Hoping to discourage Election Day drama, state officials reminded the public that everyone must respect a 100-foot perimeter around voting sites. The post On Election Day, polling sites should be ‘islands of calm,’ says Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon appeared first on MinnPost .

Tax increment financing is great for developers, but property taxpayers end up taking on the burden. The post Property taxpayers in Minnesota are suffering from a TIF plague appeared first on MinnPost .

Brother Jack McDuff's centennial birthday provides an opportunity to dig into the late organist's Twin Cities renaissance in the '90s. The post How Minneapolis helped jazz legend Jack McDuff turn over a new leaf appeared first on MinnPost .

A lack of name recognition and campaign cash, along with the makeup of the state's congressional districts, hurt challengers and block political change. The post The Challengers: Why it will be hard, in a midterm likely to herald change, to oust a congressional incumbent in Minnesota appeared first

As if leaf blowers weren’t enough, the Minneapolis City Council is set to vote this week on the neighborliness of the perpetual dings of doorway motion sensors. The post SHHH! From motion sensors to car engines, Minneapolis noise pollution can be hard to ignore and harder to stop appeared first on

Plus: MPS proposes school closures; MPD skips the meeting; MSP tops the list; and more in your news roundup. The post Spent a month at O’Hare last week appeared first on MinnPost .