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Minneapolis council candidate apologizes for saying she lacks ‘the desired amount of melanin’
A Minneapolis Park Board member and candidate for the City Council said in a recent campaign email that she might not have ...
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Seven candidates vie for open seat in one of Minneapolis’ most diverse wards
Tinitha Warren and Ethrophic Burnett won the most votes at the recent DFL convention, but not enough for party endorsement.
Who’s running for Minneapolis mayor and City Council in 2025 elections?
The keys to City Hall are up for grabs on Nov. 4, when all 13 City Council seats and the mayor’s office are up for election.
Minneapolis City Council passes ordinance barring discrimination based on body weight and height
Thursday to expand civil rights protections, barring discrimination against people on the basis of their height, weight, ...
The Minnesota Daily12d
Political student groups frustrated by Minneapolis DFL’s poor communication, bad planning
Some students are frustrated with the Minneapolis DFL Party over a lack of communication and an effort to move the Ward 2 ...
Minneapolis bans discrimination based on height and weight
The ordinance would also expand the city's protected classes to include people with criminal backgrounds and housing status.
Judge rules Minneapolis Ward 2 DFL convention can take place on Saturday
A judge ruled Friday that the Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor Ward 2 convention should go on as scheduled on Saturday ...
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Minneapolis becomes third city in the U.S. to ban discrimination based on criminal history
The Minneapolis City Council during ... And I met with Maurice Ward and we talked about it. He put a team together. And they were able to make it happen here. Yeah, it's this ordinance is going ...