If you support election finance reform, call your state reps! This bill passed the Senate elections committee on a 6-5 vote (all dems in favor, all repubs against) and now moves to the judiciary committee. I hear Rep. Greenman is carrying a similar bill in the house. Let’s help them get it done 💪
Minnesota Senate Minnesota Senate Building 95 West University Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 Minnesota House State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvo Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 March 10, 2026 Dear Mayor Frey, As elected officials who represent Minneapolis, we ask you to sign Pause Evictions Save Lives (legislative file 2026-00099). Temporarily extending the pre-eviction notice from 30 to 60 days gives our residents extra time that is desperately needed to help find resources to prevent eviction. We've all been amazed by our shared constituents' resiliency and resolve in the face of ICE's illegal occupation of our City. Our residents banded together to protect one another, even raising millions of dollars in mutual aid funds to help keep their neighbors in their homes. It's our duty as elected officials to match the commitment in our residents to try and keep as many of our neighbors in their homes as possible. We look to Minneapolis to lead the way and are working on similar bills to extend pre-eviction notices statewide to help our neighbors. Signing the Pause Evictions Save Lives measure will bolster our efforts and reinforce our message to our colleagues about the way in which pre-eviction notices help prevent families from being evicted. We've been so proud of the work of the City of Minneapolis to respond to this unprecedented federal invasion. Your work to increase funding for immigration legal services, rental assistance, and creating a small business resiliency fund has shown how elected officials can meet the moment. Signing Pause Eviction Save Lives is the next step in helping our residents recover and ensure none of them are left behind. Sincerely, DoaChh Senator Doron Clark Minnesota Senate District 60 Senator Melissa Wiklund Minnesota Senate District 51
Senator Zaynab Mohamed Minnesota Senate District 63 D. Scott Dibble Senator Scott Dibble Minnesota Senate District 61 Representative Sydney Jordan Minnesota House District 60A Ema Gram Representative Emma Greenman Minnesota House District 63B Representative Mohamud Noor Minnesota House District 60B Senator Omar Fateh Minnesota Senate District 62 Pallay Senator Bobby Joe Champion Minnesota Senate District 59 Katie fores Representative Katie Jones Minnesota House District 61A Samith SimMon Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura Minnesota House District 63A Representative Esther Agbaje Minnesota House District 59B
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elected officials in the minnesota state senate and house representing minneapolis have sent a letter to mayor jacob frey urging him not to veto the pause evictions, save lives bill which would extend the notice period from 30 days to 60 to address the financial impact of the ICE occupation
You ever write something and there are so many parts you hope people engage with that you can't figure out which ones to quote?
I'll do a wee thread on the 3rd, and final, essay from my Red Scares series
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
All the time in the world to raise money for Democratic politicians, but none for the residents of his state who are being forced out of their homes by federal occupation and state-level indifference. Dude could have had a powerful legacy but chose this.
NBC News poll Voters hold negative views of Al. In fact, the only topics less popular in the survey were the Democratic Party and Iran.
Truly a perfect news alert
My dog, Monte, a black chihuahua mix with white on his toes, belly, and muzzle.
Monte says seize the day.
got on a roll writing and it's 4 am. Just putting it on the record.
Love to read a bill claiming that social transitions "inflict severe and irreversible harm to a child's well-being," while also referring to (but doing nothing about) the possibility that minors could be *married*
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Minneapolis PD is an open and transparent organization. Strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree, agree, strongly agree.
How willing would you be to contact Minneapolis PD if you were a victim of a crime or were worried about something? Very willing, Fairly willing, not very willing, no willing at all, don't know
During the last 6 months, did you report to Minneapolis PD something that happened to YOU which you thought was a crime?* *=required question Yes, No; something happened to me but I did not report it, No; nothing happened to me.
Is there anywhere in your local area you consider unsafe?* *=required question. Yes, no.
From Bob Goonin: minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/23/m...
Treats everyone fairly regardless of who they are. Strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree, agree, strongly agree.
Provide the same quality of service to all individuals. Strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree, agree, strongly agree.
Would treat you with respect if you had contact with them for any reason. SD, D, N A/D, A, SA
Treat local residents with respect. SD, D, N A/D, A, SA
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
In general, the police in my area...
"Minneapolis, MN Blockwise Survey. When it comes to the threat of crime, how safe do you feel in your neighborhood? Not safe, somewhat safe, mostly safe, completely safe."
Can you share an experience wherer you felt the police department demonstrated empathy or compassion during an interaction? Enter a response...
This freaky ass survey from Zencity (the Israeli surveillance company that I guess the city of MPLS is contracting with) gives off the worst vibe: surveys.zencity.io/minneapolis-...
we had a real asshole donor who tried to pry a bunch of information about a renter from us
if you want to offset the $2000 this rent cop decided not to donate, please
venmo @colocha_rachel so we can pay the rent
because the familes we are helping aren’t poverty porn, they are PEOPLE
This was a really great video, absolutely meets the moment we are in, and is an amazing tribute to an amazing person
me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58
"What the hell, sure."
Email that reads "Greetings, I hope this message finds you hydrated..."
This is a new one. I'm into it
council vice president jamal osman says it is his understanding mayor jacob frey will veto bill to extend the eviction notice period to 60 days for minneapolis, wonders how an extra 30 days hurts tenants, asking the mayor, “what is the solution? is it eviction? because that’s the only other option”
“you may hear that extending eviction notice to 60 days will make the city vulnerable to lawsuits. as someone who’s represented tenants, i can tell you landlords will sue over anything,” says suitor
landlords lost lawsuit over city’s section 8, lost during covid eviction moratorium too
human toll of ICE occupation is immense, says suitor. education deficits a child subject to eviction faces can follow them throughout their life
each eviction costs the private & public sector about $6800. the average eviction now in minneapolis is about $5200. keeping people housed saves money
daniel suitor, tenants rights attorney, described eviction court as a “cattle call” with 35 cases to be held over 4 hours. in negotiation with a landlord’s attorney, tenants are only asked if they can pay. if they can’t, they’re evicted in about 2 minutes, nothing they can do about it
attorney daniel suitor says that studies by both homeline and city of minneapolis show that 90% of evictions are due to non payment of rent. "most of these are for 1.5 - 2 months worth of rent... maybe one missed paycheck, one broken down car away from losing your home. time solves these issues."
eric hague of homeline, a free renter helpline, says since dec 1, they have set new records every month, with jan the highest call volume in their 34 year history, a direct result of the ICE surge. they've seen a 75% in financial assistance related calls compared to this time last year
“Any regimes that need changing, including the US, Israel and ours, need to be changed by the people, not by some bloated, lying, cheating, greedy, resource-grabbing, bomb-dropping imperial power and its allies who are trying to bully the whole world into submission.“ Arundhati Roy
Call Mayor Frey today at 612-673-2100 and tell him to sign Pause Evictions, Save Lives.
We fought to keep our immigrant neighbors here—now we need to keep them in their homes. No family should be punished for hiding from ICE by now being evicted.
Misery is suchhhh a good movie. Great time
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More pics from Iftaar in Cedar last night by @taylordahlin.com 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 I love us sooooo much ugh.
Not joking I would go to the ends of the earth for them. Absolute legends (photo creds to Taylrrrrrrr)
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the mothers of cedar said “ICE OUT” at last night’s first annual cedar riverside alliance iftar held at brian coyle center
