Article continues after advertisementMinnPost's in-depth, independent news is free for all to access — no paywall or subscriptions. Will you help us keep it this way by supporting our nonprofit newsroom with a tax-deductible donation today?You can also .Show comments or leave a commentThis list spans the last seven days.* Please read before republishing *We’re happy to make this story available to republish for free under an  as long as you follow our . See our full republication guidelines for more information.To republish, copy the HTML at right, which includes our tracking...…Article continues after advertisementMinnPost's in-depth, independent news is free for all to access — no paywall or subscriptions. Will you help us keep it this way by supporting our nonprofit newsroom with a tax-deductible donation today?You can also .Show comments or leave a commentThis list spans the last seven days.* Please read before republishing *We’re happy to make this story available to republish for free under an  as long as you follow our . See our full republication guidelines for more information.To republish, copy the HTML at right, which includes our tracking...WW…

“A milestone has been passed — a new era dawned for American women,” gushed the Minneapolis Tribune’s Lilian Taaffe, when the 19th Amendment giving U.S. women the right to vote was adopted on Aug. 18, 1920.“To the snow-haired veterans, who have seen in suffrage a cause to die for, if need be, the hour was a supreme one, the one for which they have waiting for, dreaming for,” declared Taaffe.In 1920, Minnesota had its share of “snow haired veterans,’’ who saw suffrage as an all-consuming cause even if they were not ready to die for it. Here, ratification of the constitutional amendment...…“A milestone has been passed — a new era dawned for American women,” gushed the Minneapolis Tribune’s Lilian Taaffe, when the 19th Amendment giving U.S. women the right to vote was adopted on Aug. 18, 1920.“To the snow-haired veterans, who have seen in suffrage a cause to die for, if need be, the hour was a supreme one, the one for which they have waiting for, dreaming for,” declared Taaffe.In 1920, Minnesota had its share of “snow haired veterans,’’ who saw suffrage as an all-consuming cause even if they were not ready to die for it. Here, ratification of the constitutional amendment...WW…

On Tuesday this week, a daily call where Gov. Tim Walz’s cabinet members brief the press contained a sobering statistic: unemployment applications in the month-or-so since March 16, when parts of the economy began to shut down due to coronavirus, are now more than double what they were in all of 2019.These job losses are unprecedented. Between March 16 and Wednesday, people, or more than 14 percent of the state’s labor force, have applied for unemployment. Some of those losses may be temporary, while others may not, depending on the depth and breadth of the virus’ economic impact.Data from...…On Tuesday this week, a daily call where Gov. Tim Walz’s cabinet members brief the press contained a sobering statistic: unemployment applications in the month-or-so since March 16, when parts of the economy began to shut down due to coronavirus, are now more than double what they were in all of 2019.These job losses are unprecedented. Between March 16 and Wednesday, people, or more than 14 percent of the state’s labor force, have applied for unemployment. Some of those losses may be temporary, while others may not, depending on the depth and breadth of the virus’ economic impact.Data from...WW…

Article continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisement“  to : What climate change means  Great Lakes cities” is a collaborative reporting project that includes six members  the Institute  Nonprofit News (Belt Magazine, The Conversation, Ensia, Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television, MinnPost and Side Effects Public Media) as well as WUWM Milwaukee, Indiana Public Broadcasting and The Water Main  American Public Media. This story is...…Article continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisement“  to : What climate change means  Great Lakes cities” is a collaborative reporting project that includes six members  the Institute  Nonprofit News (Belt Magazine, The Conversation, Ensia, Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television, MinnPost and Side Effects Public Media) as well as WUWM Milwaukee, Indiana Public Broadcasting and The Water Main  American Public Media. This story is...WW…

generously supports MinnPost’s metro news coverage.Osman says his priorities as a council member will be adding more affordable and public housing, investing in services that help Ward 6 residents struggling with opioid addiction and mental health issues, and reforming — but not dismantling — the Minneapolis Police Department.Article continues after advertisementMinnPost: A big topic during the race was homelessness. During the campaign, you said you would expand public housing. How would you do that?Jamal Osman:MP: You also mentioned during your campaign that you’d improve the relationship...…generously supports MinnPost’s metro news coverage.Osman says his priorities as a council member will be adding more affordable and public housing, investing in services that help Ward 6 residents struggling with opioid addiction and mental health issues, and reforming — but not dismantling — the Minneapolis Police Department.Article continues after advertisementMinnPost: A big topic during the race was homelessness. During the campaign, you said you would expand public housing. How would you do that?Jamal Osman:MP: You also mentioned during your campaign that you’d improve the relationship...WW…

