The battle over instant-runoff voting in St. Paul is getting heated. The No Bad Ballots Committee, which is advocating against adopting the new voting system, has filed a grievance with the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings alleging that supporters of the ballot measure are knowingly making false claims in their campaign literature.
Twenty years ago, a dream of being inside a movie-studio limousine when revolution breaks out made filmmaker Michael Moore swear off limo rides. It was a similar wrong-place, wrong-time nightmare that led St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman to…
Chris Coleman waited only three hours or so after he decided against running for governor to publicly announce his move. Apparently that wasn’t enough time for the St. Paul mayor to soften an implied critique of his…
The three incumbent St. Paul school board members up for re-election this year have been endorsed by the St. Paul Federation of Teachers in past campaigns. But concerns about budget shortfalls, school restructurings and contract negotiations have caused the teachers’ union to withhold its support this year.
Chris Coleman is seeking a second term as mayor of St. Paul — and no other political office. After months of speculation that he would turn around and run for governor next year, Coleman told reporters at a press…
Can the Twins beat the New York Yankees? We’ll know the answer by the time Vice President Biden arrives for an Oct. 15 Democratic Party fundraiser at the Edina home of a member of the…
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman debates his Republican opponent, Eva Ng, tonight, and they’ll tangle again on Minnesota Public Radio the day before the election. But in Minneapolis, Mayor R.T. Rybak’s campaign says he doesn’t have any…
Someone alert the Republican Party of Minnesota: A campaign sign for St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has sprouted in the grass outside Minneapolis’ South High School.
“Parking” took on a new meaning Friday in parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The annual Park(ing) Day had groups of activists and artist hauling sod, grills and lawnchairs to parking spaces, where they plugged the meter all day and hosted impromptu parks. At ten locations — two in St. Paul, eight in Minneapolis — these temporary green spaces were up and running, most through 3 p.m. Friday, but some even later.
Between “Minnesota Nice,” Minneapolis’ hardy year-round cyclists and a pragmatism that often has us choosing winter warmth over fashion, you’d think we’d rank higher: According to a new survey by the financial website Mint.com, the Twin Cities aren’t among…
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