On June 8, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak joined New Ulm Mayor Bob Beussman, New Ulm city council members, representative of the local Chamber of Commerce, and city managers from Sleepy Eye and North Mankato to discuss the agreement that small and big city mayors share about maintaining Minnesota's Local Government Aid program.
Tense meeting over anti-gay bullying at the Anoka Hennepin school board meeting
Minnesota Catholic Church DVD for campaign against same-sex marriage
Fans of Sarah Palin stood in line outside the Mall of America at 6 a.m., Dec. 7, 2009, in 17-degree cold, for a chance to get Palin's signature on her "Going Rogue" book.
August 27, 2009, Lake Elmo, Minn.Produced and filmed by Paul Demko, edited by Paul Schmelzer, for the Minnesota Independent.
So-called Tea Party protesters went to Rep. Betty McCollum's district office in St. Paul on August 14, 2009. Rising from the cacophony was a single unified message: "We're pissed off." Produced by Chris Steller and Paul Schmelzer for the Minnesota Independent.
On July 30, 2009, a group of 10 to 12 "Tea Party Patriots" visited U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison's office in Minneapolis to express their opposition to health care reform. Here's what happened.Produced by Paul Demko for the Minnesota Independent.
Members of UFCW Local 789 rally at the Wal-Mart store in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood on June 4, 2009. Produced by Paul Demko for the Minnesota Independent.
On March 30, 2009, homeowner Rosemary Williams was due to be evicted from the South Minneapolis house she's been in for nearly a quarter century. While law enforcement didn't come to kick her out -- yet -- housing activists showed up to resist the eviction order. The Minnesota Independent's Paul Demko inteviews Williams and some of her supporters.