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Minn. Secretary of State says he does not have authority to remove Trump from ballot, but individuals can petition
Secretary of State Steve Simon said this week he does not have that sole authority to remove Trump from the ballot but according to the statute, any individual can petition for it.
At one St. Paul school, teen moms and their kids start the new school year together
AGAPE Head Start helps teen moms finish their education while providing child care at no charge. “We're very, very fortunate that these families are not only beating statistics, but they're knocking them out of the water, too,” a leader in the effort says.
Walz: No special session on school resource officer law for now
Gov. Tim Walz told MPR News Friday that he was confident that the attorney general’s clarification and updated guidance from the League of Minnesota Cities and other groups would help more local agencies put school resource officers back in place without a legislative change.
Black developers revitalize Lake Street landmark torched after Floyd murder
More than three years after George Floyd’s murder, a group of Black entrepreneurs is renovating the historic Coliseum Building on Lake Street in Minneapolis that was nearly lost to arson in 2020.
Rochester eviction rates show no sign of slowing
Evictions in Olmsted County are moving faster than housing advocates expected this year. That's putting a strain on emergency services available to people facing eviction. The city is a microcosm of a trend playing out statewide.