Winter Keefer
@winterkeefer.bsky.social
Metro reporter for @minnpost.bsky.social
I’m finally getting around to sharing this column I wrote last week. It was hard to write and it’s daunting to share. But I hope it can help someone.
Thank you for taking the time to read. I urge you all to take care of yourselves and each other - today, this week and always.
Thank you for taking the time to read. I urge you all to take care of yourselves and each other - today, this week and always.
Journalism and vicarious trauma in the wake of a school shooting - MinnPost
Journalists who have covered school shootings remember what it takes to report on this kind of horror when it happens in our own community.
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September 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’m finally getting around to sharing this column I wrote last week. It was hard to write and it’s daunting to share. But I hope it can help someone.
Thank you for taking the time to read. I urge you all to take care of yourselves and each other - today, this week and always.
Thank you for taking the time to read. I urge you all to take care of yourselves and each other - today, this week and always.
Back on Bluesky because @rlyrealmattblake.bsky.social joined. Give Matt a follow to keep up with state government news!
I wrote that Minnesota is moving to carbon-free electricity but the Trump beautiful law complicates that. The story is info-packed but I would like to say more about why clean energy is so much cheaper now than 20 yrs ago if someone has a source on that www.minnpost.com/politics-pol...
Apocalypse not now? Understanding how the Big Beautiful Bill unsettles Minnesota’s clean energy goals - MinnPost
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act accelerates the end of Biden-era tax cuts for solar and wind, putting many projects into question.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Back on Bluesky because @rlyrealmattblake.bsky.social joined. Give Matt a follow to keep up with state government news!
After finding a “kernel” of information as news breaks, "people are going to take it and then spin the yarn they want out of it,” said Larry Jacobs, a public opinion, elections and public policy researcher.
Check out this clarifying story by me and @shadib.bsky.social for @minnpost.bsky.social.
Check out this clarifying story by me and @shadib.bsky.social for @minnpost.bsky.social.
Demystifying Vance Boelter’s unremarkable tenure on state board
Those who served with him have little recollection of suspected murderer’s time on the nonpartisan Governor's Workforce Development Board.
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June 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
After finding a “kernel” of information as news breaks, "people are going to take it and then spin the yarn they want out of it,” said Larry Jacobs, a public opinion, elections and public policy researcher.
Check out this clarifying story by me and @shadib.bsky.social for @minnpost.bsky.social.
Check out this clarifying story by me and @shadib.bsky.social for @minnpost.bsky.social.
The trash saga continues. Shout out to @pmajerle.bsky.social for the photo on this one 🫡
And here's the article that @winterkeefer.bsky.social wrote about the garbage situation in St. Paul. Look at that lead image!
St. Paul mayor’s veto timing prevents a City Council override again
Right as the clock ran out, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter blocked council action to pause a zoning decision.
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April 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The trash saga continues. Shout out to @pmajerle.bsky.social for the photo on this one 🫡
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Only slight clarification is that the job being bizarre, specific, and difficult (and short term) is part of what drew me to it! AND I also know there are others better fit to fill it long-term.
Really appreciate @winterkeefer.bsky.social's coverage! www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/0...
Really appreciate @winterkeefer.bsky.social's coverage! www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/0...
Housing issues motivate interim St. Paul council member Privratsky
Meet Matt Privratsky, who Mayor Melvin Carter appointed to serve until the Aug. 12 special election to fill Mitra Jalali’s Ward 4 seat.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Only slight clarification is that the job being bizarre, specific, and difficult (and short term) is part of what drew me to it! AND I also know there are others better fit to fill it long-term.
Really appreciate @winterkeefer.bsky.social's coverage! www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/0...
Really appreciate @winterkeefer.bsky.social's coverage! www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/0...
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The word “shame” echoed through the 24-story atrium of the Hennepin County Government Center Tuesday afternoon as up to over 100 sit-in protestors gathered to decry ICE presence in county buildings, including courthouses and jails. buff.ly/0opvcEP
Attorneys urge Hennepin County, judges to protect clients from ICE
Protestors want a new policy that would make county buildings safe from federal immigration enforcement agents.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The word “shame” echoed through the 24-story atrium of the Hennepin County Government Center Tuesday afternoon as up to over 100 sit-in protestors gathered to decry ICE presence in county buildings, including courthouses and jails. buff.ly/0opvcEP
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Soup for my family
February 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Soup for my family
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Viewers have flagged at least three ad mixups involving candidates or organizations in the state in recent years — a goofy phenomenon that experts say has minimal impact outside of being, frankly, embarrassing. buff.ly/4biV1Un
Why photos of cities in other states are mistakenly used in ads
Simple production errors are likely to blame for at least three screwups involving Minnesota candidates or organizations in recent years.
