Mukhtar M. Ibrahim
Star Tribune
Saint Paul, MN, United States
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In Minneapolis, pizza and tea buys a connection with Somali youth 'crying for help'
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Mohamed Mohamud, up-and-coming St. Paul man, dies at 22
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In first year leading Minneapolis City Council, Lisa Bender navigates a path to change
She presses agenda with collaboration, confrontation. → Read More
Minneapolis approves city IDs for residents, regardless of immigration status
The municipal ID would allow residents with no official documents to interact the the police, open bank accounts and buy medications. → Read More
Days before final vote, group sues Minneapolis over 2040 plan
The suit claims the city's long-range plan will "adversely impact the environment." → Read More
A letter. A $100 bill. And a meeting that changed the lives of two young refugees
The brief encounter on a flight to the Twin Cities changed the lives of two sisters, former Yugoslavian refugees. → Read More
Minneapolis may change course on rules about healthy food in convenience stores
Laws on healthy staples can backfire due to cultural preferences. → Read More
Minneapolis City Council overhauls ordinance that city officials say 'criminalizes' tenants
Amendment protects tenants from eviction in emergency situations. → Read More
Minneapolis' municipal ID plan raises privacy concerns
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Bitcoin ATMs are popping up across the Twin Cities
They look like conventional cash ATMs, but they're installed by entrepreneurs hoping to profit from consumers. → Read More
New Minneapolis City Council struggles to maintain control of the chamber
Protesters and others have been heckling, interrupting and derailing meetings. → Read More
Emergency measure by Minneapolis council intended to speed up tent camp relocation
The declaration will allow the city to bypass procurement rules that could otherwise slow the work of moving several hundred people to a new site. → Read More
Head of Minneapolis' new immigrants and refugees office embraces challenge
Michelle Rivero hopes to partner with others on education, protecting rights of immigrants. → Read More
Minneapolis City Council approves site to relocate homeless camp
Relocation speed is a concern with winter approaching. → Read More
Recommended site for relocating Minneapolis homeless camp gets preliminary nod from council
American Indian nonprofit leaders and several City Council members favored the former Roof Depot parking lot, not the vacant lot favored by city staffers. → Read More
Minneapolis charter schools say: Don't relocate homeless camp next to us
Officials fear for their students if people from camp are moved to neighboring lot. → Read More
Minneapolis offers tax break in exchange for landlords capping rent
Minneapolis has a new city program that offers a break on property taxes in exchange for agreeing not to raise rents. Nine landlords have signed up, promising to keep 207 units affordable for 10 years. → Read More
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority seeks to privatize two high-rise towers
Residents have been told they won't be forced out. → Read More
Minneapolis bans new tobacco shops for a year
The move follows the 2017 restrictions on the sales of menthol tobacco. → Read More
Advocacy group calls on Minneapolis to halt investigation into leaked report
The Committee to Defend the First Amendment said the leak investigation could have chilling effect on the public's right to know. → Read More