The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved outgoing Mayor R.T. Rybak's final budget Wednesday night, allocating additional funds to improve public safety citywide.
The city’s $1.1 billion...
The Minneapolis City Council saw a large turnover in last month’s election, leaving many projects — including Dinkytown development — in the hands of newcomers.
Of the seven freshmen...
The Twin Cities was one of four metro areas in the country to receive a sizable federal grant nearly seven years ago for promoting non-motorized transportation — an initiative that is finishing its...
Mary Britton Clouse has 20 rescued chickens living in her Minneapolis home. On Sunday, one wandered off.
She soon found the lost companion in her house, which doubles as a sanctuary for stray and abandoned...
City Council members who lost in the Nov. 5 election have unfinished business before cleaning out their offices in City Hall, including priming newcomers and finalizing projects.
Outgoing council members...
University of Minnesota police asked students, faculty and staff to seek shelter at around 3:15 p.m. Monday after an armed man allegedly attempted to rob a student in Anderson Hall.
Police arrived at the...
Minneapolis residents can expect City Councilwoman Betsy Hodges to lead City Hall come January, succeeding three-term Mayor R.T. Rybak.
Hodges addressed a crowd of about 250 supporters at 612 Brew in northeast...
Jacob Frey has been elected to replace two-term incumbent Diane Hofstede as the Minneapolis City Council member for Ward 3.
Frey secured more than 61 percent of first-choice votes and joined two other...
When the polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Minneapolis officials will begin counting ranked-choice votes to decide the next wave of city government leaders.
Thirty-five candidates are vying to replace...
With less than a week before Election Day, candidates for mayor, City Council and other city government offices submitted their final campaign finance reports on Tuesday, showing how much they’ve...
Three challengers each hope to unseat two-term incumbent Chris Coleman to become the new mayor of St. Paul.
But with few political resources and little name recognition, Sharon Anderson, Tim Holden and...
Four St. Paul mayoral candidates, including two-term DFL incumbent Chris Coleman, discussed public transit, economic development and other city issues Thursday at a casual public forum.
Mayoral candidates...
Mayor R.T. Rybak, known for crowd surfing at First Avenue, wearing mismatched socks and visiting local breweries, isn’t seeking a fourth term, and his successors aren’t striving to mirror his...
Following recent sexual abuse allegations against a prominent local Catholic priest, Catholic University of Minnesota students and student groups are seeking truth and accountability.
Rev. Michael Keating...
With 35 candidates on the November ballot, some University of Minnesota students are joining to support their favorite mayoral contender.
Urban Studies senior Andrew Degerstrom, co-founder of Students...
Anthony Shane’s shop on Cedar Avenue features treasures like vintage troll dolls and mounted deer antlers, but he said his favorite items to collect are unique clocks because they remind him of his...
A former University of Minnesota graduate student was hospitalized early Wednesday morning after being electrocuted and falling from a Dinkytown electrical utility pole.
Steven McKinney, a 24-year-old...
This year’s Minneapolis city council election is the first time The University of Minnesota’s Socialist Alternative Club has backed one of its own members as a city government candidate.
The...
A former University of Minnesota graduate student was hospitalized early Wednesday morning after being electrocuted and falling from a Dinkytown electrical utility pole.
Steven McKinney, a 24-year-old...
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman’s challengers are dissatisfied with how he’s run the city for the last eight years.
The candidates said the two-term DFL incumbent has mishandled the city government...
Backers of Minneapolis mayoral candidates Betsy Hodges and Mark Andrew formed independent expenditure groups days apart, the Star Tribune reported.
According to election guidelines, contributers can...
Last year, the Big Gay Race rallied almost 7,000 people to help defeat a constitutional amendment that would have banned same-sex marriage in Minnesota.
A year later, with the amendment defeated and same-sex...
More than 100 University of Minnesota students registered and pledged to vote during the campus Voterpalooza event and mayoral debate Tuesday — fewer than were registered during Voterpalooza last...
Eight mayoral frontrunners were cautiously supportive of development in Dinkytown at their first forum on campus Tuesday.
The candidates generally agreed that the development in Dinkytown is a step in...
University of Minnesota students can meet Minneapolis mayoral and city council candidates, register to vote and learn about the ranked-choice voting system Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Northrop Plaza
The...
Minneapolis placed eighth in a nationwide ranking of the most energy-efficient cities in the US, according to a city press release.
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy rated 34 of the...
Newly formed political action committees and campaigns are gearing up to help re-elect — or unseat — state representatives who voted to legalize same-sex marriage in May.
Minnesotans United...
With two hotly contested constitutional amendments and a presidential election, University of Minnesota students encountered political campaigns as soon as they stepped foot on campus last year.
This year,...
The first step of University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler’s plan to cut $90 million in administrative spending over six years may be streamlining University services.
The University will standardize...
Citizens of Northeast Minneapolis gathered at the Ritz Theatre on Tuesday night to sip local beer, listen to a bluegrass band and watch Minneapolis City Council candidates discuss subsidized housing...
