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Rule change goals to forestall extremist group members from becoming Minnesota cops

State Rep. Cedrick Frazier, center: “This can be a values statement and the values are that each Minnesotan, irrespective of what zip code you’re in, irrespective of what color your skin is, irrespective of what circumstance you were born...

School Selection Fair goals to focus on diverse options at St. Paul schools

The St. Paul School District is inviting families to try the tutorial programs offered at its upcoming School Selection Fair. It's going to be held on Dec. 10 on the River Centre in downtown St Paul. Free parking...

‘Lifting as We Climb’ conference goals to bolster African business 

African entrepreneurs and leaders from across the country are set to collect in Minneapolis on Dec. 8 and 9 for the third Annual National African Leadership Conference organized by the St. Paul-based African Economic Development Solutions (AEDS).  That is the...

Free program in North Mpls this week goals to ‘crack the code’ to lucrative government contracts

Whenever you consider a business owner that has secured multiple government contracts, you would possibly imagine a construction company or a business that sells computers or phone systems. But Robert Grace, who’s built a powerhouse business based on government contracts, got...

Nonprofit goals to disrupt traditional finance

RICH creates opportunities for the financially challenged At his day job at First Independence Bank, Vachel Hudson has all the time tried to achieve folks who shouldn't have access to financial services. In 2020, he began Reinvesting in Communities and...

Minnesota Preparatory goals to ‘control our own narrative’

Editor’s note: That is the second of two columns about Minnesota Preparatory Academy, an exclusive highschool and postgraduate institution created by Lucas Olson-Patterson and Donnell Patton. 4 years ago, Lucas Olson-Patterson and Donnell Bratton decided to create Minnesota Preparatory Academy,...

State goals to rein in Minneapolis police

Many doubt a consent decree will get the job done For the past several months, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights has connected with community members over how best to rein within the patterns of racism and sexism it present...

How a Minneapolis pilot program goals to foster long-term safety of the town’s communities

Mohamed Abdi is considered one of a cohort training to turn out to be safety ambassadors as a part of a pilot program with the town. MinnPost photo by Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Abdi, 21, would take his younger siblings to their...

How Cedric Alexander goals to tackle Minneapolis’ policing woes

Cedric Alexander: “I didn’t come here 1,200 miles from Florida to be complicit. I didn’t come here to do nothing.” CL Alexander Consulting Cedric Alexander, the very first commissioner of the brand new Minneapolis Office of Community Safety, was sworn in...

‘The Mixer’ goals to open doors for BIPOC film and theater talent

On August 11, 2022, WestBone Productions will host its second industry networking event called The Mixer in South Minneapolis. Westbone Productions is a Minnesota Black-owned theatre and film production company, The Mixer was created by actor, producer, and owner of...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...