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The Cities Blog

Betsy Hodges holds commanding lead in Minneapolis mayoral race

Betsy Hodges holds commanding lead in Minneapolis mayoral race

Minneapolis City Council Member Betsy Hodges won such strong support from voters today in her campaign for mayor that her closest opponent, former Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew, all but conceded. Hodges is leading the race with 36 percent of voters’ first-choice ballots, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website. That Read more →
by Jon Collins

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Minneapolis voters reshape City Council

Minneapolis voters reshape City Council

Minneapolis voters unseated three incumbent City Council members in today’s elections, guaranteeing that a majority of the 13-member council will be new members.
by Jon Collins

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St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman wins another term

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman wins another term

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman won a third term in office Tuesday night, defeating his most active challenger, Tim Holden. With all 97 precincts reporting, Coleman received 78.23 percent of the first-choice votes and Holden 16.31 percent, according to unofficial numbers reported by the Secretary of State. The win makes Coleman the first St. Paul Read more →
by Liala Helal

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Abdi Warsame makes history, wins seat on Minneapolis City Council

Abdi Warsame makes history, wins seat on Minneapolis City Council

In his first run for elective office, Abdi Warsame won the race to represent Ward 6 on the Minneapolis City Council, soundly defeating incumbent Robert Lilligren, who was the first and only Native American city council member. In winning the seat, Warsame became the first Somali-American elected to the council, just seven years after arriving Read more →
by Brandt Williams

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Warsame and Lilligren face off in Mpls 6th Ward race

Warsame and Lilligren face off in Mpls 6th Ward race

In the Sixth Ward of Minneapolis, DFL-endorsed candidate Abdi Warsame is running against Council Member Robert Lilligren. If elected, Abdi Warsame would be the first American of Somali descent to serve at that level of government in the United States.
by Jon Collins

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Minneapolis mayoral candidates flip-flop on filing fees

Minneapolis mayoral candidates flip-flop on filing fees

It’s not unusual for politicians to change positions over the course of a campaign. In the Minneapolis mayor’s race, there’s one issue on which almost all the leading candidates have flip-flopped: the filing fee they paid to put their names on the ballot. At a debate last week, six of the top candidates agreed: It Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Nice Ride bike sharing in Minnesota hits a bump

Nice Ride bike sharing in Minnesota hits a bump

It’s almost an afterthought in Nice Ride’s otherwise glowing 2013 annual report: “Nice Ride provided to (Public Bike System Company) a notice of material breach of the 2010 Bike System Purchase Agreement between Nice Ride and PBSC.” That’s some serious sounding legal language for the Twin Cities favorite bike sharing service and its signature green Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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