Politics
Midwest Mamdani fails in bid to turn Minneapolis socialist(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh, a far-left candidate for Minneapolis mayor who drew comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, came up short in his effort to cement… Read More
Politics
Minneapolis mayor race goes to second tabulation(The Daily Signal) â The Minneapolis mayor race has proceeded to a second round of vote tabulation in ranked-choice voting. While Mayor Jacob Frey took the lead with 41.8% of the… Read More
Politics
Somali Muslim democratic socialist challenges Jacob Frey for Minneapolis mayorâs mansion(The Daily Signal) â Minneapolis voters will cast their ballots for mayor Tuesday, but the ranked-choice voting system they will use makes it unlikely Americans will know who won the… Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis public school employees vote to authorize strike(The Center Square) â Less than a day after authorizing a strike, hundreds of Minneapolis teachers demonstrated outside the district office. Teachers rallied for higher pay, smaller class sizes, and… Read More
Public Education
From Montclair to Minneapolis, school deficits reveal progressive mismanagementÂAlarming budget deficits in a growing number of public school districts are shining a light on failures to adequately supervise those who spend the money. The planned termination of COVID-related… Read More
Opinion
Minneapolis shooting highlights increasing hostility toward Christian churches and schools(The Washington Stand) â Studying a single issue over time often reveals important trends, and one trend there to observe is an increasing amount of hostility toward Christian churches and… Read More
Public Education
State report: Minneapolis schools violate laws with biased disability classificationsMinneapolis Public Schools has violated state and federal law by overidentifying black students within the âdevelopmental cognitive disabilityâ category, the stateâs education department recently concluded. âThe notification is part of… Read More
Culture
‘I regret being trans’: Minneapolis school shooter expressed anguish over gender decision in manifesto(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Trans-identifying mass shooter Robin Westman confessed in a manifesto that he âwas tired of being transâ and wished he had ânever brainwashedâ himself. Westman shared… Read More
Culture
Vance accuses Democrats of attacking prayer in wake of shooting(The Daily Signal) â Vice President JD Vance spoke out Thursday morning against what he sees as attacks on prayer in the wake of the deadly shooting at Minnesotaâs Annunciation… Read More
Politics
Midwest ‘Mamdani’ announces top priority if elected â and it isnât Minneapolis(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic mayoral candidate Omar Fateh of Minneapolis said in an interview that his first priority as mayor would be to protect âundocumented residentsâ from what… Read More
Government
Minneapolis City Council likely to make being fat a protected classThe Minneapolis City Council is pushing an amendment that would add height, weight, housing status and criminal records to the list of categories protected under city civil rights law. The… Read More
Courts
âBlatant civil rights violationâ: Watchdog group calls for inquiry into Minnesota Supreme Courtâs decision regarding teachers of colorA conservative watchdog group is requesting a federal investigation after the Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools, which accused the district of racial discrimination against teachers. Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis school district set to exhaust financial reserves, faces $84M deficit in 2025A new financial projection anticipates Minneapolis Public Schools will exhaust the remainder of its budgetary reserves and enter a multimillion-dollar deficit in the upcoming 2025-26 school… Read More
Public Education
Video shows two Minneapolis high schoolers viciously attacking each other as teachers try to intervene(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A fierce altercation between Minneapolis students erupted during lunchtime, prompting an emergency police response, Daily Mail reported Saturday. The incident, which involved two female students in… Read More
Public Education
Lawsuit challenges Minneapolis Public Schools’ teachers union contract structuring layoffs by race(The Center Square) â Minneapolis Public Schools is being sued after its teacher’s union contract made national news by prioritizing layoffs by race and not seniority. The nonprofit Judicial… Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis students face longer days, stuck in school through June 24 after long union strike(The Center Square) â More than 29,000 Minneapolis kids can return to school Tuesday after striking teachers have canceled school for the 15th day. Members of the Minneapolis Federation of… Read More
Public Education
29,000 Minneapolis kids without school for 10th day as teachers strike(The Center Square) â First, COVID-19 disrupted classes in 2020, and now it’s teachers keeping kids out of class in 2022. More than 29,000 Minneapolis students couldnât attend class Monday as… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union strike in Minneapolis enters second week as potential âmake up daysâ accumulateHundreds of Minneapolis teachers union members are on strike for a second week, demanding better wages, reduced class sizes and mental health support. And teachers are threatening to… Read More
Public Education
National Right to Work Foundation provides legal advice to Minneapolis Public Schools teachers(The Center Square) â AÂ legal notice issued to staff at Minneapolis Public Schools describes steps to follow if staff desires to return to work. The notice from the National… Read More