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Election 2021

Everything you need to know about the local and state elections in 2021.

Check out the live results here after polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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Q&A: Minneapolis mayoral candidate Kate Knuth

Q&A: Minneapolis mayoral candidate Kate Knuth

Host Cathy Wurzer interviews Minneapolis mayoral candidate Kate Knuth to explore her views on the biggest issues facing the city. It’s part of a series of mayoral candidate interviews on Minnesota Now, a new weekly noon show on MPR News.
by Cathy Wurzer and Sara Meyer

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Some critics of MPD not sold on proposal to overhaul public safety system

Some critics of MPD not sold on proposal to overhaul public safety system

Some of the most vocal anti-police brutality activists are skeptical that the proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a public safety department will resort in any real change. 
by Jon Collins

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Minneapolis will vote on rent control this fall. Here’s what to know.

Minneapolis will vote on rent control this fall. Here’s what to know.

Minneapolis voters will get the chance in November to decide if the Minneapolis City Council should have the authority to enact rent stabilization measures on privately owned residential properties.
by Jon Collins

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What’s on the ballot: The Minneapolis public safety charter amendment

What’s on the ballot: The Minneapolis public safety charter amendment

In November, Minneapolis voters will say “yes” or “no” to replacing the Minneapolis Police Department with a new Department of Public Safety. Host Angela Davis speaks with a supporter and an opponent of the ballot measure and with MPR News reporter Jon Collins.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Poll: Support for Frey, council split

Poll: Support for Frey, council split

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11/FRONTLINE Minnesota Poll shows Minneapolis voters have mixed opinions about Mayor Jacob Frey and the city council weeks before a key election.
by Jon Collins

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Poll: Public safety amendment has edge, but most don't want police cuts

Poll: Public safety amendment has edge, but most don't want police cuts

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11/FRONTLINE Minnesota Poll shows 49 percent support among Minneapolis voters for creating a new department of public safety, but also that a solid majority does not want to cut the size of the city’s police force.
by Jon Collins

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Minnesota Supreme Court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis PD

Minnesota Supreme Court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis PD

The Minnesota Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday evening for voters in Minneapolis to decide on the future of policing in the city where George Floyd was killed, just ahead of the start of early and absentee voting.
by The Associated Press

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Ranked choice voting, explained

Ranked choice voting, explained

Ranked choice voting is used in Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis Park, Bloomington and Minnetonka elections. It’s complicated, but not that complicated. Here’s a refresher on the process.
by Grace Birnstengel

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