The Minneapolis City Council has approved funding for five organizations to provide violence prevention services in different neighborhoods, but concerns remain about staffing cuts and contract transparency.
Jeremiah Ellison
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Ellison will not seek another council term
Minneapolis City Council member Jeremiah Ellison, who has represented Ward 5 for nearly a decade, has announced he will not be seeking reelection in 2025.
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North Minneapolis City Council incumbents win re-election
In North Minneapolis, both LaTrisha Vetaw (Ward 4) and Jeremiah Ellison (Ward 5) easily won their re-election races.
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Blue Line extension planning moves forward after two key votes
‘We aren’t putting transit first. We’re putting the needs of motorists ahead of everyone else.’
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Ellison and Martinez debate ahead of fall electionÂ
Residents of North Minneapolis’s Ward 5 gathered for a public safety town hall and debate between City Councilmember Jeremiah Ellison and challenger Victor Martinez.
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Minneapolis rent control measure won’t be on the ballotÂ
Movement on rent control in Minneapolis were dashed for the rest of the year when the Minneapolis City Council voted against a motion.
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Aggressive advocacy for North Side needs: an interview with CouncilmemberJeremiah Ellison
Over the next few weeks the MSR will give our readers an opportunity to get to know the newly elected Mpls. City Council members.
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Mpls City Council publicly commits to dismantling police department
The historic news establishes a ‘veto-proof majority for future policymaking.’
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Minneapolis expands renter protections
The news ordinance aims to further protect tenant rights in the city.
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Get facetime with Mpls Councilmember Jeremiah Ellison
Every Saturday between 10 am and noon at Sammy’s Avenue Eatery community members are invited to ‘CoffeeW/Jeremiah.’
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Ellison excited to pursue his vision for Ward 5 and the city
In the middle of Jeremiah Ellison’s time with Creative CityMaking Minneapolis, a collaboration between local artists and the Minneapolis city government to promote city priorities, Jamal Clark was shot on the North Side. The lack of response by local leadership at the protests lit a fire under Ellison, which eventually led to his successful run […]
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Dream a better world into reality
Most of Dr. King’s speech sometimes feels lost — the words “I have a dream” dominate our collective memory — so allow me to revive, at least, one other sentence from that speech: “In a sense, we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check.” King’s speech was not merely aspirational, but rooted in […]