Minneapolis will provide financial relief to residents “irrespective of immigration or documentation status,” the city announced Friday.
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Minnesota Group Wants Unemployment Insurance for Illegal Immigrants
A progressive group in Minnesota wants state and national lawmakers to pass a “stronger unemployment insurance package” that includes benefits for illegal immigrants.
TakeAction Minnesota, a progressive community organizing group, released a list of policy proposals that it would like to see included in any stimulus package passed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreShelter in Place Order Now in Effect in Minnesota: Here’s What You Need to Know
Gov. Tim Walz has issued a statewide shelter-in-place order for Minnesota to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The order took effect Friday at midnight and will remain in effect until 5:00 p.m. on April 10. As opposed to a complete lockdown, a shelter-in-place order still allows for many everyday activities and permits numerous industries to continuing working.
Read MoreStar Tribune Was Refusing to Run Ad Warning of Economic Consequences of Walz’s Coronavirus Response
The Star Tribune initially refused to run an advertisement in its print edition that was critical of Gov. Tim Walz’s “severe reactions” to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreMinnesota Had 116,000 New Unemployment Claims Last Week
Minnesota has seen 182,000 workers apply for unemployment insurance since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Steve Grove said Thursday.
Read MoreArchbishop Condemns Twin Cities Leaders for Celebrating Abortion Providers: ‘Abortion Kills Children’
Archbishop Bernard Hebda said he was “profoundly saddened” after learning that elected officials in both St. Paul and Minneapolis declared Tuesday “abortion provider appreciation day” in their cities.
Read MoreMinneapolis Mayor Declared Tuesday ‘Abortion Provider Appreciation Day’ to ‘Celebrate’ Local Abortionists
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey followed St. Paul’s lead in declaring Tuesday “abortion provider appreciation day” in the city.
Read MoreOmar Announces Release of New Book Called ‘This Is What America Looks Like’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) announced Tuesday that her memoir, “This Is What America Looks Like,” goes on sale this week.
Read MoreMinneapolis Source Says Ilhan Omar Told Her Friends That Her Second Husband Was Her Brother
A source in Minneapolis’ Somali community said this week that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) told her friends years ago that her second husband was in fact her brother.
Read MoreMinneapolis Museum Drapes Refugee Life Jackets Over Exterior Columns
The Minneapolis Institute of Art has draped thousands of life jackets worn by refugees over the museum’s exterior columns.
Read MoreCandid Video Shows Minneapolis Mayor Accusing Lawmaker of Lying After House GOP Unveils New Crime Bill
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey crashed a Monday press conference called by House Republicans who unveiled a package of bills aimed at addressing an increase in violent crime in the Twin Cities.
Read MoreMike Lindell Doing His ‘Due Diligence’ on Run for Governor, Wants to Be ‘Dream Candidate for Everyone’
Minnesota’s next gubernatorial election is still more than two years away, but MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said he is warming up to the idea of running.
A January article in The Star Tribune claimed Lindell was “open” to the possibility and suggested he would make a “dream candidate” for Republicans, given his fame, wealth, and inspiring life story.
Read MoreMetro Transit Experiences First Shooting on a Bus in a Decade
Two people were shot Thursday night in Minneapolis on a Metro Transit bus, the Minneapolis Police Department has revealed.
Read MoreLight Rail Operators Say They No Longer Feel Safe at Work: ‘Am I Going to HCMC on a Gurney?’
Multiple operators for Metro Transit’s light rail system told lawmakers this week that they no longer feel safe at work.
Read MoreTaxpayer Funds Going to Drag Story Hour, ‘Queertopia’ in Minnesota
Minnesota taxpayers will fund a number of leftist art projects this year, including the “next season of free Drag Story Hour performances” and a production of “Queertopia.”
Read MoreMinnesota Supreme Court Upholds Minneapolis’ $15 Minimum Wage
The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld Minneapolis’ $15 minimum wage ordinance in a Wednesday ruling, putting an end to a legal battle that began in 2017.
Read MoreBloomberg Says Democrats ‘Can’t Take Minnesota for Granted’
Billionaire presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said Democrats can’t “take battleground states like Minnesota for granted” after opening a field office in Minneapolis Thursday.