The juvenile suspect who allegedly fled the scene after shooting his 2-month-old nephew turned himself in Tuesday morning, according to a Minneapolis Police Department press release.
Minneapolis police...
Last legislative session, Fartun Weli authored and lobbied for a bill that would help eliminate Somali women’s reproductive health disparities.
The bill would have provided $170,000 to Isuroon, a...
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will travel to one of Chicago’s most high-profile gay neighborhoods Thursday to persuade same-sex couples to get married in Minnesota, the Associated Press...
The University of Minnesota announced Wednesday it will consider creating a new college by integrating the College of Biological Sciences and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
Just...
The University announced Wednesday that it will consider creating a new college integrating the College of Biological Sciences and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
Earlier...
Minneapolis mayoral and City Council candidates released campaign finance reports Tuesday — the first of only two required disclosures preceding the election.
The Hennepin County Elections Division...
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will meet Thursday and Friday for its final meeting of the academic year.
The regents will take action on a proposal to create a single, shared governance...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler on Tuesday for its monthly “Kickin’ It with Kaler” interview.
Kaler, who is nearing the end of his...
The Minnesota Daily’s Board of Directors recently selected the new Office of the Publisher staff to lead the Daily in the next academic year.
Bailey Alto, Morgan Goronkin and Tony...
The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would allow undocumented Minnesota students to pay in-state tuition and receive financial aid at colleges and universities in the state.
The Minnesota Prosperity,...
Policymakers included a bill aimed at increasing student internships outside the metro area in the Senate omnibus tax bill, which passed a committee Wednesday.
The bill, introduced several times in the...
State legislators are in the process of increasing funds for the University of Minnesota in order to freeze tuition for the next two years. But as policymakers grant more money to the University, some...
Susan Weller spent Christmas Eve 2008 at the Bell Museum of Natural History.
But the first-year museum director didn’t go to catch up on work or for a holiday party. A pipe had burst on the third...
After running 26.2 miles in four hours on little food and water, University of Minnesota alumna Brittany Pentek needed Gatorade and a change of clothes.
Jennifer Bhalla, a lecturer in the University’s...
More than 100 people packed a crowded room at the state Capitol on Sunday for a public discussion over the potential merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services.
Leaders from Sanford...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler Tuesday for its monthly Kickin’ It With Kaler interview.
This month, Kaler also fielded questions from students...
Eight University of Minnesota students will get the chance to serve as student representatives to the University of Minnesota’s governing body.
The Minnesota Student Association and Graduate and...
After almost two months, legislators received the University of Minnesota’s report on administrative costs they’ve been waiting for.
University President Eric Kaler presented Sibson Consulting’s...
University of Minnesota Board of Regents on Friday approved the purchase of a 78-acre addition to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minn.
The $4.3 million purchase will allow the University...
A recent examination of four University of Minnesota administrative units found the school could increase the number of staff per supervisor to maximize efficiency.
University President Eric Kaler presented...
A St. Paul man was charged with drunken driving Saturday night after he crashed his car into the fence surrounding Burrito Loco in Dinkytown.
University of Minnesota police cited a 23-year-old man...
President Barack Obama nominated three new advisors to lead the Energy Department, Engironmental Protection Agency, and budget office Monday afternoon during the first Cabinet meeting of his second term,...
Steve Sviggum, the former University of Minnesota regent who resigned last spring, plans to return to the University as a Humphrey School of Public Affairs legislative fellow, the Star Tribune reported...
Days before University President Eric Kaler gives his second State of the University address, the Minnesota Daily sat down with the second-year president to discuss recent news at the University.
Kaler...
A joint committee of legislators recommended four candidates to serve on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents on Tuesday night.
After a long evening of deliberation, the higher education committees...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler on Tuesday to discuss recent happenings at the University.
Kaler touched on new eLearning initiatives, criticism and support...
The Minnesota House and Senate Higher Education Committees will recommend four candidates for appointment to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents at a joint meeting Tuesday night.
Out of the nine...
An independent consulting firm University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler hired has started its review and is currently cataloguing the various levels of administrative employees as part of its month-long...
The University of Minnesota will implement a year-round calendar pilot program this fall, an alluring prospect to schools around the nation that are under pressure to be more efficient and cost effective.
The...
Veterans Linda Cohen and Dean Johnson are looking to defend their at-large seats on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents as their six-year terms come to an end.
They’re facing Belle...
Abby Schanfield, who graduated from the University of Minnesota in December, will join Frist Lady Michelle Obama in her box during Tuesday's State of the Union address, the Star Tribune wrote in a...
On Friday, the Board of Regents voted to revise the University of Minnesota’s alcoholic beverages on campus policy, which formerly prohibited sponsorship and signage of alcoholic beverages...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced Friday that students entering two degree programs in the College of Design can take year-round classes and graduate in three years, starting this...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced Friday that the University will spend $48,000 on an outside consulting firm to review the University’s administrative structure.
Two...
