Hennepin County
Six years into "Heading Home Hennepin," steady progress to end homelessness
Heading Home Hennepin is a 10 year plan to end homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County. The effort, launched in 2006, is built around an unprecedented level of cooperation by government, business, nonprofits, faith and philanthropic communities, and homeless and formerly homeless citizens.MORE »
Yang will run for Hennepin County post
Blong Yang announced April 9 he will be a candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner-District 2. Yang is seeking the seat that opened when Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein announced he would resign to head the Minneapolis Downtown Council.MORE »
Five up for Hennepin County post so far
The upcoming District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner race has so far drawn five candidates: Jill Davis, Linda Higgins, Tonia Johnson, Paula Pentel, and Don Samuels. Four are currently serving terms as elected officials. Pentel and Samuels are city council members in Golden Valley and Minneapolis, respectively; Davis serves on the Minneapolis School Board, and Higgins is a state senator.MORE »
Stenglein to leave office, will lead Downtown Council
Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein, who represents most of North and Northeast Minneapolis, says he will resign June 1 to take over leadership of the Minneapolis Downtown Council.MORE »
Healthcare project targets those with greatest need
Hennepin County this month introduced a “patient-centered” pilot healthcare program designed to integrate medical, behavioral health, and human services for low-income individuals. Reduced healthcare costs are just one of the hoped-for outcomes.MORE »
AFSCME Hennepin County Locals: All six locals approve new contracts
Members of AFSCME who work for Hennepin County voted December 6 to approve new two-year contracts. The agreements offer workers a $500 lump sum payment in January 2012 and across-the-board wage increases for 2013. Workers had been living with a wage freeze under the 2010-2011 contract and faced an initial proposal from county management which sought to continue the wage freeze.MORE »
Frustrated occupiers "mic check" Hennepin County Board
OccupyMN has had a number of disagreements with county officials. Since the occupation began on October 7, there have been several attempts to remove the protestors from The People’s Plaza ( also known as the Hennepin County Government Plaza). The protestors have argued that they are just exercising First Amendment rights by being there.MORE »
Men booked in Hennepin Co. likely on drugs
Nearly 70 percent of men booked into Hennepin County Jail had illegal drugs in their system, according to a new federal study from this year.MORE »
Groups call for responsible banking from public institutions
The Northside Community Reinvestment Coalition met a while back at the Minneapolis Urban League in partnership with Jewish Community Action to learn about and observe Sukkot. We heard calls from religious leaders of many faiths as our community strives for social justice. And then, as is our tradition over north, we put those words iMORE »
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Voter Fraud in Hennepin County, A Non-Problem
Obviously voter fraud is a huge election problem, one that is easily solved with voter ID cards, right? Not so much. Even though most of our Republican friends breathlessly wail about rampant voter fraud, the truth suggests otherwise.
In the 2008 general election 665,485 Hennepin County citizens cast their ballots. A typical election produces 50 - 60 complaints.MORE »
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