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An Update from Mayor Frey on This Week’s Shooting

In the Face of Violence, We Stand Together Every day, Minneapolis police officers respond to calls not knowing exactly what...

Solution: 5–16 Continuum™: Opening a New Learning Organization in the Twin Cities

The plan now is to initiate a community school grounded in learning, family engagement, and powerful outcomes. The...

From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress

In order for any ideological group to have a say in policymaking, it must not only be unified in policy goals but prepared to act as a voting bloc...

Minneapolis Council asks, ‘Hey Detroit, got any ideas?’

With the city’s annual budget process underway, Council looks to other cities for possible tweaks and improvements. By Trevor Mitchell, MinnPost Property taxes are on the rise in Minneapolis. The park...

Is this the year?

I had never traveled beyond the states that border Minnesota until 1968, when I joined the VISTA program...

Lake America Is Right Past Lundeen’s: The View from Up North

The President has ordered the federal government to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Around here, we’ve learned that...

Kevin Kiley Left the Republican Party. Congress Still Runs on Parties.

A Forward Party conversation gets most interesting when it reaches the rules, committee seats and campaign machinery that...

The Supreme Court Needs Reform…or Congress Could Just Do Its Job

Democrats want to change the court, Republicans want the status quo. Most Americans would be satisfied if Congress...

Teddy Roosevelt Spoke ‘Softly’ at State Fair Here 125 Years Ago

Four days after Roosevelt delivered his famous State Fair line, President William McKinley was shot. Twelve days after...

When Speech Becomes Violence—and Violence Becomes Speech

Recent events in Minneapolis show how political loyalty can make offensive speech seem like violence—and actual violence seem...

The Water Missed the Memo on Lake America

Welcome to our new Minneapolis Times political cartoon feature. Politics is serious business. Political theater is another matter....

If It’s a Rule, Put It on the Door: The View from Up North

Minneapolis cannot make every doorway fair with one ordinance. But if a business plans to turn people away...

Threats of violence over data centers: Council Member Michael Rainville

Hello to all my 3rd Ward neighbors, My office has received a lot of correspondence pertaining to the proposed...

Our Black News: Who Gets to Define Black Political Power?

Four Minnesota voices take on party loyalty, Lisa Demuth, public fraud, community leadership—and whether Black political power can...

An Update from Mayor Frey on This Week’s Shooting

In the Face of Violence, We Stand Together Every day, Minneapolis police officers respond to calls not knowing exactly what...

Solution: 5–16 Continuum™: Opening a New Learning Organization in the Twin Cities

The plan now is to initiate a community school grounded in learning, family engagement, and powerful outcomes. The...

Is this the year?

I had never traveled beyond the states that border Minnesota until 1968, when I joined the VISTA program...

Lake America Is Right Past Lundeen’s: The View from Up North

The President has ordered the federal government to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Around here, we’ve learned that...

Kevin Kiley Left the Republican Party. Congress Still Runs on Parties.

A Forward Party conversation gets most interesting when it reaches the rules, committee seats and campaign machinery that...

The Supreme Court Needs Reform…or Congress Could Just Do Its Job

Democrats want to change the court, Republicans want the status quo. Most Americans would be satisfied if Congress...

Teddy Roosevelt Spoke ‘Softly’ at State Fair Here 125 Years Ago

Four days after Roosevelt delivered his famous State Fair line, President William McKinley was shot. Twelve days after...

When Speech Becomes Violence—and Violence Becomes Speech

Recent events in Minneapolis show how political loyalty can make offensive speech seem like violence—and actual violence seem...

The Water Missed the Memo on Lake America

Welcome to our new Minneapolis Times political cartoon feature. Politics is serious business. Political theater is another matter....

If It’s a Rule, Put It on the Door: The View from Up North

Minneapolis cannot make every doorway fair with one ordinance. But if a business plans to turn people away...

Threats of violence over data centers: Council Member Michael Rainville

Hello to all my 3rd Ward neighbors, My office has received a lot of correspondence pertaining to the proposed...

Our Black News: Who Gets to Define Black Political Power?

Four Minnesota voices take on party loyalty, Lisa Demuth, public fraud, community leadership—and whether Black political power can...

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Five Minneapolis Restaurants Guy Fieri Should Visit Next

Guy Fieri has already introduced national audiences to some of the city's most memorable kitchens. These five neighborhood...

Every Priority Cannot Be First

Minneapolis cannot preserve every service, absorb every rising cost and expect taxpayers to make up the difference indefinitely....

Opinion: Minnesota lawmakers need to protect LGBTQ+ youth

"While HF 4138 does not explicitly censor words, its outright ban on “addictive interface features” for young people...

Construction’s Over, While Legacy Remains for Highway 55 Here

With roadwork finished along Highway 55, the route through North Minneapolis and Golden Valley still carries the name—and...

New records reveal another Minneapolis Public Schools’ accounting error — $4.1 million

Troubled finance department struggling amid high turnover, bad tech By Melissa Whitler, Minnesota Reformer Minneapolis Public Schools lost out on...

Jake Lang Is Not a License for Political Violence

Minneapolis can condemn Lang’s racism, charge him for unlawful conduct and still refuse to celebrate the people who...

You’re on Mute

Institutions promised more humane and inclusive language. Too often, they produced a vocabulary that obscures ordinary people—and leaves...

The Voters Hiding in Plain Sight

Minnesota’s congressional candidates are searching for ways to stand apart. They should start by addressing disability, aging and...

Where Football and Bowling Collide: Inside the Fowling Warehouse

At this North Loop playground, players trade bowling balls for footballs—and discover a game built for friendly competition. Fowling...

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From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress

In order for any ideological group to have a say in policymaking, it must not only be unified in policy goals but prepared to...

Minneapolis Council asks, ‘Hey Detroit, got any ideas?’

With the city’s annual budget process underway, Council looks to other cities for possible tweaks and improvements. By Trevor Mitchell, MinnPost Property taxes are on the...

An Update from Mayor Frey on This Week’s Shooting

In the Face of Violence, We Stand Together Every day, Minneapolis police officers respond to calls not knowing exactly what they are going to encounter. That was...

Solution: 5–16 Continuum™: Opening a New Learning Organization in the Twin Cities

The plan now is to initiate a community school grounded in learning, family engagement, and powerful outcomes. The origin of Rondo Academy: School of...

Is this the year?

I had never traveled beyond the states that border Minnesota until 1968, when I joined the VISTA program and flew to Baltimore for training....

Lake America Is Right Past Lundeen’s: The View from Up North

The President has ordered the federal government to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Around here, we’ve learned that changing the sign and changing everybody’s...