Tag: Nekima Levy-Pounds
Names Change, Policies Won’t After Twin Cities Elections
MINNESOTA- On November 7, the Twin Cities held elections for mayor and a variety of other elected offices.
Minneapolis Mayoral election ranked vote flowchart
In Minneapolis,...
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges Receives Franken’s Endorsement
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Senator Al Franken has endorsed Betsy Hodges for re-election as Minneapolis Mayor. Hodges’ campaign announced the endorsement with a press release...
Group of Five Adds One More in Minneapolis Mayoral Race
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The Minneapolis Mayor’s race will take place in November of 2017. While there are more than 10 months remaining, one Republican...
Judge Tosses Out I-94 Protesters’ Riot Charges
St. Paul, MN - A Ramsey county judge has thrown out the third-degree riot charges against more than 40 people involved with the violent...
Minneapolis Mayor Hodges Urges for Higher Minimum Wage for City
“I refuse to give up on the longer-term goal of a higher regional wage, even in the painful, new political context of Donald Trump...
MN Sanctuary City Mayor Announces Future Plans
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges has announced that she will be running for a second term.
I am running for reelection because I’m not done yet:...
BLM Activist To Run For Mayor of Minneapolis
Nekima Levy-Pounds, a prominent figure in Minneapolis' Black Lives Matter movement and vociferous critic of the recent police shootings of Jamar Clark and Philando...
UPDATE: Another Castile Protest in Front of St. Anthony Police Station
Following a night of riots and mayhem by protesters on Interstate 94 in St. Paul on Saturday, July 9, people gathered outside the St. Anthony...