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February 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Viewers have flagged at least three ad mixups involving candidates or organizations in the state in recent years — a goofy phenomenon that experts say has minimal impact outside of being, frankly, embarrassing. buff.ly/4biV1Un
@deannapistono.bsky.social has such a great voice for radio. 🙌 Check out her story
I also do a bit of audio reporting sometimes @minnpost.bsky.social and was lucky to be able to share one family's story here:
Meal delivery for Twin Cities chronically and critically ill
Fair Table and Open Arms are delivering meals to people with pre-diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and/or those pregnant or postpartum.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
@deannapistono.bsky.social has such a great voice for radio. 🙌 Check out her story
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New article up on @minnpost.bsky.social today - many thanks to all who spoke with me and shared their insights, especially in these, to put it as diplomatically as I can, uncertain times.
Uncertainty over federal funds has Minnesota nonprofits on edge
Minnesota nonprofits are thinking ahead, reaching out to non-governmental funders and considering where expenses can be cut.
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February 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New article up on @minnpost.bsky.social today - many thanks to all who spoke with me and shared their insights, especially in these, to put it as diplomatically as I can, uncertain times.
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Free MinnPost Social: Minnesota in the New Trump Administration
Ana Radelat and Winter Keefer unpack what's happened (and might be yet to come) and how these changes impact the lives of Minnesotans.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Thanks, @lindsayinmpls.bsky.social for your insight on this topic. Federal funding to cities impacts every aspect of our daily lives. Read more about the potential impact of cuts in this story.
Thanks to @winterkeefer.bsky.social & @minnpost.bsky.social for sharing about federal funding impacts to Saint Paul: “I don't know if the average person knows how much federal funding impacts their daily life — the roads that we drive on, or the emergency personnel” www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/0...
With federal funds at risk, Minneapolis and St. Paul brace for cuts
Officials say they were caught off guard by the breadth of a January order — later blocked by a federal judge — intended to shut off grants.
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February 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Thanks, @lindsayinmpls.bsky.social for your insight on this topic. Federal funding to cities impacts every aspect of our daily lives. Read more about the potential impact of cuts in this story.
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A policy protecting immigrants in “sensitive zones,” including schools, was rescinded under the new Trump administration. Here’s a look at the policies and practices Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools have in place. buff.ly/4gerMmw
Minneapolis, St. Paul schools are preparing for possible ICE raids
A policy protecting immigrants in “sensitive zones,” including schools, has been rescinded under new policy from the Trump administration.
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January 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A policy protecting immigrants in “sensitive zones,” including schools, was rescinded under the new Trump administration. Here’s a look at the policies and practices Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools have in place. buff.ly/4gerMmw
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Four months after the City Council council approved a $1.5 million grant that was contested by the mayor and staff, Agate Housing has confirmed it will no longer move forward with renovations. buff.ly/4he9Mdn
Minneapolis shelter won't move forward with City Council funds
Four months after a grant to Agate Housing was contested by the mayor and staff, plans have been called off.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Four months after the City Council council approved a $1.5 million grant that was contested by the mayor and staff, Agate Housing has confirmed it will no longer move forward with renovations. buff.ly/4he9Mdn
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Fact Brief: Did Minneapolis end 2024 with more police than it started with for the first time in five years? buff.ly/4gkdFw1
Did Minneapolis end 2024 with more police than it started with?
Police retirements and reduced interest in careers in law enforcement have been a factor for major U.S. cities struggling with staffing.
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January 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Fact Brief: Did Minneapolis end 2024 with more police than it started with for the first time in five years? buff.ly/4gkdFw1
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In this week’s D.C. Memo:
• Trump Justice Department threatens to prosecute ‘sanctuary’ jurisdiction officials in Minnesota
• Hegseth clears key vote on his way to confirmation
• Your questions and comments; and more buff.ly/42tjWSW
• Trump Justice Department threatens to prosecute ‘sanctuary’ jurisdiction officials in Minnesota
• Hegseth clears key vote on his way to confirmation
• Your questions and comments; and more buff.ly/42tjWSW
Trump officials threaten prosecution of Minnesota officials
Plus: Pete Hegseth clears key U.S. Senate vote on his way to confirmation despite new abuse claims from ex sister-in-law.
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January 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In this week’s D.C. Memo:
• Trump Justice Department threatens to prosecute ‘sanctuary’ jurisdiction officials in Minnesota
• Hegseth clears key vote on his way to confirmation
• Your questions and comments; and more buff.ly/42tjWSW
• Trump Justice Department threatens to prosecute ‘sanctuary’ jurisdiction officials in Minnesota
• Hegseth clears key vote on his way to confirmation
• Your questions and comments; and more buff.ly/42tjWSW
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Fact Brief: Was one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons a Minnesotan? buff.ly/42sTuJ1
Was one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons a Minnesotan?
