Election

Minneapolis’ Third Precinct dilemma: Will City Council members discover a police station location before the election?

Minneapolis’ former Third Precinct Police Station at Lake Street & Minnehaha Avenue, surrounded by barricades and razor wire. MinnPost photo by Kyle Stokes Something felt off to Minneapolis City Council member Emily Koski. On Sept. 5, Koski and her fellow council members...

The best way to vote on this November’s election

Most local races will probably be decided by ranked-choice voting  Races for mayor and city council in some cities holding elections this November will probably be decided by ranked-choice voting. This permits voters to pick out up to a few...

Snapshot of Minnesota Election 2023

This 12 months’s odd-numbered election may yield unusual results Off-year elections are sometimes seen as inconsequential, but they've a big impact on local policy. Last 12 months’s redistricting resulted in redrawn election lines that reflect demographic changes because the 2020...

Election 2023: South Washington School Board (Elect 3)

SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD On Nov, 7 voters within the South Washington County School District will elect three board members from a field of 11 candidates. General information in regards to the Nov. 7 election is online at twincities.com/tag/elections. As...

Election 2023: St. Paul City Council Ward 7

ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL WARD 7 On Nov. 7, St. Paul voters will elect the seven members of the town council by ward. The ranked-choice ballot allows voters to rank their picks so as of preference. Ward 7 spans the...

Election 2023: St. Paul City Council Ward 4

ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL WARD 4 On Nov. 7, St. Paul voters will elect the seven members of the town council by ward. The ranked-choice ballot allows voters to rank their picks so as of preference. Ward 4 spans the...

Election 2023: St. Paul City Council Ward 2

ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL WARD 2 On Nov. 7, St. Paul voters will elect the seven members of the town council by ward. The ranked-choice ballot allows voters to rank their picks so as of preference. Ward 2 spans West...

Election 2023: St. Paul City Council 5

ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL WARD 5 On Nov. 7, St. Paul voters will elect the seven members of the town council by ward. The ranked-choice ballot allows voters to rank their picks so as of preference. Ward 5 spans the...

Election 2023: St. Paul City Council Ward 1

ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL WARD 1 On Nov. 7, St. Paul voters will elect the seven members of town council by ward. The ranked-choice ballot allows voters to rank their picks so as of preference. Ward 1 spans the neighborhoods...

St. Paul City Council member Nelsie Yang, 28, faces challenger Gary Unger, 82, in Nov. 7 election

Nelsie Yang was elected to the St. Paul City Council in 2019, winning a six-way race with nearly 60% of the vote. Yang, a former union steward with the progressive motion group TakeAction Minnesota, became the primary Hmong woman...
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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...