A DFL state senator who is currently the subject of an ethics investigation ran his 2020 campaign out of a south Minneapolis location without reporting paying any rent, according to trial testimony and campaign finance filings. A campaign office for Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, was mentioned during a recent trial, and Senate ethics hearing. If Fateh received free rent without reporting it as an-kind contribution, he would be in violation of Minnesota campaign finance rules.
State Sen. Omar Fateh of Minneapolis misled Senate Democratic leaders about his relationship with a man recently convicted of perjury, according to two DFL sources with knowledge of the conversations. Fateh’s brother-in-law and 2020 campaign volunteer Muse Mohamud Mohamed was convicted of lying to a federal grand jury last month, in a case stemming from a federal investigation into ballot fraud during the DFL 2020 primary.
Greta Callahan rallied union members through a strike, but some in the community question whether the fight hurts efforts to secure more funding for schools.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS confirmed the news Wednesday that Ed Graff is stepping down from his position, stating he will not continue with a third term as the district's leader.