Two Minneapolis businessmen are looking to bring their professional experience and backgrounds in education to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
Ertugrul Tuzcu and Dennis Nguyen are the finalists...
The Boy Scouts of America announced that it will postpone the vote on whether or not to allow gay members and leaders until May, the Associated Press reported.
The delay was announced Wednesday after three...
Amid a debate over a term-defining issue, President Barack Obama made a brief trip to Minneapolis to meet with law enforcement and elected officials Monday to push for tighter gun laws.
Speaking from the...
Despite past challenges and future financial uncertainty, President Eric Kaler said the University of Minnesota is strong in his State of the University address Thursday at Coffman Union.
In front of roughly...
After six years, three University of Minnesota students have the chance to serve on the most powerful governing body at the school.
Drew Coveyou, Abdul Omari and Chris Tastad are all looking to fill the...
A White House official announced that President Barack Obama will visit Minneapolis on Monday, the Star Tribune posted in a blog.
No further details have been released regarding the president's...
The Boy Scouts of America officials announced Monday that they may lift the current ban on gay youths and leaders, the New York Times reported.
If the national ban is lifted, local chapters will...
Authorities arrested two co-owners, a band member and a club promoter Monday in connection with the weekend blaze that killed 232 in a Brazilian night club, USA Today reported.
The arrests were made...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler last week.
The president, who’s currently working with his second Legislature since coming into office, discussed Gov....
Former Minnesota GOP Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb was critically injured late Wednesday night in a car crash on I-35E in Mendota Heights, the Star Tribune reported.
According to reports, Brodkorb...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced plans to hire a consultant earlier this month in light of criticism from a Wall Street Journal article that reported excessive administrative spending.
While...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler on Tuesday.
The Legislature will convene next month for its 2013 session, when it will consider the University’s $1.2...
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will vote on the University’s 2013 capital budget request Friday in its final meeting of the year.
The nearly $200 million plan includes $125 million...
Gov. Mark Dayton and a group of Minn. DFL and Republican leaders agreed that the state budget and taxes will top the 2013 legislative agenda, the Star Tribune reported.
With the state facing a predicted $1.1...
State Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, said that he's "reasonably confident" that the Legislature will pass a new anti-bullying law in the 2013 session, Minnesota Public Radio reported.
Dibble...
The University of Minnesota Office for Equity and Diversity is working to expand conversations about diversity on campus.
In the spring, the office will launch a new online forum on the OED website that...
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said Tuesday that he would support legislation that would expand early voting in the state, the Associated Press reported.
Ritchie said that he's confident...
Less than a month after Minnesotans struck down a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe debated the issue with Minnesota For Marriage Campaign Manager...
University of Minnesota students and demonstrators braved the cold Tuesday to listen to pro-Israel speakers and wave flags and signs in support of the nation.
Students Supporting Israel held a rally outside...
Days after voters struck down a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, Minnesotans United for All Families closed offices around the state.
Although the amendment’s main...
Four days after the election, President Barack Obama was announced the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes, the Washington Post reported.
Obama now has 332 electoral votes to Republican...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler on Election Day to discuss politics, changes to the University’s administration and how election results could impact...
Minnesota became the first state to strike down a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
In one of the most emotionally charged races in the state, only 47.4...
The final POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll shows President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tied at 47 percent.
The national poll was conducted Sunday and Monday among...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to allow those displaced by superstorm Sandy to cast affidavit ballots outside their voting district, according to the New York Times.
The order will...
President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. Monday morning for a last-minute campaign stop before tomorrow’s election.
According to the Star Tribune, about 18,000 people gathered near...
President Barack Obama took a day off from campaigning yesterday to join New Jersey Gov. Chris Chirstie in touring areas damaged by the superstorm Sandy, USA Today reported.
After a helicopter ride over...
For nearly 40 years, Democratic presidential candidates have banked on Minnesota’s electoral votes.
But a recent Star Tribune/Mason-Dixon poll suggested President Barack Obama’s lead is narrowing...
Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is set to arrive at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this evening before heading to Wisconsin to aid with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, according to...
From convention platforms to contraceptives, religion comes up in some of today’s most prominent political discussions.
On Monday, a few University of Minnesota professors sat down together at the...
Where do you stand on same-sex marriage?
President Obama was the first sitting president to publicly announce his support for marriage for same-sex couples, and has always believed LGBT Americans should...
Where do you stand on same-sex marriage?
Marriage is more than a personally rewarding social custom. It is also critical for the well-being of a civilization. That is why it is so important to preserve...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler. The president talked the future of his budget — which will hit the Legislature in the upcoming session — political...
Wednesday night, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2012 election.
Obama and Romney argued over their differing stances on domestic policy...
Students filled a Bell Museum auditorium Wednesday night to watch the first presidential debate at a watch party hosted by Students for Obama.
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., joined the party as well. He spoke...
A University of Minnesota Board of Regents committee discussed a potential $2.7 million renovation of the Community-University Health Care Clinic at its meeting last week.
The clinic, a training facility...
