At a time when we are facing diminishing funding and resources for human services and mental health care, it is critical that cities and counties work together to prevent...
Updated February 28, 2026
Reaction to: The Long Road to Crisis: How Minnesota’s Bipartisan Retreat from Oversight Created Today’s Fraud Problems
David Schultz's article regarding the...
Update on Email to Council Member Aisha Chughtai, Representative Katie Jones, Council Member Katie Cashman, Senator Scott Dibble, and Mayor Jacob Frey about Uptown
By...
Email sent on November 26th, 2025, to Mayor Jacob Frey, Council Member Aisha Chughtai
Author: Kevin Norman
Hello City Leaders,
My name is Kevin Norman, and I...
In July 2024, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) experienced its first worker strike in its 140-year history. The strike was about the...
By Dan Orbin
This letter is in response to your recent blog post, Election 2025: Minneapolis City Council, Ward 9 (https://naomikritzer.com/2025/09/27/election-2025-minneapolis-city-council-ward-9/). You mentioned that you...
By Donna Neste
Dear Council Member Chavez,
I have this great idea that should solve our encampment problems. Minneapolis should start a program called "Adopt a...
Dear Council Member Koski,
Thank you, as the neighboring 11th Ward council member, for your email encouraging me, as a 12th Ward resident, to support...
August 26, 2025
Dear Senator Fateh:
For the past week, I have seen “Fateh for Mayor” lawn signs across Minneapolis, which claim that you are DFL-endorsed. ...
