Voting

SERIES: Talking About Public Safety With Two Minneapolis City Council Candidates

10/31/2023

"The oversight capacity of the City Council is going to really matter. I have a really strong value around police accountability, and talking about it honestly and bluntly, because we need to as the city of Minneapolis.”

SERIES: Young City Council Candidates Show Their Experience

10/27/2023

U.S. politics can sometimes seem immature and lacking in understanding of 'real people' problems. These young candidates are entering city council races to lead with a different kind of experience.

SERIES: Why Miranda Pacheco Is Running for Duluth City Council

10/25/2023

“I went to a few Duluth city council meetings. I looked at all the city council members — they all bring something to the table, absolutely — but it didn’t represent all of Duluth. One of my motivations for running was: representation.”

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Beth Peterson on Electing Women

04/19/2022

We also have never had a Black woman in the senate. There are five Black women running this year to change that. Our Latina representation is also in danger in the senate with the retirements of Senator Patricia Torres Ray and Melisa Lopez Franzen. So, we can do better.

Women in Politics Series: Talking With Three MN Legislators

04/17/2022

Part of our 12-part series of Women in Politics

Talking With Nausheena Hussain

04/08/2022

I feel the patriarchy society has socialized us to constantly compete with each other, and we have to shut that down. We have to break that and disrupt that by doing things together.

VIEW: Why Does Ukraine Matter to Minnesota?

03/04/2022

Before saying more about why the invasion of Ukraine matters for those of us in Minnesota, it is important to take a moment to understand the country’s modern history.

Why We Need the ERA

01/11/2022

The fight for legal equality for all persons continues at both the state and federal levels.

Commentary: Minneapolis Public Safety — What Is Next?

11/03/2021

Saint Paul started a great process of improving public safety practices five months after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis.

Op-Ed: Question 2 Represents a New Beginning for Minneapolis

10/29/2021

If policing were a business, we would have reallocated its funding to proven strategies that work decades ago. The time has passed for small tweaks. Transformative change is necessary.

Minneapolis Ballot Question 2: Public Safety

10/26/2021

We might agree that the current justice and public safety system does not work, but what is the solution? Tearing it down? Testing new models? Electing different leaders to reshape the structure from within?

Minneapolis Ballot Question 3: Rent Control

10/25/2021

The ballot measure also gives City Council "a clear direction that affordability is a big issue to us, that we want to work on it together. This gives them the power and direction to make it a top priority."

Minneapolis Ballot Question 1: City Governance

10/25/2021

A change to the charter system with this ballot question — which was proposed by the Charter Commission — would consolidate more power in the hands of the mayor.

Editorial: Choosing Minnesota Leadership — Minneapolis Mayor

10/22/2021

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Public Safety Solutions in Saint Paul

10/20/2021

The nuance is a shift from centering the responder to one that anchors on a specific challenge or impetus for a call and honors the value of specialized training.

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