How will Trump’s win impact Minneapolis police reform plans?
Nov 13, 2024 · The city entered a separate state consent decree with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR), which a judge approved in July 2023. The agency began investigating Minneapolis and its police department after George Floyd was murdered by police in 2020, and found that the city and police department had a pattern of violating the state’s civil rights law.
Ilhan Omar wins reelection: Live Minnesota election results 2024
Nov 4, 2024 · “Thank you, CD5,” she wrote. “Our hard work was worth it. We knocked on 117,716 doors. We made 108,226 calls. And we sent 147,323 texts. This is a victory for ALL of us who believe that a better future is possible.
Minnesota election results 2024: Huldah Hiltsley beats Brad Olson
Nov 4, 2024 · Campaign volunteer Aaliyah Murray, 19, said Hiltsley is one of the first candidates she felt she could advocate for. “She focuses on public safety and also the youth but without incriminating the youth, which I love,” Murray said.
Sizing up Minnesota’s red shift in the 2024 presidential election
Nov 13, 2024 · Vice President Kamala Harris won Minnesota with 51.1% of the popular vote in last Tuesday’s presidential election, leading President-elect Donald Trump by 4.2 percentage points.
Lucie Skjefte fills vacant Minneapolis school board seat
Nov 20, 2024 · The Minneapolis school board swore in its newest member last week. Lucie Skjefte, chair of the Minneapolis Public Schools’ American Indian Parent Advisory Committee represents District 3, which includes much of south Minneapolis.
First defendant sentenced in Feeding Our Future gets 12 years in …
Oct 15, 2024 · Mohamed, the co-owner of Empire Cuisine & Market, received the prison term along with three years of supervised release for his crimes. The Shakopee restaurant was at the center of the first Feeding Our Future trial held this past spring.
Native women from White Earth are reinventing opioid treatment
Nov 19, 2024 · The single-story, wide-planked building on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota was the first home for a one-of-a-kind addiction treatment program for Native parents.
Minnesota Muslims torn between Harris, Trump in 2024 election
Oct 31, 2024 · Months after Muslim voters helped give Minnesota one of the highest “Uncommitted” rates in the Democratic primary, the state’s Muslim community remains sharply split over whom to support in the presidential race.. The fractures have played out in recent weeks with a conflicting series of endorsements by key groups, a heavy-handed effort to get local imams to endorse Vice President Kamala ...
How Trump’s mass deportation plans could impact Minnesota …
Nov 14, 2024 · Temporary protected status and asylum seekers . During Trump’s second term, he would have the authority to decide whether to renew temporary protected status (TPS) for immigrants from 16 designated countries, allowing them to legally stay in the U.S. for at least six months at a time. TPS is granted when the Department of Homeland Security deems it too dangerous for individuals to return to ...
Leaders of STEP Academy resign as school faces $2M deficit
Oct 22, 2024 · This story comes to you from The Minnesota Star Tribune through a partnership with Sahan Journal.. The embattled leader of STEP Academy, one of Minnesota’s largest charter schools, agreed to resign, just a few days after he tried shifting the blame for the school’s financial crisis to the nonprofit that oversees the school for the state.. Staff members were told Monday that Mustafa Ibrahim ...