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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 9h

security guard explaining to members of MIRAC in jacob frey’s office that the building closes at 6pm and if they are here past then they will be trespassed from city hall for a year. but the mayor is not here to meet them

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 8h

Can't forget ... Marvina Haynes who is running for city council against LaTrisha Vetaw is here. Jason Chavez is here as well.

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 8h

Members of Brass Solidarity outside the Davis Center where 3 unions two contracts are under one banner Minneapolis Federation of Educators Local 59 are rallying for a stronger contract....

Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 9h

Minneapolis Public Schools is facing a budget crisis after enrollment has declined and the money they have saved in not paying higher wages, so far, has not gone to wifi cause their Internet sucks.

Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 9h

Union leaders Marcia Howard and Catinia Taylor are here. Jazz Hampton and DeWayne Davis are here as well.

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 9h

At the Davis Center on the North Side after the Minneapolis Federation of Educations local 59 voted to authorize a strike

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 9h

i made it inside mayor frey’s office where 13 members of MIRAC have been staging a sit in since 2:30 until he meets with them regarding their demands. they are expecting police soon

“unfortunately, the mayor is not going to meet you” says he’s not in the office

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 13h

Talking about this exchange at the Ukrainian Community Center in Minneapolis during a presentation by the independent monitor overseeing police reform — ELEFA: x.com/Combs0294/st...

Clint Combs on X: "Things are getting heated at the ELEFA: https://t.co/k8VO1V8a9d" / X

Things are getting heated at the ELEFA: https://t.co/k8VO1V8a9d

x.com

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 13h

because how else do you write something like this: "The New York Times reported that the White House offered Adams a diplomatic post — Ambassador to Anywhere But Here — just to clear the field for Cuomo against Mamdani. Adams soon dropped his reelection bid."

Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 13h

I went into my writer's crockpot to cook up something that I think Joseph Heller or Phillip Roth would like: southsidepride.com/2025/10/28/t... I've been binge-listening to the HellGateNYC podcast

The race for Mayor – Southside Pride

southsidepride.com

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 15h

The Star Tribune's @SydneyKashiwagi
just broke that LaTonya Reeves is expected to launch a primary bid against House Rep. Ilhan Omar next week. The announcement is set for Nov. 9th.

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

It's easy for ringtones to get picked up on audio during the broadcast. (*MPR Star Tribune worth correcting)

Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

One person said that Kaohly Her was receiving text messages during the debate. The other person responded "isn't that cheating?"

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

Update on this: @ the St. Paul Mayor's Debate I only recall hearing and seeing Yan Chen's phone buzz during the debate. Two people w/AMP badges were talking behind me.

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Nick Harper, he/him @nharper.bsky.social · 1d

The link in the original post doesn't seem to work anymore :( But this one does I think spokesman-recorder.com/2025/10/25/m...

Minneapolis mayoral forum 2025 at the Capri Theater

Minneapolis mayoral forum 2025 highlights Frey vs. challengers on small business support and transparency at the Capri Theater.

spokesman-recorder.com

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

Here's my follow-up and deep dive for Unicorn Riot: unicornriot.ninja/2025/ipg-own...

Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

During the debate, Omar Fateh mentioned a shoddy apartment complex in Minneapolis. Fateh criticized out-of-state landlords. I reported on the Stop the Slumlords Ordinance earlier this month: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/10/09/m...

Minneapolis Stop the Slumlords ordinance

Minneapolis advanced the Stop the Slumlords ordinance after tenants reported chronic hazards and retaliation at IPG buildings. Council approval would replace automatic license renewals.

spokesman-recorder.com

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

My coverage of the Minneapolis Mayoral Forum in Northside. This includes reactions and comments from Frey's challengers regarding whether public records laws were violated.

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social · 1d

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey faced boos at the Capri Theater as challengers raised questions about transparency, trust, and leadership ahead of the 2025 election.
Read more: buff.ly/Ox1oJZi

#MinneapolisPolitics #JacobFrey #Transparency #Accountability #LocalGovernment #BlackVotersMatter #AALF

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

Basically after George Floyd's murder and the sunset uprising, the MPD has been understaffed. The Dept. Paid out a lot of money in OT ...

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

Fateh calls for a local wealth tax. "They want to cut funding for cities like Minneapolis," Fateh said..He said that we need to work with the state legislature. Fateh said that Frey doesn't have a single endorsement from the state legislature. Frey said he's happy to have Walz support.

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

"If we are spending $5M more dollars in affordable housing," Hampton said in a hypothetical. Then we could look to see if it works or not. Whether to fund or not fund.

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

Davis is calling for a wealth tax and a land value tax. "We can't support support something like Stable Homes, Stable Schools," Davis said and cited the six figure police settlements.

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

Frey said that he's against raising property taxes. "We need to be generating additional revenue sources," said Frey. He said that the Mayor's office should work with the state legislature.

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

Frey Hampton and Davis are against a $20 minimum wage. Fateh supports.

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Clint Combs @combs0294.bsky.social · 1d

Jazz Hampton said that setting a minimum wage isn't a good idea without understanding where inflation would be. Frey said that we need to have a conversation with small businesses.

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