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Category: 2021 Elections

Posted inDEMOCRACY & 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

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

For the first time in history, a majority of Minneapolis City Council members will be people of color. In January, they’ll also assume a strictly legislative position under a strong mayor government structure.

Posted in2021 Elections

There are plenty of new faces on the Minneapolis Park Board, but just one person of color.

Avatar photo by Andrew Hazzard November 10, 2021November 12, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION

This year, Minnesota school-board meetings endured a backlash against diversity. On Election Day, three suburban districts elected Somali Americans for the first time.

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach November 10, 2021November 10, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

With St. Paul school board win, Halla Henderson becomes first Eritrean American elected to office in Minnesota

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach November 3, 2021November 4, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

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

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari November 2, 2021November 3, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Minneapolis voters reject public safety amendment. Strong mayor and rent control provision pass.

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach November 2, 2021November 2, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Duluth elects Azrin Awal, first Asian American, to City Council.

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari November 2, 2021November 2, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Mayor Jacob Frey wins reelection in Minneapolis

Avatar photo by Andrew Hazzard November 2, 2021November 3, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Election Day in Minnesota is here. So we made this last-minute voting guide for you.

Avatar photo by Sahan Journal November 1, 2021November 2, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

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

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari October 29, 2021October 30, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

As Bloomington becomes more diverse, two Latino men are among those seeking election to its city council.

by JD Duggan October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Minneapolis City Council candidates for Uptown, Whittier address housing and public safety challenges

by Logan Carroll October 28, 2021October 29, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Unsettling messages tarnish final days of campaign in Minneapolis’ Ward 6

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 26, 2021October 29, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Clayton Howatt: ‘Our high-poverty elementary schools lack the same opportunities.’

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Hands up, who wants to serve on the St. Paul school board?

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 25, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

James Farnsworth: ‘We need to learn from what the successful schools are doing around us’

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Halla Henderson: ‘Top of mind right now for me is school closures’

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Jennifer McPherson: ‘Allow families to have real school choice’

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Jim Vue: ‘The people who are leaving our district are Asian Americans.’

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Jeannie Foster: ‘To have an enrollment increase, we have to serve the students we currently have.’

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Uriah Ward: ‘Invest in the staff that work directly with students’

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 26, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Sheila Nezhad’s run for Minneapolis mayor focuses on transforming public safety and making the city more democratic.

by JD Duggan October 17, 2021October 20, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & 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?

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari October 11, 2021October 11, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

A luxury rental tax? A citizens assembly to solve public safety? In Minneapolis mayor’s race, AJ Awed adds unconventional solutions to progressive agenda.

by Joey Peters October 7, 2021October 7, 2021
Posted inINSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

What makes a useful voter guide? We started by asking immigrant groups in Minneapolis what they wanted to know about the 2021 city election

Avatar photo by Aala Abdullahi September 22, 2021September 24, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & 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

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari September 19, 2021September 28, 2021
Posted inHOUSING

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.

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari September 14, 2021September 23, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Should the mayor of Minneapolis have more power? Here is everything you need to know about the strong-mayor amendment on the ballot this fall.

by Joey Peters September 13, 2021September 23, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Minneapolis’ Ward 2 has two strong third-party candidates running for City Council. They agree that capitalism is failing people.

by JD Duggan August 18, 2021August 18, 2021
Posted in2021 Elections

Brooklyn Park mayoral recount tilts toward Lisa Jacobson

by Abe Asher August 13, 2021August 20, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & 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

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