Read MoreMinneapolis Police Officers Now Required to Take ‘Dog Sensitivity’ Training
All Minneapolis police officers are now required to complete a two-day “dog sensitivity” training to prevent the use of lethal force on hostile animals.
Read MoreCity Council Wants to Ban Fur Sales in Minneapolis
Two Minneapolis City Council members plan to introduce an ordinance that would ban the sale of animal fur products in city limits.
Read MoreSomali Democrat Planning Bid for Fifth District Calls Omar a ‘Disgrace’ to ‘Baffled’ Somali Community
Leila Shukri Adan, a Somali-American Democrat, plans to announce a campaign against Rep. Ilhan Omar in the coming days for the DFL nomination in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District. Adan recently published an op-ed at Powerline in response to Omar being named the “2019 anti-Semite of the year” by an…
Read MoreMinnesota Police Union Threatens ‘Legal Action’ in Response to Hennepin County’s Officer-Involved Shootings Policy
A Minnesota police union has threatened “legal action” in response to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office’s (HCAO) new “investigative protocol” for officer-involved shootings (OIS).
Read MoreCharges Shed New Light on Vicious New Year’s Eve Murder of Minneapolis Woman
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced charges Monday against Cedric Lamont Berry, a 41-year-old drug dealer who murdered Monique Baugh on New Year’s Eve.
Read MoreResidents Left to Clean Up Blood from Minneapolis Murder Scene
Minneapolis residents were left to clean up the blood from a murder scene before setting up a memorial to Monique Baugh, a 28-year-old mother who was killed on New Year’s Eve.
Read MoreHennepin County Attorney’s Office Gets Emotional Support Dog to ‘Create Less Threatening Environment’
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that an emotional support dog will be joining the staff “for the first time in the history” of the agency.
Read MoreFive-Cent Plastic Bag Fee Takes Effect in Minneapolis at Start of the New Year
A new five-cent plastic bag fee goes into effect in Minneapolis at the start of the new year after it was passed into law by the Minneapolis City Council in November.
Read MoreEllison Claims Suspension of Hennepin County Public Defender ‘Connected to Her Advocacy for Racial Justice’
Attorney General Keith Ellison said he suspects that the recent suspension of Mary Moriarty, the chief public defender in Hennepin County, was “connected to her advocacy for racial justice.”
Read MoreMinnesota Petition Demands Target ‘Stop Filling the World With Plastic Bags’
The author of a petition calling on Target to stop using plastic bags delivered more than 450,000 signatures to the company’s Minneapolis headquarters Thursday.
Read MoreStar Trib Editorial Board Calls Trump’s Refugee Executive Order ‘Nonsense,’ ‘Malicious’
The Star Tribune editorial board applauded Gov. Tim Walz for rejecting President Donald Trump’s recent executive order pertaining to refugee resettlement, calling it “nonsense” and “malicious.”
Read MoreThousands of Christmas Wreaths Laid on Headstones of Fallen Soldiers at Fort Snelling National Cemetery
More than 3,000 Christmas wreaths were laid on the headstones of fallen soldiers at Fort Snelling National Cemetery as part of the national Wreaths Across America campaign.
Read MoreMinneapolis-St. Paul Only Statistical Area to Lose Jobs on the Year
Minneapolis-St. Paul was the only Metropolitan Statistical Area to lose jobs on the year, according to numbers released by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
Read MoreJustice Democrats Candidate for Minnesota House Wants to Pass ‘Sanctuary State’ Law, Says Cars Aren’t a ‘Long Term Transportation Plan’
A graduate of the Justice Democrats’ “Movement School” recently launched a campaign for Minnesota House District 60A, which was left vacant after the passing of Rep. Diane Loeffler (DFL-Minneapolis).
Read MoreIlhan Omar Gets Second Primary Challenger
A Minneapolis attorney launched a primary challenge against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) this week, making him the second Democrat seeking to oust the polarizing congresswoman.
Read MoreMinneapolis Police Receive Mandatory Training on Gender Pronouns
Officers in the Minneapolis Police Department were required to sit in on a lecture about the “infinite number” of gender pronouns, a source told The Minnesota Sun.
Read MoreMinneapolis City Council: Failure to Act on Climate Change ‘Antithetical’ to the Declaration of Independence
A Minneapolis City Council committee passed a resolution Monday to declare that “there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences.”
