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Taxi drivers oppose MSP airport proposal on Uber, Lyft: What's at stake
The drivers are concerned a new ordinance being considered by the Metropolitan Airports Commission would undercut their business and give Uber and Lyft drivers an unfair advantage.
Jamar Clark protesters march to downtown Minneapolis
"If we don't get justice for Jamar Clark, if those tapes aren't released, if we don't get an independent prosecutor, if we don't get no grand jury, then our 'or else' is we're going back to the Mall of America," said Black Lives Matter organizer Michael McDowell.
Mpls. school board puts superintendent contract negotiations on hold
Board officials had chosen Sergio Paez last week, shortly before a Boston disability advocacy group released a report about student abuse in Paez's former district in Holyoke, Mass.
Chief Harteau: Mpls. feeling the 'Ferguson Effect'
Law enforcement officials say they believe police across the country may be acting more cautiously and enforcing the law less stringently in the wake of questions raised by the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Missouri last year.
Coleman, mayors address Mississippi River issues at Paris climate talks
Members of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative traveled to the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in France to learn how other river communities are addressing the challenges of water quality and climate change.
St. Paul schools chief to union: Safety solutions must fit budget
Saying she was "deeply concerned" about teachers threatening to strike over school safety, Superintendent Valeria Silva said Wednesday she was committed to finding solutions but cautioned the district can't afford all of what the union wants.
The head of the Minneapolis NAACP Tuesday called for police to remove all barricades in front of the 4th Precinct police station.
What's next for Jamar Clark demonstrators and activists?
The rhetoric at rallies and news conferences has often shifted to themes beyond Clark's death, such as justice and systemic change. At times, the demonstrations have had the feel of a movement.