Home Search

minnetonka - search results

If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Recently retired Washington County Board member Wayne Johnson, left, and former GOP state House staffer Grayson McNew.

GOP primary battle set for toss-up House seat in east metro

When the dust settled after the filing period for the November elections closed last week, a picture of what the battle for control of the Minnesota...
Twin Cities metro area schools and communities have seen a rash of violent incidents involving teens in the last few months. (Crime Watch Minneapolis/X)

Violent incidents involving schools, teens continue to plague the metro

Twin Cities metro area schools and communities have seen a rash of violent incidents involving teens in the last few months, with the latest...
Marisa Simonetti, left, and DFL legislator Heather Edelson faced off Tuesday in a special election for the District 6 seat on the Hennepin County Board.

DFLer Edelson wins special election in Hennepin County over conservative Simonetti

A springtime special election in the west metro tilted the way of the experienced politician as three-term DFL legislator Heather Edelson defeated political newcomer Marisa...
Marisa Simonetti, left, and DFL legislator Heather Edelson, right, will face off Tuesday in the special election.

Simonetti, Edelson to face off in special election for Hennepin County Board Tuesday

Can Marisa Simonetti, a self-defined conservative businesswoman who launched a campaign for Hennepin County Board just eight weeks ago, knock off a DFL “inner...
Jeanne Massey has spearheaded a number of ranked choice voting bills at the Minnesota legislature during the 2023 and 2024 legislative sessions, on behalf of FairVote Minnesota. The political action committee has more than quadrupled Masseys salary over the last five years. (Minnesota Senate Media S

House Dems scale back (again) a ranked-choice voting bill, then advance it to floor

Jeanne Massey won’t give up her well-funded push to make Minnesota a ranked-choice voting state, even if it means the DFL legislators she’s partnering with continue to whittle...
Rep. Heather Edelson is co-sponsoring legislation that would ban the sale of gas-powered lawn and gardening tools in Minnesota. (Background: Shutterstock; Right: Rep. Heather Edelson/Minnesota House)

Hennepin County candidate is co-author of bill banning sale of gas-powered lawn mowers

Hennepin County Board candidate and current Minnesota Rep. Heather Edelson is co-sponsoring legislation that would ban the sale of gas-powered lawn and gardening tools...
Hennepin County

Conservative newcomer advances in Hennepin County primary over Mary Moriarty’s partner

An Edina businesswoman who launched a conservative campaign for a vacant seat on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners just one month ago has advanced...
Teirab, the son of a Sudanese immigrant, served as a United States Marine before becoming a federal prosecutor. (Alpha News)

Teirab no longer abiding by GOP endorsement, plans to take campaign to primary

Congressional candidate Joe Teirab will run in the August GOP primary election for Minnesota's Second Congressional District regardless of who wins the Republican endorsement...
Rep. Krista Knudsen, R-Shore Lake, told her colleagues on the House floor last week that a DFL bill that would grant the Department of Education a 12-week extension on releasing MCA test results to the public is bad policy for schools and parents. (Minnesota House Info/YouTube)

Republicans accuse DFL, Walz of playing politics with MCA results release date

For more than 20 years the Minnesota Department of Education has released to the public aggregated results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment test during...
Osterholm

Dr. Osterholm pushes ranked-choice voting at the legislature

Dr. Mike Osterholm, a University of Minnesota infectious disease expert, is perhaps best known for his opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic. But the longtime director of the...