Mitra Jalali, president of the St. Paul City Council for the past year and at one time considered its most progressive member, announced Friday she will take a leave of absence on Feb. 5 in ...

Keith Ellison was still a congressman in 2016 when his team held interviews for a new policy aide and community liaison. “We were so blown away, we didn’t interview anyone else,” said Ellison, ...

“We were so blown away, we didn’t interview anyone else,” said Ellison, addressing St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali on Wednesday. “For the constituents that you ...

St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali will step down from her position next month. Jalali, who was first elected to represent Ward 4 on the council in a 2018 special election, announced her ...

St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali (Ward 4) announced she will be stepping down from the City Council following this Wednesday’s council meeting to focus on her health. The next president of ...

Following the decision of current City Council President Mitra Jalali to step down from her position in order to focus on her health, St. Paul leaders say they now know who will be leading the ...

This is not the case for St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali, who has been working to achieve this charter amendment for over five years. “This is an example of a very unappealing ...

St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali announced her resignation to prioritize her health, effective after the Feb. 5 council meeting. Jalali cited the strain of serving as an elected leader.

St. Paul City Council has announced that Ward 2 council member Rebecca Noecker will be its next president when Mitra Jalali steps down next month. Ward 4 member Jalali, who has been on the council ...

Krystal Frasier at KSTP reports Ward 2 Council Member Rebecca Noecker will become the council’s president on Feb. 12 following the resignation of Mitra Jalali. Zoë Jackson at the Star Tribune ...