Minnesota continues to offer rent relief
Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho anticipates that the funding will last through June 2022.
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State offering $100 gift card for COVID-19 vaccine shots until Aug. 15
'If you are still waiting to get your vaccine, this is your chance to get $100 just for rolling up ...
State’s first-ever Conviction Review Unit to begin receiving applications
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced this week that the first Conviction Review Unit in Minnesota will begin accepting applications ...
MN Legislature fails to deliver significant police reform
Last year, legislators passed some police reforms measures after the murder of George Floyd, but much of the police reform ...
MN went small, came up big in home win against Dallas
Minnesota won 85-79 over Dallas Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Minnesota represented at recent WNBA game
The Minnesota connections were strong at a recent Lynx game both on and off the court.
Safeguarding Black history
Prior to emancipation, the accomplishments of Black folk were denied in order to uphold the myth of White supremacy as ...
Voter suppression lurks in Minnesota as well
It’s not just some 'Red' states in the South and elsewhere that are targeting Blacks and other people of color ...
Following CDC guidance, Gov. Walz announces end to statewide mask mandate
A milestone in the fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. was reached on Thursday as the CDC announced that fully ...
Census results shift political power in Congress, presidential elections
New data from the 2020 U.S. census released April 26, 2021, indicates that starting in 2023—after the next congressional elections—seven ...
Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty, guilty, guilty!
A wild scene developed last Tuesday evening as history was made in the Twin Towns when Derek Chauvin was found ...
Gov. Walz increases capacity limits for venues, restaurants, gyms, as state makes progress against COVID-19
Minnesotans can begin safely gathering with more friends and loved ones, supporting Minnesota’s small businesses, and visiting large venues.
No calm before this storm – marches, protests precede ‘trial of the century’
A pall hangs over Minneapolis this week—and to a lesser extent over Minnesota and the nation—as many hold their collective ...
Vaccine eligibility expands in MN as state reaches goal of 70% of seniors vaccinated
The announcement comes weeks ahead of schedule after the state moved quickly to use more vaccine from the federal government.
Court of Appeals rules third-degree murder charges against Derek Chauvin should be reinstated
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that third-degree murder charges against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin should ...
As MN makes progress on vaccinations, Gov. Walz announces COVID safety adjustments
'We can make these cautious, common-sense adjustments to support them because of the progress we have made controlling the spread ...
Gov. Walz announces plan to achieve clean energy in Minnesota by 2040
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan recently announced a set of policy proposals that will lead Minnesota to ...
More teachers of color needed
Minnesota has some of the worst opportunity and achievement gaps in the country and is woefully lacking in Teachers of ...
HHS ramps up release of COVID vaccine at the requests of Dem governors
The HHS said that they will grant Governor Tim Walz and eight other Democratic governors’ requests and release the millions ...
Blacks divided over COVID vaccine safety
The arrival of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine—which was approved for emergency authorization by the FDA on Friday, Dec. 11—is welcome ...
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