What did pass the Minnesota Legislature this session: • $205 million to HCMC hospital • social media age verification • 1-year reversal of tab fee hike • new anti-fraud measures • safety measures for lawmakers • limits on HOAs • $40 million in rent relief

What failed to pass at the Minnesota Legislature this session • assault weapons ban • school security funding • relief for businesses affected by Operation Metro Surge • zoning reform

Minneapolis is magnificent. I hope everyone had a marvelous mothers’ day.

Both of these policies were passed by the City Council last week. This week, in denial of the city’s struggles, Mayor Frey vetoed both of them.

They wore Donte’s jersey at the postgame 🥹 love this team so much

Minnesotans don’t need candidates whose platform is “I’m a safe bet to beat republicans.” If this winter showed us anything it’s that we believe a better world is possible, we know we deserve it, we‘ll show up to bring it into being. We want candidates who fight for us, not strive for just enough.

HCMC is too important to close. Sign our petition now and call on Minnesota lawmakers to create a dedicated revenue source to Save HCMC! www.careforhcmc.com

The Charter Commission is meeting Thursday, April 9 at 4 PM, in Room 350 of the Public Service Center. The meeting is being held to finalize the language of an amendment relating to government structure, including which department heads are subject to council confirmation. (1/5)

www.metrotransit.org/plans-to-bri... Great news for Nicollet Ave! Nicollet has been a strong candidate for a BRT line due to the ridership potential and connectivity. The city has enabled housing density along this stretch allowing more people to live here and now we’ll get high speed transit! Yay

A dispute before the Public Utilities Commission could decide if tribal nations have the right to generate their own electricity and reduce what they buy from the local utility. The case raises questions of state law and tribal sovereignty.

Many people thought switching to a strong mayor form of government was a bad idea, that people actually prefer that their council member has leverage to address their concerns. Those people were right.

If you have a problem with the provision of city services, the way a city department operates, a lack of coordination with other levels of government, the first thing to incorporate into your activism is the knowledge that Minneapolis has a strong mayor.

House Elections Finance and Gov Ops session underway! There are 8 bills on the docket today, including the Starter Homes Act (HF3895). We will be live posting here!

I love how the moderates are always able to tell us what we can’t spend money on. But they seem to consistently find a few million in the couch cushions for their agenda.

this is a must-read piece from rod adams of the new justice project on anders folk's career history as he runs for hennepin county attorney. meticulously researched, just a laundry list of reasons he can't be elected to succeed mary moriarty. it would set us back racketmn.com/dont-fall-fo...

“A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century. We’re in the 21st.”— Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. Here’s the truth — when it comes to smart city-building, @annehidalgo.bsky.social has been the most influential & inspiring Mayor in the world. Thank you Mayor Hidalgo. #UrbanTruth

The New York Times published an extraordinary study of the role of billionaires in politics earlier this week, that naturally got lost in everything that is going on, including in Iran. Here is a gift link to the article, and a few select quotes: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

A day after Frey vetoed pre-eviction notice, two ICE vehicles are parked in MPD parking outside City Hall. My assumption would be that they’re here to meet with the mayor’s administration. We’re still under occupation.

This becoming almost a local government constitutional crisis where the law enforcement agencies think they have unlimited budgets and laws don’t apply to them.

Who keeps us safer, Dawanna Witt’s Sheriff’s Dept or Hennepin County Medical Center? I say HCMC hands down

The same day Frey vetoed a temporary extension of the pre-eviction notice, the MN Senate passed rental assistance and… a temporary extension of the state’s pre-eviction notice. Jim Abeler voted for it so Frey & some CMs are to the right of some MN republicans. www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/202...

bsky.app/profile/wash... We need @ilhanmn.bsky.social in congress. Not an ICE attorney.

We need to get big money out of politics. 💸 That’s why I proudly testified in support of Sen Boldon’s bill to limit corporate election spending. www.youtube.com/live/ZFbozwO...

