Police Federation Sends Carter a Demand Letter

We have just received an electronic copy of a letter sent by the St Paul Police Federation to the former City Council Member (Ward One) Melvin Carter III DFL. It states a number of questions it wants to be answered by Carter regard the two stolen handguns from his...

St Paul Municipal Race 2017, Now the Fun Begins

The final two-week campaign finance reports are due today and we will see how much money is collected, how much spent and how much remains on-hand, or will we. No, we will not. The amount of money to be spent in this last period will determine the race. The bevy of...

St Paul Mayoral Race 2017 Continued

The most interesting development in the St Paul mayoral race this week was the release of former City Council member (Ward Three) Pat Harris’ (DFL) “Safe St Paul” plan for increasing police by 50 FTEs during his four years in office. The cost of such a program would...

AFSCME Support for Carter May Be Desperate Move for Coleman

Supporters of gubernatorial candidate St Paul Mayor Chris Coleman are visibly helping former City Council Member Melvin Carter III (DFL) in his bid to replace Coleman. It is thought the reason for the support is intended to ingratiate Coleman with AFSCME and hopefully...

St Paul Voters Are Not Being Served Well This Election

We have been strong in our criticism of Ranked Choice Voting, and our experience in the way voters are being informed this election is a prime example of the problems with the system. Saint Paul voters are left with little information other than candidates literature...