With just under a week until the Maplewood city elections, the quirky politics of the suburb just north of St. Paul have taken some interesting turns. Dueling fliers that some residents have found “racist and homophobic” and a 911 recording of a candidate allegedly threatening a neighbor are among the more noteworthy occurrences.
When Maplewood city council candidate Jim Llanas told the Minnesota Independent this summer, “Brace yourself. It’s just going to get ugly,” he wasn’t far off the mark. An anonymous flier being distributed about Llanas, who would be both the first openly gay and the first Hispanic city council member in the city’s history, is being described as racist and homophobic by a progressive group and a city council member.
Quick: What rhymes with Bicking? In South Minneapolis’ city council race, Ward Nine challenger Dave Bicking is rolling out an unconventional campaign tool: the Green Party–endorsed candidate now has a song written about him. And to answer that…
The one Minneapolis City Council seat in the clutches of the Green Party is likely to stay that way, unless a credible DFL candidate comes forward to take the place of Charles Carlson, the newly departed — and truly incredible — challenger to incumbent Cam Gordon. The Green stalwart, who won by 141 votes in 2005 after losing by only 106 votes in 2001, tells the Minnesota Independent he plans to campaign for re-election as usual but won’t be surprised if the DFL decides to endorse no one to oppose him.
Charles Carlson, a candidate for the Ward 2 seat on the Minneapolis City Council, dropped out of the race on Sunday, telling supporters that he has “an opportunity to…
Although dog attacks on humans have made big news recently, the annual incidence of dog bites is actually on the decline — at least in St. Paul.
Bob Stephenson, head of St. Paul animal control, told the City Council on…
The City Hall Scoop has some updates on the City Council races in St. Paul.
Randy Schubring has stepped into the Ward 4 race against incumbent Council Member Jay Benanav. Benanav hasn’t officially declared he will be running again but…
The Star Tribune weighed in on the St. Paul City Council race candidates.
Star Tribune details.
Other lists can be found on the St. Paul Issues Forum here where locals and candidates weigh in. (The list is…
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