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Behavioral Science and Violence Prevention: What Jens Ludwig’s Research Could Mean for Minneapolis

Interview: Rebecca Thoman, President, League of Women Voters Mpls

Interview: Pearll Warren, Ward 5 City Council Candidate

Minneapolis Could Be the Next Memphis

Interview with Miriam DeMello, Ward 11 City Council Candidate

We Must Also Be Real: We Accept Violence

Ward 5 Spotlight: Anndrea Young Council Candidate

Mayoral forum

Gun Violence Overshadows City Hall

Interview: Jamison Whiting, Ward 11 City Council Candidate

Interview: Mark Andrew, former Hennepin County Commissioner and Mayoral Candidate

High-Velocity .223-Caliber Gun Used in Shooting

What to Eat at the MN State Fair

Interview: Ward 10 Candidate, DeShanneon Grimes

Interview: Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV)

Building a City That Works for Everyone

The Mpls Budget, Housing, & Plato

Podcast: Immigration Raid After-Action, Council Reaction, and Reader Feedback

On Protecting Workers and Supporting Labor

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

The Appeal of Socialism – Podcast Edition

The Appeal of Socialism

Playing the Get Out of Fraud Free Card

Math Is Hard: The Mpls DFL City Convention Reviewed

Fateh endorsed for Mayor

City Convention

Minneapolis DFL Convention: What’s the Point?

Questions Surround Redevelopment of Midtown Sheraton

Seeking Specifics from Mayoral Hopefuls

Happy Hour This Tuesday 4:30-6:30

Interview: Paula Chesley, Candidate for District 4, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Interview: Amanda Harrington, Director of the Neighborhood Safety Department

Interview: Mayor Jacob Frey

Interview: Dr. DeWayne Davis

Interview: Billy Menz, MPRB Commissioner for District 1

Interview: Jazz Hampton

No Kings: Redefining the Strong Man

Information Salad

Federal Raid Sets Off Social Media Sirens

Uptown Farmers Market Starts June 12

Turning the Page

Ward 10 Convention

Minneapolis City Council Conventions: How Relevant Are They?

Happy Hour Thursday May 29

Policing Alone Won’t Fix This

Police Chief Brian O’Hara’s Statement: Unnecessary but Accurate

The Minneapolis DFL: One Party, Many Agendas

Interview: Andrea Jenkins -- Ward 8 Council Member

Interview: Mariam DeMello – Ward 11 City Council Candidate

Ward 7 Convention underway

A Summer of Senseless Violence May Have Begun

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Interview: Steve Brandt on a Proposed 1% City Income Tax

Interview: Shelley Madore – Ward 2 City Council Candidate

The Team Ilhan Endorsement Machine

The Team Ilhan Endorsement Machine

Double Billing on Violence Prevention Programs

Interview: Becka Thompson - Ward 12 City Council Candidate

Interview: Adam Duininck, President & CEO of the Downtown Council and Downtown Improvement District

Keeping the Flame Alive in Uptown

No News is No News

Local News Survey Results and Upcoming Stories

Local News: A Follow-Up Survey

City Spending: Who is Watching?

Mentality versus Policies: Finishing the Job

Interview: Lydia Millard, Candidate for Ward 10 City Council and Making Difficult Decisions as a Leader

Interview: Dan Orban – Candidate for Ward 9 City Council

Interview: Soren Stevenson Ward 8 City Council candidate

Interview: We Love Minneapolis

Ward 8 City Council Interview and Update

Liquor and Child Care

Weed Out Your Neighbor

Faster and More Furious than We Want

Catholicism, the DFL, and Omar Fateh: The Roots of Disillusionment

The DFL Crime Problem

80% Complete Gets You Nowhere

The Ticking Clock

Neighborhood Safety: Time for a New Approach

Brass Housing Tacks

The Business of Business in Uptown

Accepting Chaos as the New Norm

Let's Party More

Choosing Sides

Shaking up City Council Structure

Justin Trudeau has Great Socks

The L. A. Wildfires: A Nonpartisan Disaster

Consent Decree Doubled

May the Best Candidate Win (cont.)

New Year’s Day 2025 – A Resolution