestselling chronicle of the historic Congdon murders in Duluth.
This coverage is made possible by a grant from The Saint Paul Foundation.
Minneapolis City Council approves Downtown East concept
But council members debate 36,000 square feet of space at the far end of the development’s proposed park.
On the news-conference trail with Cam Winton
Other candidates for mayor in Minneapolis send out news releases, but Winton does a lot of news conferences.
St. Paul and Saints baseball team say they’ve solved $9 million problem
Many details of the agreement in principle, though, still need to be finalized.
Union seeks 40 more Minneapolis firefighters
“The Minneapolis Fire Department is not meeting its own standards to protect the safety of the public,” said Firefighters President Mark Lakosky.
Mayoral candidate Woodruff: School achievement gap is Minneapolis’ biggest issue
Like the accountant she is, she looks at “return on investment” as part of her decision-making process.
St. Paul loses first round in court battle as state takes over business inspections
St. Paul officials had tried to stop the state’s takeover, but a judge wouldn’t grant a temporary restraining order. The city vows to continue the fight.
Major demolition starts Monday to make room for Saints stadium
The walls of the three-story, concrete Gillette building will come tumbling down over the next three months.
St. Paul DFLers to consider Ward 1 council endorsement on July 27
There’s no shortage of candidates looking to fill out the last two years of Melvin Carter III’s term.
Minneapolis trying to deal with five new areas infected with emerald ash borer
Ash trees are a major part of the city’s urban forests, with 38,000 on public land and an estimated 175,000 on private property.
St. Paul Union Depot event will honor Red Caps, train-station porters of a bygone era
Held in the newly refurbished depot’s Red Cap banquet room, the Friday ceremony is a kickoff for the annual Rondo Days festival.
In small Como Zoo room, endangered Wyoming toads are bred for release into the wild
Como sent 4,002 toad tadpoles to Wyoming last month, via FedEx, as part of the national breeding program to save the nearly extinct species.
Minneapolis warns firewood seekers that tree debris could spread ash borer
The city’s Park and Recreation Board is cautioning “opportunistic firewood seekers” against raiding the debris piles.
Minneapolis takes first of many steps toward possibility of city-owned utilities
Public hearings next month will address whether voters should be asked if they prefer public ownership.
Small business hired for demolition on St. Paul Saints ballpark project that starts Thursday
Rachel Construction of St. Michael has been hired by the general contractor for demolition work.
Tuesday’s Minneapolis mayoral forum to focus on energy issues
The 6:30 p.m. event will be streamed live at the UpTake.
Former St. Paul NCAAP head Nathaniel Khaliq to get interim City Council appointment
He fought city hall for years but now will serve as Ward 1 council member until November, when voters will select a replacement for Melvin Carter III.
Minneapolis mayoral candidate Gary Schiff reflects on what went wrong
Disappointing convention results prompted him eventually to drop out of the race and endorse fellow City Council Member Besty Hodges.
Colvin Roy’s decision puts majority of Minneapolis council seats in play
The next City Council could have a seven-member majority of first-term office-holders.
St. Paul Fire Captain Rick Zech gets city’s community involvement award
Capt. Rick Zech, a 29-year fire department veteran, receives the award, which is named for the late City Council Member Karl Neid.
