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 5 during a banquet at the St. Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul.
In a news release Monday, Education Minnesota said that Mr. Michael Houston of Harding High School, the 2023 Teacher of the Year, will announce...
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell, formally launched his campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives Saturday evening during an event in Osseo featuring former Brooklyn Park Mayor Lisa Jacobson.
Mr. Russell, a nonprofit executive, is running to represent District 38A currently held by Rep. Michael Nelson (DFL). Rep. Nelson, who has held the seat for 22 years,...
The cost of applying for a green card or work visa and a host of other immigration related fees are going up effective today, April 1.
It is the most significant increase by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in seven years which unlike other federal agencies only gets 4% of its funding from Congress, the rest – 96% -...
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 after being released from prison to run in the election.
While official results of Sunday’s vote were not yet available, the former prime minister who was the other frontrunner, and who was backed by incumbent President...
St. Catherine University in St. Paul, commonly known as St. Kate’s announced Wednesday that its 12th president will be Dr. Marcheta Evans, currently the chancellor of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Evans, who will be the university’s first Black president, will step into the position July 15, about a month before current president Koenig Roloff retires...
Rep. Hodan Hassan (DFL-Mpls) says Uber and Lyft drivers can work between 50 and 60 hours a week transporting passengers and still have trouble supporting their families.
She sponsors HF4746, which would potentially change that.
A similar Hassan-sponsored bill was passed by the House and Senate in 2023 but vetoed by Gov. Tim Walz.
This year’s bill incorporates recommendations from the task...
Brooklyn Park has started accepting applications to fill five upcoming vacancies in the city’s 11-member Charter Commission. Applications will be accepted through April 15.
Hennepin County Chief Judge Kerry W. Meyer will make the appointments as required by Minnesota statutes that govern Home Rule Charter cities such as Brooklyn Park.
The city posted a call inviting interested residents that are eligible...
Commissioner Matt Varilek of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on Friday named Togo-born Ama Eli Akakpo as the new director for employment and training programs. DEED is the state’s principal economic development agency in charge of workforce development and the promotion of business - both domestic and international.
Ms. Akakpo, a prominent leader in Minnesota’s African...
Today, March 5, is Super Tuesday, and Minnesota residents join 14 other states and the US territory of American Samoa in voting for their choice of candidates in the presidential primaries. There will be no other races on the ballot today, only the presidential race.
In Minnesota, voters will participate in the primaries of three parties that have “major party...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison visited FAIR School in Crystal Friday to speak to students about careers, leadership and civic engagement during a “Youth Pathway to Civic Education and Careers (YPCEC)” event organized by The Inner Hero, a Twin Cities nonprofit that provides mentoring programs for the youth.
FAIR is a magnet school that is part of the Robbinsdale Area...
Long time educator Camille Davidson is the new president and dean of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, becoming the first Black woman to serve in this role at the institution.
She is set to begin her work on July 1, leaving her current role as dean at Southern Illinois University (SIUS) School of Law and replacing Interim president and dean...