Election

Wisconsin Senate votes to remove top election official, lawsuit filed by attorney general

The rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. From CNN: In Wisconsin, the Senate voted Thursday to remove Meagan Wolfe, the...

Incumbent mayor Larson, former legislator Reinert will face off in Duluth mayoral general election

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. The Duluth News Tribune’s Tom Olsen reports former state legislator Roger Reinert won 63% of ballots solid in Duluth’s mayoral primary Tuesday, while incumbent mayor Emily Larson won 35%. Each...

Ellison and Martinez debate ahead of fall election 

Fifth ward council race may come all the way down to housing, jobs, and public safety  Residents of North Minneapolis’s Ward 5 gathered in pews at Latest Salem Baptist Church last Wednesday evening, July 26, for a public safety town...

Superior School Board member facing two counts of election fraud

MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. A Superior School Board member has been charged with two counts of election fraud. Duluth News Tribune writes that Steven J. Stupak allegedly “falsified his nomination...

Who votes with whom on the Minneapolis City Council? As election season heats up, a have a look at the present balance of power

Aurin Chowdhury, left, in brown blazer, cheers with supporters after delegates on the Minneapolis DFL's Ward 12 convention voted to endorse Chowdhury in her race for an open city council seat on Saturday, April 30. MinnPost photo by Kyle Stokes The...

Letters: Awaiting resolution of charges against ex-president … before the election

Awaiting resolution I could also be naive, but I expect my government officials, including those that are running for election, to prioritize the needs of Americans over their very own. As an independent with no affiliation to a political party,...

Rural voters shift Democratic in Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Judge Janet Protasiewicz chatting with supporters during her election night watch party in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Rural voters in Wisconsin were a part of a broad swing toward the Democratic Party in Tuesday’s state Supreme Court race, during which Democrat...

Should Met Council members need to run for election? Yes, say Republicans and now DFLers, too

The Met Council and Chair Charlie Zelle didn't take a position on the bill, perhaps because Gov. Tim Walz is supportive of the concept of an elected council. MinnPost file photo by Peter Callaghan The Metropolitan Council has long been a...

St. Paul school calendar plan calls for classes on Election Day but not Jewish, Muslim holidays

St. Paul Public Schools students can be at school on Election Day but not on Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashana or Eid al-Fitr under a calendar advice submitted Tuesday night to the varsity board. The proposed recognition of vital Jewish and...

State’s latest election districts produced no upsets

A special five-judge panel released latest Minnesota congressional and legislative maps in February that many imagine will set the state and national political playing field for the subsequent 10 years. With such redistricting resulting in heated controversy and court...
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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...