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It's been six months since the gang of seven new members joined the Minneapolis City Council. They are younger, some are new to government work and — with seven of the thirteen votes on council — they could set their own agenda for the city. Instead...

"Not progressive enough" a liability at precinct caucuses Lisa Goodman got started in politics raising money for Paul Wellstone and was the state’s leading abortion rights lobbyist before she ran for Minneapolis City Council, where she has been a steadfast...

TEAMSTERS Teamsters Ratify National Agreement With First Student  Teamster.org  ...After several months of negotiations and a month-long balloting process, the Teamsters have ratified the second national agreement with the largest private provider of...

Minneapolis Public Works is planning to remove pedestrian medians from 26th and 28th Streets. This planned removal is both frustrating for its impact for walking and indicative of the opportunity and need of a robust Complete Streets policy in Minneapolis...

‘Puts a huge chill when … public officials will retaliate against an individual’ (MPR News) – A Minneapolis City Council member is facing criticism for posting correspondence with city residents she disagreed with on social media. The images she posted...