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Ward Twelve: Colvin Roy faces three challengers

By Andy Birkey | 10.13.09 | 4:41 pm

In Minneapolis’ southeast corner, all candidates for the city council share concerns about saving small businesses and keeping big developers in check. But beyond this agreement, the three candidates vying for the seat now held by Sandy Colvin Roy offer distinct choices for Ward 12 voters.

Caucuses will test mettle of progressive Camp Wellstone grads

By Chris Steller | 03.02.09 | 10:32 pm

When locals gather to choose delegates at DFL precinct caucuses Tuesday, three Minneapolis City Council candidates will be looking for the first signs of success from skills they picked up at a recent weekend at Camp Wellstone.

City Hall Monitor: Ex-Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser to buy slice of city land for $1

By Chris Steller | 05.27.08 | 7:54 am

Sandy Colvin Roy, chair of the Minneapolis City Council’s Transportation and Public Works Committee, was rattling off the next agenda item at the committee’s meeting last week, when a familiar name brought her up short: Donald Fraser…