As the Minneapolis City Council moves ahead with its plan to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department, the controversy swirling around the effort has overshadowed a key feature of the plan, a shift in power and authority away from the mayor and toward the 13-member council. The City Council plan would strip the mayor of much of his authority to oversee public safety functions, a role granted to him by the Minneapolis City Charter.The charter language now empowers the mayor to establish rules and regulations for the MPD and to appoint the police chief to a three-year term, subject to...…As the Minneapolis City Council moves ahead with its plan to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department, the controversy swirling around the effort has overshadowed a key feature of the plan, a shift in power and authority away from the mayor and toward the 13-member council. The City Council plan would strip the mayor of much of his authority to oversee public safety functions, a role granted to him by the Minneapolis City Charter.The charter language now empowers the mayor to establish rules and regulations for the MPD and to appoint the police chief to a three-year term, subject to...WW…

generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States reinstated a South Carolina requirement that absentee ballot envelopes bear the signature of a witness in order to be accepted. After the ruling, voters had two days to continue to submit ballots without the witness signature, but from then on a witness signature is required in South Carolina.If you have a mail-in Minnesota ballot that came with a disclaimer saying you don’t need a witness this year to vote absentee — the result of a consent decree that waived this usual requirement amid...…generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States reinstated a South Carolina requirement that absentee ballot envelopes bear the signature of a witness in order to be accepted. After the ruling, voters had two days to continue to submit ballots without the witness signature, but from then on a witness signature is required in South Carolina.If you have a mail-in Minnesota ballot that came with a disclaimer saying you don’t need a witness this year to vote absentee — the result of a consent decree that waived this usual requirement amid...WW…

Community Voices is generously supported by The Minneapolis Foundation; .Speaking at a naturalization ceremony in 2018, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 31 new citizens hailing from 26 countries that, “We are a nation made strong by people like you … people who traveled long distances, overcame great obstacles and made tremendous sacrifices, all to provide a better life for themselves and their families.”Sadly, Justice Ginsburg’s vision of America contrasts sharply with the current reality. On Sept. 30, the Trump administration announced that it would cap the number of refugees the...…Community Voices is generously supported by The Minneapolis Foundation; .Speaking at a naturalization ceremony in 2018, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 31 new citizens hailing from 26 countries that, “We are a nation made strong by people like you … people who traveled long distances, overcame great obstacles and made tremendous sacrifices, all to provide a better life for themselves and their families.”Sadly, Justice Ginsburg’s vision of America contrasts sharply with the current reality. On Sept. 30, the Trump administration announced that it would cap the number of refugees the...WW…

generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.Last week, Minnesota conducted the first mid-pandemic election that anyone living can remember. But, short of a miracle, it won’t be the last.All things considered — and there were a lot of considerations, between a mail-in ballot bonanza, mask requirements, sanitizing and social distancing at the polls — election officials say the primary went smoothly.That should bode well for the November general.“The analogy I’ve used is that the primary was like a dress rehearsal. November 3 will be opening night. A lot can go sideways...…generously supports MinnPost’s 2022 election coverage.Last week, Minnesota conducted the first mid-pandemic election that anyone living can remember. But, short of a miracle, it won’t be the last.All things considered — and there were a lot of considerations, between a mail-in ballot bonanza, mask requirements, sanitizing and social distancing at the polls — election officials say the primary went smoothly.That should bode well for the November general.“The analogy I’ve used is that the primary was like a dress rehearsal. November 3 will be opening night. A lot can go sideways...WW…

Article continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisementMinnPost's in-depth, independent news is free for all to access — no paywall or subscriptions. Will you help us keep it this way by supporting our nonprofit newsroom with a tax-deductible donation today?You can also .Show comments or leave a commentThis list spans the last seven days.* Please read before republishing *We’re happy to make this story available to republish for free under an  as long as you follow our . See our full republication guidelines for more...…Article continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisementArticle continues after advertisementMinnPost's in-depth, independent news is free for all to access — no paywall or subscriptions. Will you help us keep it this way by supporting our nonprofit newsroom with a tax-deductible donation today?You can also .Show comments or leave a commentThis list spans the last seven days.* Please read before republishing *We’re happy to make this story available to republish for free under an  as long as you follow our . See our full republication guidelines for more...WW…