Read MoreMayor Frey Says Costs from Trump Rally Increased by $12,000, Still Plans to Seek Reimbursement
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Tuesday that he still plans to seek reimbursement from President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign for the costs associated with its October campaign rally and revealed that the actual costs were $12,000 more than initially estimated.
Read MoreAuthorities in Duluth Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill 26,000 People from Notorious Drug Trafficker
An undercover operation in Duluth resulted in the arrest of two men who were in possession of enough fentanyl to kill more than 26,000 people.
Read MoreFive-Year-Old Victim in Mall of America Attack Says ‘Angels Caught’ Him During Fall
The parents of the five-year-old Minnesota boy who was thrown from a Mall of America balcony earlier this year said their son is back in school and “walking perfectly.”
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Internal Document Sheds Light on How Minneapolis-Area Hennepin County Wants to Handle Officer Involved Shootings
An internal document obtained by The Minnesota Sun sheds light on how the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) plans to handle officer-involved shootings (OIS).
Read MoreMinneapolis Church Votes to Remove ‘Disturbing and Hurtful’ Embroidery
A Minneapolis church voted Sunday to indefinitely remove a “disturbing and hurtful” embroidery depicting the first Thanksgiving.
Read MoreOmar Slams Facebook and Twitter for Allowing ‘Hate Speech’ to Reach ‘Crisis Level’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) criticized Facebook and Twitter for allowing online “hate speech” to reach a “crisis level.”
Read MoreCAIR Cites President’s Minneapolis Rally in Assault of Muslim DoorDash Driver
The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota (CAIR-MN) cited President Donald Trump’s rally in Minneapolis while discussing the recent assault of a Muslim DoorDash driver.
Read MoreMinnesota History Center Opens ‘#MeToo in Minnesota’ Exhibit
The Minnesota History Center, an institution funded in part by taxpayer dollars, recently opened an exhibit on “#MeToo in Minnesota.”
Read MoreBernie Vows to ‘Eliminate Homelessness,’ Omar Calls for End to ‘Western Imperialism’ at Minneapolis Rally
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke to a crowd of more than 10,000 fans Sunday night at the University of Minnesota’s Williams Arena, where Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) and Attorney General Keith Ellison warmed up the crowd.
Read MoreQuestions Raised About Bernie’s History of Not Paying Security Bills After Minneapolis Rally
Questions were raised Monday morning about the public safety costs related to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) rally at the University of Minnesota Sunday night. The speculation comes after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey engaged in a Twitter spat with President Donald Trump about security fees ahead of the president’s rally in Minnesota last month.
Read MoreBernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar Scheduled for Sunday Rally at the University of Minnesota
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) will join presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for a rally against the “billionaire class” in Minneapolis Sunday.
Read MoreMinneapolis Petition Demands City ‘Divest’ from Policing
An organization called “Reclaim the Block” is circulating a petition that calls on the Minneapolis city government to “divest” from its police force.
Read MoreConservative Law Center Asks: Did You See Violence After the Minneapolis Trump Rally?
Doug Seaton, the Founder and President of the conservative Upper Midwest Law Center announce the public interest law firm was seeking witnesses to the violence by leftist Antifa and other counter-protesters at President Trump’s recent campaign-style rally held at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Read MoreMinneapolis Democrat City Council Set to Approve a $772,000 Sculpture
Democrat-controlled Minneapolis City Council has been making the case that the city is not able to afford more police officers even though KSTP reports that “(City records)show from late July 2018 to June of this year, MDP did not have enough officers to immediately respond to 6,776 calls for service, a reason the chief said he needs more officers.”
Read MoreScott Johnson Says New Omar Revelations Have ‘Added Insult to Injury’ Among Somali Constituents
Scott Johnson, an attorney and contributor to Powerline, joined Tucker Carlson on Fox News Tuesday night to discuss the latest revelations in Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN-05) secret affair with a campaign aide.
Read MoreReport Claims Ilhan Omar Living Double Life With Married Aide Her Campaign Continues to Pay
A new report claims that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) has been living “on and off” with married aide Tim Mynett, but the first-term congresswoman continues to deny the existence of their relationship.
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