The key to answering that question is Dave Arneson, who was born in Hennepin County and attended the University of Minnesota.
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January 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Fact Brief: Was one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons a Minnesotan? buff.ly/42sTuJ1
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St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali will take a leave of office on Feb. 5, and then resign. Ward 4 needs a temporary fill-in, and then a special election. Interested? www.twincities.com/2025/01/24/s...
St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali to step down Feb. 5
The city council will choose new leadership next week and appoint an interim council member.
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January 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali will take a leave of office on Feb. 5, and then resign. Ward 4 needs a temporary fill-in, and then a special election. Interested? www.twincities.com/2025/01/24/s...
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Last week, a judge dismissed a lawsuit that had temporarily blocked projects allowable under the city’s comprehensive plan. Now that roadblock is gone. buff.ly/3ElZCZm
What does the end of Minneapolis 2040 lawsuit mean for housing?
After a judge dismissed a suit that had temporarily blocked projects allowable under the comprehensive plan, a key roadblock is gone.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Last week, a judge dismissed a lawsuit that had temporarily blocked projects allowable under the city’s comprehensive plan. Now that roadblock is gone. buff.ly/3ElZCZm
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushed back Thursday on Trump administration plans to review a newly negotiated police-reform agreement with the city: “Regardless of the Trump administration’s announcement, we will be moving forward with the terms outlined in the consent decree.” buff.ly/3Eb8PE8
Trump threatens Minneapolis police agreement; Frey pushes back
President Trump’s new civil rights division head issued a memo that puts the implementation of the Minneapolis consent decree in question.
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January 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushed back Thursday on Trump administration plans to review a newly negotiated police-reform agreement with the city: “Regardless of the Trump administration’s announcement, we will be moving forward with the terms outlined in the consent decree.” buff.ly/3Eb8PE8
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It’s entirely possible to improve transit performance through downtown, while also making Nicollet more attractive and vital. But without more specific plans in place, it’s hard to say whether the change would be an improvement. buff.ly/4aIk5UJ
For new life, Nicollet Mall needs bikes and other wheeled visitors
It’s possible to reroute buses and make the much-discussed downtown Minneapolis avenue more vibrant, but it won’t be easy or inexpensive.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It’s entirely possible to improve transit performance through downtown, while also making Nicollet more attractive and vital. But without more specific plans in place, it’s hard to say whether the change would be an improvement. buff.ly/4aIk5UJ
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Lost in a holiday haze, St. Paul left citizens hanging on which version of the budget ultimately made it into the new year — one that included the mayor’s line-item vetoes or the City Council’s version with a veto override. buff.ly/4j64TnU
St. Paul council and mayor still at odds over the city’s 2025 budget
Officials debate which version is valid — one that included the mayor’s line-item vetoes or the council’s version with a veto override.
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January 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Lost in a holiday haze, St. Paul left citizens hanging on which version of the budget ultimately made it into the new year — one that included the mayor’s line-item vetoes or the City Council’s version with a veto override. buff.ly/4j64TnU
Happy New Year, Bluesky! This year I swear I’m going to try to post on here more.
Lots to look back at in Minneapolis going into the new year, including all of the vetoes by Mayor Jacob Frey:
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Lots to look back at in Minneapolis going into the new year, including all of the vetoes by Mayor Jacob Frey:
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Looking back at Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s 2024 veto efforts
The mayor used his veto power eight times in 2024, which was a record one-year number during his tenure. Four of those vetoes were overridden.
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January 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy New Year, Bluesky! This year I swear I’m going to try to post on here more.
Lots to look back at in Minneapolis going into the new year, including all of the vetoes by Mayor Jacob Frey:
www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/0...
Lots to look back at in Minneapolis going into the new year, including all of the vetoes by Mayor Jacob Frey:
www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/0...
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New story up on @minnpost.bsky.social about a panel from the Minnesota Justice Research Center's Re-Imagining Justice Conference called 'It's Time to End Slavery in Minnesota.'
‘Yesterday, you could take my labor’: Justice system wages at issue
Panelists at Re-Imaging Justice Conference seek fair compensation and recognition for incarcerated workers in Minnesota's prison system.
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November 20, 2024 at 5:53 PM
New story up on @minnpost.bsky.social about a panel from the Minnesota Justice Research Center's Re-Imagining Justice Conference called 'It's Time to End Slavery in Minnesota.'