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Brooklyn Park Council Member Boyd Morson: Censuring me won’t make me go away
On Monday April 15, Brooklyn Park Mayor Hollies J. Winston and four of my colleagues at the City Council passed a resolution to censure...
My commitment to a new era of US-Africa relations
Since being elected to Congress in 2018 as the first African-born Member to serve, I have worked to reshape engagement with the continent within...
SBA announces Minnesota Small Business Week winners for 2024
National Small Business Week is a presidential proclamation that dates back to 1963 and this year it falls during the week of April 29...
Brooklyn Park City Council member Boyd Morson censured again
Brooklyn Park City Council member Boyd Morson on Monday was censured a second time by his colleagues, this time for violating the terms of...
Don Samuels raises $400K in race against Ilhan Omar
Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, raised $400,034 in the first quarter of 2024,...
District 38A DFL convention ends with no endorsement to succeed Rep. Nelson
For close to three hours on Saturday, DFL delegates in District 38A met in a Brooklyn Park Middle School gym to endorse a candidate...
Senate District 38 Democratic convention set for this weekend
Democrats in Senate District 38 are set to hold their convention on Saturday, April 13 at North View Middle School in Brooklyn Park.
In addition...
Minnesota Teacher of the Year finalists for 2024 announced
Education Minnesota, the statewide teacher’s union, has named 11 finalists for the 2024 Teacher of the Year award which will be presented on May...
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell formally launches campaign for Minnesota House...
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell, formally launched his campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives Saturday evening during an event in...
U.S. citizenship and immigration filing fees going up
The cost of applying for a green card or work visa and a host of other immigration related fees are going up effective today,...
Opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is named Senegal’s next president
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye was named the country’s next president on Monday, less than two weeks...