Rep. Ilhan Omar wins primary against Don Samuels in 5th District
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Rep. Ilhan Omar defeats Don Samuels in Fifth District primary by wide margin. Omar and Samuels went head-to-head for a second time. Omar narrowly beat Samuels by two percentage points in the 2022 DFL primary. Ilhan Omar gives a victory speech to a packed crowd at Nighthawks in Minneapolis after winning the DFL's Fifth Congressional District ...
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WEBSally Waterman is the director of advertising and sponsorship at Sahan Journal. She has worked in radio and print sales and in digital sales since the early 2000s, at major Minnesota news organizations as well as early internet pioneers like AOL. In 2007, Sally helped launch MinnPost, one of the first nonprofit digital news organizations in the ...
Deeq Darajo charged in connection with Feeding Our Future …
WEBSep 26, 2022 · Deeq Darajo, a prominent Minneapolis journalist, was charged in connection with Feeding Our Future investigation. . Deeq Darajo, the owner of Xogmaal Media Group, becomes the 49th person charged as a result of the sprawling investigation that began with the now-defunct nonprofit Feeding Our Future. by Joey Peters September 26, 2022.
Timeline: How feeding underprivileged children turned into a …
WEBSep 20, 2022 · March 2021. Feeding Our Future submits meal counts to the Minnesota Department of Education reporting that one of its vendors, Safari Restaurant, is feeding breakfast and lunch to 6,000 children every day, seven days a week that month–a total of 185,903 children. Safari receives $1 million in federal food-aid funds.
Prairie Island celebrates steps toward a green future - Sahan Journal
WEBOct 2, 2023 · In the shadow of a nuclear plant, Prairie Island celebrates steps toward a green future. The Tribal Nation is about two years into an effort to cut its members’ energy costs with a solar field and other eco-friendly projects. by Gustav DeMars October 2, 2023. Prairie Island resident Tina Jefferson stands in front of solar panels on September ...
Shelter program will house surge in families from Central America
WEBFeb 21, 2024 · St. Paul interfaith group steps up to help house surge in families from Central America. Interfaith Action will work with houses of worship to provide temporary shelter beds to relieve overflow in Hennepin County shelters. by Hibah Ansari February 21, 2024. Liliana Letran-Garcia, CEO of Interfaith Action, …
Minnesota AG deepens probe of Nolosha-Lakeville development
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Minnesota AG, feds probing Nolosha-Lakeville development marketed to Somali families. Both the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and federal authorities confirmed they are investigating the project, which is planned on land tied up in the Feeding Our Future case. by Joey Peters June 27, 2024. …
Ilhan Omar vs. Don Samuels: 2024 primary rematch in Minnesota’s …
WEBAug 10, 2024 · Rematch: Rep. Ilhan Omar and Don Samuels vie for Fifth District in primary election. Omar narrowly beat Samuels by 2 percentage points, or about 2,500 votes, in the 2022 primary election. U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar and former Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels are once again vying for victory …
Smith Foundry failed to control pollution in Minneapolis, EPA finds
WEBNov 2, 2023 · Smith Foundry, an iron metal processing plant on East 28th Street in south Minneapolis, violated the Clean Air Act nine ways between 2018 and 2023, the EPA found after conducting a surprise inspection of the facility earlier this year. The foundry regularly emitted nearly twice the amount of air pollution allowed by state permits, failed to ...