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Documents: The behind-the-scenes battle to stop a bus line to White Bear Lake
The City Council, after a game-changing election three months before, now had the votes to try to stop a long-discussed rapid bus line that would connect downtown Saint Paul to the Ramsey County suburb. ... Continue Reading
With rioting in Minnesota following George Floyd’s death, little help from adjoining states
Five days after the murder of George Floyd, a top Minnesota National Guard official sent an email to four adjoining states – Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin and South Dakota – asking them to send help as rioting in the aftermath of the killing continued in the Twin Cities. ... Continue Reading
In Minneapolis, the 2020 voter fraud investigations continue
Nearly a year after Joe Biden won the November 2020 election, Minneapolis police were still trying to determine whether a 44-year-old resident with a string of felony and other criminal convictions had committed voter fraud by casting a ballot in the presidential election. ... Continue Reading
Amid a pandemic, a struggle to get Minnesota health care workers vaccinated
The 59-year-old owner of an assisted living facility in Minnesota was asked, after having been exposed to COVID-19 in September 2021, why they had not been vaccinated. The answer: the vaccine is not safe. ... Continue Reading
Kashkari’s calendars: A look into the push for the Page Amendment
With the U.S. in the middle of a worldwide pandemic and the impact of a new federal economic stimulus package still to be determined, Neel Kashkari had plenty to digest in March 2021. ... Continue Reading
At the U, a banking change has big impact on the football stadium
In a move that appeared to surprise university officials, TCF Bank – now known as Huntington Bank following a merger announced in 2020 – decided not to sign the 10-year extension for the naming rights at the University of Minnesota football stadium. ... Continue Reading