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...
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Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 2, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 26, 2023
Rep. Omar to bring Minnesota’s Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women to national stage
When Minnesota unveiled the Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women earlier this year, it sought to understand the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 26, 2023
Voting in Twin Cities elections: What you need to know
As early voting gets underway in the Twin Cities, new state and local election regulations are coming into effect. Those include a new...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 22, 2023
Minneapolis looks to sell two plots of land to Red Lake Nation
The City of Minneapolis is moving forward on selling two plots of land to the Red Lake Nation to be used for the creation of a community...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 21, 2023
Minnesota Attorney General clarifies SRO use-of-force guidelines
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a clarification Wednesday afternoon on a controversial law restricting use of force on...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 20, 2023
Minneapolis City Council Shuts down Century Plaza Third Precinct Plan
The Minneapolis City Council voted to scrap the plan to house the city's Third Precinct police station in Century Plaza on the edge of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 18, 2023
Minneapolis City Council weighs new recommendations for police contract
Community organizers presented Minneapolis City Council’s Policy and Government Oversight Committee with more than 20 recommendations to...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 11, 2023
Minneapolis Mayor announces new community safety commissioner
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has selected Hennepin County Judge Toddrick Barnette to fill the post of the city’s Office of Community...
Jasmine McBride
Sep 8, 2023
Use of force in schools stirs up controversy, concerns, and alarming data
On Thursday, educators and concerned parents gathered at the State Capitol to voice their support for a new law that limits the use of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 8, 2023
Minneapolis 2040 plan struck down by Hennepin County Judge
The Minneapolis 2040 plan was struck down by Hennepin County Judge Joseph Klein Wednesday after saying the plan did not take adequate...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 6, 2023
Stillwater prisoners protest lack of resources for inmates
Inmates at the Stillwater Correctional Facility say they don’t have access to clean water, showers, air conditioning, or clean clothing....
Jasmine McBride
Sep 1, 2023
What will ‘Indigenous Education for All’ look like?
This past session the Minnesota legislature enacted “Indigenous Education for All,” which requires educating all students in Minnesota...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Aug 31, 2023
Police departments pull out of schools in response to new regulations
County sheriff's offices say they are unclear about what the law permits them to do, causing them to end their SRO programs in schools...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Aug 29, 2023
First Black Woman promoted to Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice
Natalie Hudson was promoted to chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday morning, marking the first time the state has seen...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Aug 24, 2023
Minneapolis Mayor vetoes rideshare wage hike, reaches wage increase with Uber
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed a city ordinance that would increase wages for rideshare drivers in the city. His veto comes after...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Aug 23, 2023
St. Paul’s plan to abolish $110 million in medical debt
When St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced his 2024 budget proposal on August 10, he said that St. Paul is set to abolish $110 million...
Jasmine McBride
Aug 18, 2023
Community demands quick action on early release program
The Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act allows inmates to earn early release by completing a rehabilitation plan. The act was...
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