Incredible testimony from @katiecashman.bsky.social in the Senate Elections committee today about corporate PACs influencing Minneapolis municipal elections.

Put this in your article about uptown please and thanks

South Minneapolis people - do you know where a girl can go to recycle plastic bags?? I know the Wedge does but it’s so far from my new house ♻️🙏

Pretty wild to be watching the Minneapolis City Council meeting and see the officer who killed Amir Locke presenting about “officer wellness”. Truly no shame. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

A community member's father was recently taken into ICE custody and is now awaiting deportation. Daisy’s family is raising funds to help cover legal fees and asking community to share their story and support them during this difficult time. gofund.me/2167c987f

Join us at Minneapolis City Hall tomorrow at 9:30am to testify in support of a 60-day pause on evictions. Families impacted by Operation Metro Surge and ongoing ICE presence need time to catch up on rent. Evictions don’t make us safer -housing stability does.

ICE is still tearing families apart. My friend, Daisy, who I worked with at City Hall, and her siblings had their father taken from them last week. They are all here in Saint Paul. He is in El Paso. Please give if you can. She is the best. Share widely. gofund.me/bedd2fa30

BBC's homepage is dystopian. War all over. Once again, narcissistic world leaders wreak havoc while we foot the bill-- with our health, our safety, our taxes, our energy bills. There is no such thing as bombing for peace. Let's not allow their war propaganda machine to justify this horror.

Lots of very important boards have openings.

“Americans are very lucky because, wherever they go to export freedom, they find oil.” Michele Serra

Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.

about 30 people were arrested at whipple this morning for unlawful assembly, and many first hand reports say hennepin county sheriff's office were escalating. people were arrested when they were retreating, and people were knocked down by law enforcement

The dildo store is out here doing more than Mayor of Minneapolis yet again. @smittenkittenmn.bsky.social has secured a match of up to $250K in Rental Relief Funds from the Wilson Foundation. Donate & share! LFG!!! ❤️‍🔥 www.gofundme.com/f/smitten-ki...

BREAKING — 51 Iranian children are dead after a strike hits Minab girls elementary school in Iran.

The 2026 midterms have to be about impeachment. If you aren’t able to make case to the American people now, you aren’t going to suddenly find the willpower to do what is so obviously necessary after being elected. If we still have a Constitution—or laws at all—impeachment is necessary.

Someone was abducted in St Anthony this morning at 6 AM near 29th Ave & Silver Lake Road. And then at 8 AM we saw at least 5 agents out of their vehicles at 26th & Jackson near Walgreens before they dispersed into the neighborhood. This isn’t over. We still need people keeping watch & staying safe.

It’s a purposeful scheme to pay back Trump’s big fossil fuel donors using ratepayer money, hoping ratepayers won’t look past their utility bill and understand why that cost is going up.

Start now with electricity rates, being purposefully driven up by Trump. Why? Because when they stall clean energy, the grid must reach up the “generation stack” to fossil plants that would not otherwise be running.

ICYMI — BILL CLINTON: "Mr. Netanyahu has long wanted to fight Iran, because that way he can stay in office."

30 years. This video should be on every network.

Commissioner Conley says HCMC could close without repurposed sales tax revenue. Republicans passed $1.7 billion in Medicaid cuts over 10 yrs so they could pay out tax cuts to billionaires and boost funding for race-based sweeps by secret police. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

The House Committee on Public Safety voted 10-10 on the bills that would ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. That means the proposals are at a standstill.

oops. White nationalism is a helluva drug.

Minnesota thanks you @ziibiing.com! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.

FYI: The Minneapolis City Council approved $7M for small businesses impacted by the occupation. Governor Walz is only proposing $10M aimed at Minnesota businesses that have been impacted by the occupation. Respectfully, it’s time to add the missing “0”.

The shins walked so that vampire weekend and all the other millennial indie pop bands could run — change my mind. This album is from 2001 and still sounds current. 🩵