In a healthy democracy, people should ask questions about election administration. In fact, we should expect and welcome those questions. Most Americans don’t spend their days studying election administration. They have jobs, families, and lives to live. When they hear…
Bloomington and Normal will both have contested council races next spring. The city council seats up for grabs in April 2027 are nonpartisan positions, meaning candidates do not run with a declared party affiliation. Eight candidates filed to run for Bloomington…
The ceremony will take place today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Iglehart Avenue and Milton Street in Saint Paul. Professor El-Kati is a beloved educator, historian, and community elder whose decades of teaching have shaped generations and deepened…
DULUTH, Minn. — Students at Ordean East Middle School are learning about the election process in their social studies classes ahead of this year’s midterm election. The students will take part in a mock election on Tuesday November 3, as polls open…
WASHINGTON – An open seat for Congress usually results in an expensive, combative and high-profile contest to fill it. But the race for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District seat, which is up for grabs with the retirement of Rep. Angie Craig, has been…
MinnPost’s Twin Cities Documenters program trains and pays community members to take notes at local government meetings. Below are Documenter Laura Mullins’ summary and observations from the Oct. 20 meeting of the Ramsey County Board. You can find Laura’s full notes…
In a statement issued by Red Lake Nation Tribal Council on Monday, chair Darrell Seki Sr. said that he will not retire or step down from his position as the tribal nation’s elected chairman. “Our Nation is going through a…
Fear of federal interference in the 2026 midterms, from intimidation stoked by armed officials at the polls to seizure of ballots, has been growing in the United States. That’s led state and local voting officials across the country to draw up…
The Minneapolis City Planning Commission, a 10-member body of elected officials that advises the City Council on land use, advanced regulations on Oct. 13 that would rein in the size, noise and geographic reach of data centers within city limits. The…
(ABC 6 News) — As Minnesota’s data center industry expands, questions are growing about how new developments could affect farmland, electricity costs and rural communities. Voters took those questions directly to candidates on this year’s ballot during a forum hosted by the…
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