The Alien Enemies Act, first aimed at suspected French-sympathizers during the Adams administration, has been used to justify everything from Japanese internment to Trump’s travel ban.

Almost 300 Moms Demand Action volunteers ran for office this year. More than half will bring their gun control demands to the halls of power as elected officials.

Omar has spent the past few months pressing the White House and Congress on issues usually the purview of the Foreign Affairs Committee and has met with foreign diplomats and leaders.

Gov. Tim Walz may be coy about his ambitions but they are furiously auditioning for the job of vice president.

The current mayor’s failure to provide voters a timely after-action report after George Floyd’s death and the ensuing unrest and destruction is not a small oversight.

The moratorium will bar Twin Metals from constructing a proposed copper, cobalt and nickel mine.

What exactly happened on Saturday? 

“The campaign for me is worth it if we have some serious discussions about clean water, clean politics,” Painter said. “I don’t want to get in there just to make a lot of noise.”

To guide Minnesotans through the issues and challenges facing our state, reporters must be free from intimidation and threats when they push for answers and hold power to account at the State Capitol.

Rep. Rick Hansen, DFL-South St Paul, has introduced a bill that would require all cities to permit native landscapes. 

I pushed to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, release civilian hostages, halt weapons sales enabling war crimes, and allow impartial investigations into reported atrocities.

For a normally transparent Public Works department to make up plans on the fly represents a big departure for Minneapolis’ approach to transportation. Even if you like the changes, which water down...

Supporters of an urban farm in the East Phillips neighborhood still have a long way to go, but the appropriation of $6.5 million could break an ugly, years-long impasse with city officials.

The treatment of Director Tyeastia Green is a continuation of unsurprising patterns.

On being free of freeways.

After grappling with “what it means to be a white man shot in the struggle for Black liberation,” Stevenson decided to run for office. If he wins, he’ll unseat a pioneering Black and trans politician.

The Timberwolves had not won a playoff series in 20 years, since the MVP season of Kevin Garnett. They had never swept an opponent in four straight games.

For integrity’s sake, HR1/S1 needs to be clean of political conflicts of interest. But in its campaign finance section, it is not.

Line 3 created a short-term jobs spike. It wasn’t some kind of magic pixie dust that creates perpetual economic development. Enbridge ended construction nearly a year ago. Those jobs are gone.

As community leaders chosen for this safety workgroup, we had the opportunity to lead by example and have difficult conversations in public. We are not, thus I am resigning from Mayor Frey’s Commun...

The state DFL party seems to think so.

At the very least, developer Cody Fischer may have grounds for a lawsuit. 

Lindeke’s argument against vacancy control is misguided at best.

During the extensive search process, Elizabeth showed a deep understanding of the vital role journalism plays in Minnesota’s civic health and the strengths and opportunities MinnPost has to further...

As a lifelong engineer and miner and a native Minnesotan, I feel it is my duty to say this. The threat to the BWCA from a mine like what Twin Metals is proposing could be devastating under current...

Data breach unmasks locations of gunshot detection sensors on rooftops of schools that predominantly serve Black youth

After a careful review of story comments over the past year and an assessment of the resources it takes to manage comments, MinnPost editors have decided to stop publishing comments on all stories...

Ibrahim will primarily cover environment, education and public safety.

As thefts of catalytic converters surge, Council Member Andrew Johnson is proposing to prohibit sales of used catalytic converters by anyone other than "bona fide" auto shops. 

The organization has voluntarily recognized MinnPost Union, which is joining the Minnesota Newspaper & Communications Guild.

Our policing system is an equally old and ineffective technology that rarely prevents crime, inflicts trauma and (at worst) death on our residents, and rarely tries new ways to keep people safe.

For Second Congressional District Rep. Angie Craig, the answer is no.

This year, the longtime Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder writer was inducted into the United States Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame for his coverage of women’s college basketball.

For black male students, having the opportunity to engage with professionals who look like them allows them to explore new life skills and college and career pathways.

Today feels like a moment when some especially brave staff have chosen to set aside their comfort and speak out in the face of inequities.

Of course we’re writing about the Edmund Fitzgerald.

“Here in Minnesota, when we talk about freedom, we talk about having your children be free to go to school without worrying about being shot dead in their schools,” Walz said during his State of the...

G. Travis Norvell, aka @pedalingpastor on Twitter, found himself annoyed that commuting information focused exclusively on those getting around by car.

The city's response is a clear smokescreen for what should be required transparency on the issue of police discipline.

The long-shot candidate is hoping for 20% of the vote in a state where President Biden isn't officially on the ballot.

While driving extends our ability to move at high speed, it comes at the cost of almost every other kind of action.

Colbert comes to MinnPost from North News, where he has served as editor in chief since 2020.

Why would we want a company with such a checkered history as Glencore operating such a risky mine?

Our Streets, activists, and community members want MnDOT to consider the Twin Cities Boulevard proposal for I-94.

“They woke me from a dead sleep and I was only partially comprehending what they were saying. The whole committee was there ...,” Barnhill said.

In a water-rich environment like northeastern Minnesota, the network of interconnected waterways would cause the acid mine drainage to spread hundreds of miles beyond the mine.