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Rent policies: In St. Paul, ignore scare tactics, stay the course set in the election
November 30, 2021
“More than 30,000 residents voted for real change for the nearly 58,000 renter households who deserve the opportunity to Keep St. Paul Home. Our local government has a duty to
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State supreme court approves ballot question on Minneapolis police
“Lawsuits brought forward by Minneapolis residents who have personal, financial, and political ties to Mayor Jacob Frey were clearly never about the ballot language — they were about trying to
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Should the mayor of Minneapolis have more power? Here is everything you need to know about the strong-mayor amendment on the ballot this fall.
“People are kidding themselves if they think consolidating power away from underrepresented wards is more democratic,” said Kenza Hadj-Moussa, a spokesperson for TakeAction Minnesota.
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Minnesota Democrats clash over Minneapolis measure to overhaul police
The progressive political group TakeAction MN defended the measure and blasted Walz for failing to pass more meaningful police reform on the state level. “We deeply regret that [Walz] has
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Walz opposes Minneapolis ballot question to replace Police Department
TakeAction Minnesota, a statewide progressive group, issued a statement Thursday that Yes 4 Minneapolis wants to create “a new Department of Public Safety that includes licensed police officers, similar to
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Police reform charter proposition moves forward in Mpls.
Zavala, a TakeAction member and resident of the Loring Park neighborhood, added that Yes 4 Minneapolis has been doing “amazing work” for having conversations about what public safety “truly” means
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How much does money matter in Minneapolis council races?
“On the progressive side, raising money has never been the main focus in Minneapolis, or the key to winning,” said Kenza Hadj-Moussa, director of public affairs for TakeAction Minnesota. “It’s
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Yes 4 Minneapolis coalition launches new phase of campaign to reform public safety
Claudia Zavala, a member of Take Action and resident of the Loring Park neighborhood, spoke at the event. Yes 4 Minneapolis volunteers and staff have been holding a series of
