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DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Minneapolis City Council election results

by Cynthia Tu November 7, 2023November 7, 2023

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Sahan Journal live blog: Election results in Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis Park, and more

by Sahan Journal November 7, 2023November 8, 2023

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

2023 Minneapolis City Council race: Who’s running, where candidates stand on key issues

by Cynthia Tu and Andrew Hazzard October 26, 2023November 3, 2023

2600 block of Minnehaha Avenue S.

Frey to Minneapolis City Council: Put the Third Precinct at 26th and Minnehaha

by Dave Orrick October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

Activists demand better response to homelessness after Indigenous encampment is cleared in Minneapolis

by Katelyn Vue September 12, 2023September 13, 2023

BUSINESS & WORK

Minneapolis City Council passes ordinance requiring increased wages for Uber and Lyft drivers, but falls short of veto-proof majority

by Alfonzo Galvan August 17, 2023August 18, 2023

News

Uber, Lyft drivers call for wage increase as Minneapolis considers rideshare ordinance

by Alfonzo Galvan July 25, 2023July 28, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Minneapolis to temporarily relocate third precinct police station downtown

by Melissa Olson July 19, 2023October 4, 2023

What’s the future of rent control in Minneapolis, and when’s the soonest it can be reintroduced?

by Katelyn Vue and Joey Peters July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

COMMUNITY VOICES

Community Voices: Minneapolis City Council’s insensitive maneuvering on rent control vote put religious bias on display

by Chris Xiong June 30, 2023June 30, 2023

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Minneapolis City Council divided over how Muslim members were excluded from rent control vote

by Joey Peters June 29, 2023June 30, 2023

Minneapolis City Council kills rent control with three Muslim members absent for Eid

by Katelyn Vue June 28, 2023June 29, 2023

Minneapolis city attorney says Mayor Frey can’t veto rent control motion approved by City Council

by Katelyn Vue May 29, 2023June 1, 2023

Minneapolis City Council approves crafting rent control policy for voter approval

by Katelyn Vue May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

Minneapolis staff report recommends against rent control, warning it could cost the city money and hurt housing development

by Katelyn Vue April 19, 2023April 21, 2023

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Minneapolis City Council passes ordinance allowing public broadcast of Islamic call to prayer five times a day

by Hibah Ansari April 13, 2023April 14, 2023

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

The adhan, five times a day: Minneapolis City Council poised to vote on allowing a full daily set of Muslim prayer calls year-round

by Noor Adwan April 7, 2023April 10, 2023

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Indigenous activists demand meeting with Mayor Frey after failed attempt to stop Roof Depot demolition

by Jaida Grey Eagle and Andrew Hazzard February 23, 2023February 24, 2023

COMMUNITY VOICES

Maxime Groen: Minneapolis City Council vote on Roof Depot demolition harms communities of color

by Maxime Groen February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Rights advocates say Minneapolis must issue city IDs to residents, unveil list of ‘pro-immigrant’ demands.

by Faiza Mahamud July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Minneapolis council member apologizes for blaming Somali youth for July 4 violence, but some aren’t buying it.

by Tim Harlow July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

CHANGING MINNESOTA

Minneapolis City Council members for the first time pass a resolution recognizing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The effort also supports the public playing of the call to prayer year-round.

by Hibah Ansari March 24, 2022March 24, 2022

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Minneapolis City Council members decided Thursday to reconsider the controversial development of a site in the East Phillips neighborhood.

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred March 10, 2022March 11, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Andrea Jenkins will lead the most diverse city council in Minneapolis history. Linea Palmisano, a moderate from southwest Minneapolis, is elected vice president.

by Joey Peters January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

A special Qur’an holds the signature of almost every Minnesota Muslim elected to office. At a historic swearing-in ceremony, three Minneapolis City Council members added their names to the list.

by Hibah Ansari January 3, 2022December 22, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

The most diverse city council in Minneapolis history might also be the weakest. We asked new council members how they hope to operate under a strong mayor system

by Hibah Ansari November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Three young Democratic Socialists elected to Minneapolis City Council are eager to pass progressive policies to benefit the city’s working class.

by Grace Birnstengel and Jon Collins November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

For the first time, majority of Minneapolis City Council members will be people of color.

by Hibah Ansari November 2, 2021November 3, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

‘We need to follow the lead of the people’: Support for public safety charter amendment grows among elected officials of color in Minnesota.

by Hibah Ansari October 29, 2021October 30, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Candidates Phillipe Cunningham and LaTrisha Vetaw agree that public safety policy is the main issue in Minneapolis’ Ward 4. Next question: How to fix it?

by Hibah Ansari October 11, 2021October 11, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Victor Martinez, a candidate for the Ward 5 City Council seat in Minneapolis, door-knocks almost every day, delivering his pro-police, pro-life message

by Hibah Ansari September 19, 2021September 28, 2021

Rent control is on the ballot this fall in Minneapolis and St. Paul. We asked supporters and opponents whether the measures will help produce affordable housing.

by Hibah Ansari September 14, 2021September 23, 2021

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Minneapolis Council spikes plan to expand public works facility in polluted East Phillips neighborhood. But urban farm proposal faces new challenges.

by Andrew Hazzard August 18, 2021August 19, 2021

Minneapolis City Council votes to put rent control charter amendments on the ballot

by Hibah Ansari August 4, 2021August 6, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

‘It’s an extremely progressive city—if you’re white’: Minneapolis elections hinge on how to fix inequality in housing, policing.

by Hibah Ansari and JD Duggan July 26, 2021July 28, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

We asked the Minneapolis City Council candidates for Ward 9 what they would do about police reform, rebuilding East Lake Street, homelessness, and rent control.

by JD Duggan June 24, 2021June 25, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

With its virtual caucus already under way, Minneapolis DFL faces charges that the process is so discriminatory it must be scrapped.

by Hibah Ansari June 3, 2021June 4, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Fraud allegations disrupt DFL endorsement convention for Minneapolis City Council seat

by Logan Carroll June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

DFL virtual caucus debate raises a thorny issue: How best to include immigrant communities.

by Hibah Ansari February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

MPD Charter Lead Image

POLICING & JUSTICE

After long process of collecting public input, community coalition will gather petition signatures to replace Minneapolis Police Department

by Hibah Ansari February 12, 2021September 30, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

‘You’re not a guest here, and you deserve better’: Jamal Osman’s message to immigrant communities helps capture Minneapolis Ward 6 City Council seat.

by Hibah Ansari August 14, 2020August 16, 2020

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Housing advocate Jamal Osman defeats ten candidates in Minneapolis Ward 6 race.

by Hibah Ansari August 14, 2020August 14, 2020