Category: Public Interest
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A Call to Action: Minnesota Students Protest ICE
On January 14th, 2026, hundreds of students from both St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) and private schools congregated at the Capitol in order to protest…
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St. Paul Community Groups Step Up as Immigration Enforcement Surge Disrupts Daily Life
As federal immigration enforcement activity intensifies across Minnesota, community organizations, small businesses and volunteer networks in St. Paul are responding with rapid, grassroots support focused…
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A United Defense Against ICE
District Perspectives, District 65B Operation Metro Surge and the recent deployment of 2,000 additional federal agents to the Twin Cities area have triggered an organized…
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Community Voices: The Virus Within Us
Here we go again. Some people in the community hunkering down in their homes waiting for it to be safe to go outside. Schools providing…
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West 7th Street Road Project Moves Toward Long-Term Improvements
MnDOT and its local partners have announced a shared commitment to advance long-term repairs and safety improvements along Hwy. 5/West Seventh Street, a major corridor…
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Kaohly Her Sworn in as St. Paul’s New Mayor
Kaohly Her was officially sworn in as St. Paul’s mayor, marking a new chapter in city leadership and becoming the first Hmong American to hold…
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Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities Partners with Ramsey County to Provide Official Warming Space
Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities (UGMTC) has partnered with Ramsey County to operate an official overnight warming space during periods of extreme cold this winter,…
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City of St. Paul Opens STAR Grants, Seeks Capital Improvement Proposals
The City of St. Paul has announced two major opportunities for community investment in 2026, with Neighborhood STAR and Cultural STAR grant applications opening Feb.…
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Public Comment Period Opens for Rethinking I-94 Environmental Review
The official public comment period is now open for the Scoping Document/Draft Scoping Decision Document and the state Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the Rethinking…
