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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Minneapolis Candidates: Views on Public Safety

10/20/2021

Public safety is a key factor in the Minneapolis elections this November. Here is where the candidates stand.

How Hennepin County Is Fine-Tuning Mental Health Response

10/15/2021

Hennepin County is expanding its mental health response budget by $20 million through 2024.

My Job as an Embedded Social Worker

10/14/2021

With the upcoming local elections focused on where voters land on public safety needs — the $180-million, 600-plus-person Minneapolis police department being a central piece of the conversation — we are focused on providing information about what solutions are getting committed, long-term resources.

A Healing Tree Grows in Baltimore

09/24/2021

Starting this past summer in Baltimore, Maryland, 14,000 city…

I Ran for Office and You Should Too

09/23/2021

Beth Peterson is Minnesota State Director at Vote Run Lead.…

The Crisis of Gun Violence

09/07/2021

We surveyed Minnesota Women's Press readers, about problems and solutions in public safety.

Why School Board Races Are Contentious This Year

09/01/2021

"The term Critical Race Theory is being used as a catch-all for people’s fears and anxieties. This has been happening forever. It is odd that it is working."

VIEW: Gun Violence Is a Public Health Issue

08/20/2021

Simply from August 7 to 10 this year, there were more than 15 shooting incidents reported in Minneapolis, and ten of them were fatal.

“The Holly”: Community-based Development As a Solution to Violence (part 2)

07/29/2021

This is part 2 of our conversation on the roots and solutions to gang violence, based on "The Holly," a book about Denver issues similar to what we are seeing in the Twin Cities.

“The Holly”: A Story of Gang Violence and Solutions (part 1)

07/28/2021

"For many elders, watching Black neighborhoods go to war with one another was devastating. Some saw it as a grotesque outgrowth of generations of trauma, this time fueled by tribalism, PTSD, and self-hatred."

Learning How to Be an Ally: Reforming Policing & Punishment

04/30/2021

How do we reimagine the work of reducing poverty, supporting mental health services, and dealing with trauma to minimize substance abuse and violence, in order to diminish the need for police to step in as an end to those consequences?

Part 2: Violence Intervention and Prevention Strategies

07/06/2020

In Part 2 of our conversation with Sasha Cotton, we asked how her office is responding with violence prevention and intervention programs, and what Minneapolis's next steps are.

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