Mpls City Council shoots down mayor’s plan to recruit police
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's proposal to spend $15 million to hire and retain Minneapolis Police Department staff was met with sharp...
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Elijah Todd-Walden
- Nov 8
Mpls Council race sees progressive gains, Jenkins holds on
Minneapolis voters elected two new progressive members to the city council, shifting its political leanings further to the left. Aurin...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Nov 8
Women of color dominate St. Paul City Council, sales tax increase passes
Saint Paul voters elected a majority of women of color to represent the city, and have opted for a 1% sales tax increase. Here are the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Nov 7
Saint Paul residents cast their votes for city council, sales tax, and school board
Polling places for municipal elections in St. Paul opened Tuesday morning for a consequential local election that will decide how the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Nov 6
Minneapolis seeks to double funding for free immigration legal services
The City of Minneapolis is adding more funding for free immigration legal services to its 2024 budget, as increasing numbers of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Nov 2
Minneapolis chooses new Third Precinct building
The City of Minneapolis has decided on a new home for the Third Precinct, putting an end to a long-running dispute between the City...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Nov 1
Minneapolis anti-war protest takes calls for cease-fire to Biden
Anti-war protests have been frequent in the Twin Cities following Israel’s offensive strikes into the Gaza Strip, but a protest on...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 27
Political leaders urge Walz to intervene after board approves millions to out-of-state business
When Minnesota legalized marijuana last year, lawmakers claimed they were doing it in part to empower those most impacted by the war on...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 23
Toddrick Barnette sworn in as new OCS commissioner
Hennepin County Chief Justice Toddrick Barnette was sworn in as the new commissioner of the Office of Community Safety Monday morning....
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 19
St Paul City Council votes to eliminate single-family zoning laws
The St. Paul City Council voted Wednesday to rewrite the city’s zoning laws in an effort to reduce housing costs and diversify housing...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 19
Capitol Steps taken over by Pro-Palestine protests
Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of the Minnesota Capitol to demand elected officials call for a ceasefire in the ongoing...
Jasmine McBride
- Oct 17
People of Color Career Fair chips away at gate-kept economic wealth
Each year the People of Color Career Fair draws crowds of workers looking to engage with Minnesota companies committed to diversifying...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 16
Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest Israeli offensive in Gaza
More than a thousand people gathered in Uptown Minneapolis to oppose the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza and the West Bank. The march...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 13
Minneapolis negotiators reject “expensive” police union offer
City of Minneapolis contract negotiators rejected an offer by the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, stating that the offer...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 12
Met Council adds more personnel to address fare evasion
The Metropolitan Council passed a new set of rules Wednesday afternoon aimed at reducing fare evasion. The change comes as part of the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 5
Minneapolis receives million dollar grant to reduce food insecurity and chronic illnesses
The Minneapolis City Council accepted a $1.02 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control Thursday morning. The grant will go...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 5
Frey asks Minneapolis City Council for Third Precinct building blocks from the old one
On Wednesday morning, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey asked the City Council to approve a location for the city’s Third Precinct police...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 2
Minneapolis City Council rejects workers’ comp claim from former MPD SWAT team leader
The Minneapolis City Council was poised to spend $145,000 on a workers’ compensation claim from former officer Sgt. Andrew Bittell, who...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 28
St. Paul restricts smoking tobacco, marijuana and hemp on public property
St. Paul is now restricting smoking on public property in an effort to curb the use of tobacco, marijuana and hemp on St. Paul streets. A...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 27
What rent measures could mean for the St. Paul City Council race
Rent control has taken center stage in Twin Cities politics in recent years as the price of housing has skyrocketed, and it could...
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