Ilhan Omar wins reelection: Live Minnesota election results 2024
Nov 4, 2024 · “Thank you, CD5,” she wrote. “Our hard work was worth it. We knocked on 117,716 doors. We made 108,226 calls. And we sent 147,323 texts. This is a victory for ALL of us who believe that a better future is possible.
MPCA ill-equipped to respond to Smith Foundry, emails show
Dec 9, 2024 · Angry emails poured into Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Katrina Kessler’s inbox in November 2023, days after Sahan Journal reported that Smith Foundry in south Minneapolis had been violating a federal air quality law for several years.
FBI raids Minnesota autism treatment centers for alleged fraud
Dec 12, 2024 · No charges have been filed in the case. “Since 2017, dozens and dozens of autism centers and other companies purporting to offer [Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention] treatment have been created in Minnesota, including by several individuals involved in the ‘Feeding Our Future’ fraud scheme to obtain federal child nutrition program funds,” the search warrant states.
4 takeaways from our investigation into Minneapolis’ Smith Foundry
Dec 10, 2024 · Last November, Sahan Journal reported on Environmental Protection Agency violations at Smith Foundry, a metal processing plant in Minneapolis’ East Phillips neighborhood.. It was the first time the public learned of those violations, which were filed in August 2023 based on a surprise inspection of the facility conducted that May.
How will Trump’s win impact Minneapolis police reform plans?
Nov 13, 2024 · The city entered a separate state consent decree with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR), which a judge approved in July 2023. The agency began investigating Minneapolis and its police department after George Floyd was murdered by police in 2020, and found that the city and police department had a pattern of violating the state’s civil rights law.
Brenda Khajira, Author at Sahan Journal
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Sizing up Minnesota’s red shift in the 2024 presidential election
Nov 13, 2024 · Vice President Kamala Harris won Minnesota with 51.1% of the popular vote in last Tuesday’s presidential election, leading President-elect Donald Trump by 4.2 percentage points.
Minnesota Muslims torn between Harris, Trump in 2024 election
Oct 31, 2024 · Months after Muslim voters helped give Minnesota one of the highest “Uncommitted” rates in the Democratic primary, the state’s Muslim community remains sharply split over whom to support in the presidential race.. The fractures have played out in recent weeks with a conflicting series of endorsements by key groups, a heavy-handed effort to get local imams to endorse Vice President Kamala ...
Mpls. City Council wants charges against UMN protesters dropped
Dec 3, 2024 · Minneapolis City Council members backed a resolution on Tuesday demanding all criminal charges and academic discipline be dropped against the student protesters who occupied Morrill Hall in October. About 50 activists packed the room to show support for the resolution. Members of the Committee of the Whole voted 7 to 5 in favor of the resolution, which also called for the university to work ...
Nine candidates race to swing control of the Minnesota Senate
3 days ago · Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal. The recent death of Minneapolis DFL state Sen. Kari Dziedzic left a 33-33 tie in the Minnesota Senate. On Tuesday ...