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Election 2022: State Representative District 67B

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 67B Fred Turk Age: 74 Fred Turk (Courtesy of the candidate) Party: Republican City: St. Paul What qualifies you to carry this position? Engineering degree, UW-Madison. 35 yrs as engineer for 3M and Goodrich. Six patents. East Sider 50 years. Married 40 years. Two sons....

Election 2022: State Representative District 65B

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 65B Kevin Fjelsted (Candidate information not available) Party: Republican City: St. Paul Maria Isa Pérez-Hedges Age: 35 Maria Isa Perez-Hedges (Courtesy of the candidate) Party: DFL City: St. Paul What qualifies you to carry this position? I'm a cultural community organizer, international recording artist, and youth employee. I currently...

MinnPost poll: Ellison, Schultz tied weeks before Minnesota election for attorney general

Minnesota DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison and his Republican opponent Jim Schultz MinnPost photo by Walker Orenstein a .mp .chart {margin-bottom:0;} .mp .credit {margin:0; padding:0;} Minnesota DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison and his Republican opponent Jim Schultz were tied in a brand new...

Election 2022: Senate District 65 candidates

Election 2022: Senate District 65 candidates Sandy Pappas Age: 73 Sen. Sandy Pappas, DFL-St. Paul (Courtesy of Minnesota Senate) What qualifies you to carry this position? I’m an experienced, energetic and passionate legislator that has been working hard over several many years to...

MinnPost’s 2022 Election Central

MinnPost photo illustration Welcome to MinnPost’s 2022 election central page. It’s an enormous midterm 12 months, with the governor, attorney general, secretary of state, all 201 legislators and all eight members of Congress on the ballot — plus, some high-profile...

Tickets available to public for MinnPost Social: Election Insights with Peter Callaghan and Walker Orenstein

Tickets at the moment are on sale to most people for MinnPost Social: Election Insights with Peter Callaghan and Walker Orenstein on Monday, October 17, at 5:30 p.m. at The Haralson Room at Minneapolis Cider Company. PURCHASE TICKETS>> The state government’s...

As Election Day approaches, MinnPost asks: What’s driving your vote?

Early voting happening on East Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan Much has been said and written concerning the rural-urban divide since Donald Trump in 2016 won the presidency. While Trump didn't win Minnesota in 2016 or 2020,...

What’s at stake in Minnesota’s primary election on Tuesday?

Early voting happening on East Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan Minnesota’s primary election on Tuesday doesn’t bring many contested races. That makes the few exceptions — mostly where challengers are bucking their party’s endorsement — more noticeable. And...

GOP Secretary of State candidates searching for election control

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. For the AP Todd Richmond and Christina Cassidy write, “Wisconsin’s secretary of state has no role in elections, but that would change if Republicans are capable of flip the seat...

Election 2022: Learn concerning the 4 candidates running for Toni Carter’s seat on the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners

RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 4 PRIMARY After 17 years in office, Ramsey County Commissioner Toni Carter has opted not to hunt re-election. The rare opening has drawn 4 candidates, who can be pared to 2 after Tuesday’s primary election. The...
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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...