Sahan Journal's Health and Housing reporter Katrina Pross is at @kaohlyforstp.bsky.social's watch party as part of our coverage of the St. Paul mayoral race. Follow us as we send out updates here and add to our story online!

Sahan Journal's immigration reporter Katelyn Vue is at St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s election night watch party. A couple dozen of Carter’s supporters and news reporters are here already at the Black Hart of Saint Paul. For live election results visit us online

Sahan public safety reporter Mohamed Ibrahim is at @omarfatehmn.com ’s election night party at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Minneapolis as part of our mayoral race coverage. To stay up to date with the latest, make sure to follow us online

In the Anoka-Hennepin school district, voters reelected all three incumbents, which means that political gridlock will continue. @sahanjournal.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...

Kaohly Her just arrived at her watch party in St. Paul, told reporters that she’s feeling both nervous and excited. “We did everything we could,” she said.

A meteorologist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says pollution from Canadian wildfires could ramp up in a week or two, and will become more common in Minnesota. By Mohamed Ibrahim.

One dreams of becoming a lawyer. The other imagines a career as an FBI agent. Over a year at Andersen Middle School in Minneapolis, two students from Mexico and Ecuador reached milestones and faced new barriers to their future in the U.S. By @bzosiad.bsky.social

Five years after George Floyd’s murder, a dedicated group of volunteers still meets twice a day to maintain the Minneapolis intersection where a racial justice movement was born. Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social

Across Minneapolis and St. Paul, festivals, a vigil and an art exhibit will offer space to remember George Floyd and the movement that followed. Here’s a guide to the commemorations

Good, but there's no reason it should take this long to determine that presidents can't banish news outlets that use words they don't like. www.cbsnews.com/news/white-h...

NEW: The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks. By @andykroll.bsky.social

Four years ago, I started a hydroponic garden in my basement.

Excellent thread by Sahan Journal education reporter Becky Dernbach on the broad impact of DEI cuts to three Minnesota teacher training programs.

Thousands of refugees can no longer resettle in Minnesota after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing immigration to the United States. Written by Katelyn Vue

“We live in a world full of fractures and one where polarization, division from one another, and isolating ourselves are becoming increasingly normalized,” wrote civil rights expert john a. powell.

Residents of St. Paul homeless encampment unsure where to relocate in face of impending eviction. Written by Katelyn Vue

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a Minneapolis taxpayer does not have standing to challenge a provision in the Minneapolis Public Schools teacher union contract aimed at protecting teachers of color during layoffs. Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social

St. Paul Public Schools named Stacie Stanley as the next superintendent of the district. She’s currently the superintendent of Edina Public Schools. Written by Becky Dernbach

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Beautiful essay by climate scientist @petergleick.bsky.social on the difference between dismayed and defeated. With a list of what's still unstoppable.... time.com/7178677/clim...

While reporting this story, I learned more about shipbuilding than I ever thought possible, met more Latina immigrant welders than I knew existed, and solidified a core principle that has guided my reporting for years: People do not understand how crucial immigrants are to so many U.S. industries

I know I am here technically for academic content, but times are tough, and I have been cheering myself with drawing a lot of #whales, so I figured I'd share.

Governor Andy Beshear, in a Trump +30 state, gives advice to Democrats: Do not throw LGBTQ+ people under the bus, it will not work. His advice to dems: Lead on your values. This man ran on a fully inclusive campaign in 2023 and won. He received the same kind of ads Harris did.

How will Trump’s win impact Minneapolis police reform plans? One scholar says it could put a stop to progress.

My wonderful publishers at Haymarket Books and I just made Hope in the Dark a free download for a week And yeah, I know I haven't been around much--three platforms is a lot, and I reach a lot of people on one and read a lot of key sources on the other. www.haymarketbooks.org/books/791-ho...