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Soucheray: On this time of political loneliness, we give up

There are those of us who might as well submit a blank square of cotton, as white as a chef’s hat, as our entry, joining 2,600 others, to be considered by the State Emblems Redesign Commission for the brand...

From TakeAction MN to the St. Paul Firefighters, political motion committees aim to select winners for St. Paul city council, school board

In no uncertain terms, the candidate screening questionnaire from TakeAction Minnesota seeks allegiance, and not only to the progressive organizing group’s principles and priorities equivalent to rent control and police divestment, but to the institution itself. “How will you relate...

Conservative political motion committee Right Now Minnesota faces questions on the way it’s spending donors’ money

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Ryan Faircloth and Briana Bierschbach on the Star Tribune report a conservative political motion committee (PAC) in Minnesota, Right Now Minnesota, spent zero dollars to assist elect Republican candidates last...

Reappraising ‘Minnesota: A State That Works’: Examining political shifts by the last decade

That is the second a part of “Reappraising ‘Minnesota: A State That Works’: Greater than 50 years of pendulum swings but a persistent center-left consensus.’ The primary half of this story might be read here. Megatrends since 1973  Along with the...

Frey pushes back on City Council member’s accusation of political intimidation

Ward 2 Council Member Robin Wonsley MinnPost photo by Craig Lassig Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Minneapolis City Council member Robin Wonsley accused Mayor Jacob Frey of threatening to withhold city services as political retaliation but Frey...

A changing political face to the town’s East Side as filings open for St. Paul City Council

For 22 years, former St. Paul police Sgt. Dan Bostrom represented much of the East Side as certainly one of the more conservative voices on the St. Paul City Council. St. Paul City Council member Nelsie Yang during a swearing-in...

Gender-affirming care has roiled the political waters elsewhere, but is well established here.

Gender-affirming look after transgender people, particularly transgender youth, has stirred major political debates and actions across the USA this yr. It’s a subset of health care that Minnesota medical providers have been practicing for a very long time. “I’ve been engaged...

Letters: Political correctness is just not something exclusive to varsity campuses

PC is just not exclusive to high schools The intolerance of the Hamline University student who was shown a painting of Muhammad is a tragic commentary on campus life. Worse yet was the response of Hamline’s administration. This all demonstrates...

Why some intend to make public spending on political campaigns in Minnesota less like Menards rebates

Patterned after a program pioneered in Seattle, the thought is to send two, $25 coupons to each voter in Minnesota. Those voters can then give them to candidates or parties who, in turn, can money them in with the...

Black media organizations face stark inequities in promoting dollars from political campaigns

Sheletta Brundidge, a Minnesota media personality and podcaster: “The Democrats have us and do not care, and the GOP don't desire us around.” Supplied Several Twin Cities news outlets are feeling brushed off with regards to voter outreach efforts of assorted...
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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...