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.
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.
Senator Omar Fateh announces run for Minneapolis mayor
Dec 2, 2024 · “Minneapolis residents are working hard for the city that they love, and they deserve a mayor that works as hard as they do,” Omar said. Frey, who is nearing the end of his second term as mayor, told the Star Tribune last month that he plans to run for reelection. In a prepared statement, Frey campaign spokesperson Sam Schulenberg said Frey welcomes Omar to the race and looks forward to ...
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.
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 ...
Minneapolis nonprofit builds energy-efficient homes on North Side
Dec 3, 2024 · “Theoretically, you should have no energy bill,” Lassiter said of how the environmentally friendly features save homeowners money. The Queen Avenue house is one of five passive homes that Urban Homeworks is building in north Minneapolis.
Palestinian poets, writers to discuss Gaza war at Minneapolis event
Dec 6, 2024 · When she accepted the National Book Award for poetry last month, Palestinian American writer Lena Khalaf Tuffaha called on her peers to speak out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.. Khalaf Tuffaha is one of six writers who will be in Minneapolis next week for “Palestine, Minneapolis and the Urgent Word,” a night of poetry and discussion exploring the role of writers in the U.S. as Israel ...
An Innovative Approach to Addressing Food Insecurity on Campus
Nov 25, 2024 · For college students, nutrition plays a critical role in determining health outcomes, wellbeing and academic performance. All students deserve the right to healthy, affordable and culturally relevant foods, but in Minnesota many students are struggling with consistent access to food on college campuses.
Minnesota Hmong New Year celebration to be held in St. Paul
Nov 29, 2024 · When Mee Vang, president of The United Hmong Family Inc., asked executive director Khou Yang if anyone had ever actually found love through the Hmong New Year ball-tossing game, Yang’s response surprised her. “She was like, ‘I did,” Vang said with a laugh. “She actually met her husband ball tossing.” The traditional courtship game, where young men and women face each other in two ...
Election results 2024: Minnesota House tied, DFL holds Senate
Nov 4, 2024 · Minnesota last had a tied House of Representatives in 1979, according to House archives.. Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, members of the DFL People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus campaigned across the state to turn out votes for Democrats, according to Rep. Jay Xiong, DFL-St. Paul, who won a fourth term.