The St. Paul ... all women, took their responsibility seriously. In comments at Wednesday's meeting, she didn't name the mayor or any other critic, but said arguments that the council's budget ...

Mitra Jalali, president of the St. Paul City Council for ... Jalali was elected president by her council peers last January following the historic election of an all-women council in November ...

“We were so blown away, we didn’t interview anyone else,” said Ellison, addressing St. Paul ... women of color. At the time of the election, all of them were under the age of 40. Council ...