St. Paul’s mayor-elect makes history

Kaohly Vang Her will be the first woman and first member of the city s Hmong society to lead St Paul Her reported a challenge to her former boss in August citing safe streets economic evolution and strong schools as key issues in the city Sahan Journal reports Her stated Sahan over the summer that the assassination of her colleague and friend House Speaker Melissa Hortman in June moved her to join the race Minneapolis voters may have broken turn-out records during Tuesday s polling According to the unofficial results voters cast their ballots in the electoral contest which is of registered voters That s compared to the previous record of voters or turnout in the electoral contest CBS News reports More than Allina Vitality doctors and primary care practitioners went on a one-day strike Wednesday The move is the first such labor action of its kind in the state and i t follows months of negotiations that failed to produce a contract for Allina s primary care practitioners or address one of their key concerns the rising amount of time they spend at home and off the clock completing paperwork and responding to patients online messages the Minnesota Star Tribune reports Bemidji area residents specific dressed as fairy tale characters and others armed with their favorite books took to the streets Tuesday to protest proposed budget cuts to Bemidji and Blackduck libraries Cuts would affect the number of staff positions at the libraries and shutter libraries three days a week they at present operate six days a week MPR News reports A final decision won t be made until next month Did you know St Paul hosts the largest puzzle competition in the country Racket dives into Minnesota s stellar speed-puzzling scene The weather may be a factor but much of the credit goes to a robust lineup of puzzling competitions local puzzle companies and a supportive society of local puzzlers who put all those pieces together The post St Paul s mayor-elect makes history appeared first on MinnPost