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.

St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali announced Friday she will step down next month, after one year leading St. Paul’s first all-women council, and six years on the City Council.

“We were so blown away, we didn’t interview anyone else,” said Ellison, addressing St. Paul City Council President Mitra ...

Their swearing-in ceremony officially made St. Paul the first U.S. city of its size — with more 300,000 people living there — to have a city council made up of all women, according to the ...

Some are questioning whether Pam Bakken should serve as a council member while authorities investigate her at-home daycare ...

Tensions flared at a routine South St. Paul City Council meeting as some residents demanded Council Member Pam Bakken resign amid questions about safety at an in-home day care she runs. But a ...

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 ...

Incoming St. Paul city council president Mitra Jalali ... resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. “Rarely, if ever, are women of color in leadership positions allowed to show ...

“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 ...