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Appetite for Change senior engagement officer Princess Titus loads boxes onto a cart to load onto Shipt drivers’ cars in Falcon Heights on Sept. 25. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
More than 2,300 boxes have gone out since the latest deal with Shipt started in June, almost two-thirds of the goal to provide 42,000 meals, or 3,640 boxes, by December. Appetite for Change typically spends about $65 per box, including delivery.
“Our main goal is to have people rethink food,” said Nicole Powell, Community Cooks program manager at Appetite for Change. “We found that a lot of people looking to change their eating habits don’t know where to start.”
Shipt first awarded the program a grant in 2023, which was renewed the following year, as part of its investment in organizations expanding food access.
The planned number of boxes delivered and average cost per box puts the total funding at more than $235,000. But Shipt declined to say how much money it has contributed toward the meal box program.
“We believe that access to healthy food plays a critical role in strengthening communities at large, whether that’s improving student outcomes [or] promoting wellness,” said Khadijah Abdullah, vice president of culture and community at Shipt.
Election Day: What races are experts watching?
Municipal election day is Tuesday as elections are held for Minneapolis and St. Paul mayor. Senate seats are up for grabs, and several city council seats are at stake. Which races are political experts watching? FOX 9’s Soyoung Kim has the details.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Experts say there is a lot at stake in the Minneapolis and St. Paul mayoral races. They are also watching special elections for state senate vacancies closely.
Contests to watch
Big picture view:
Some people might be wondering if the federal government shutdown will have any impact on Tuesday’s election in Minnesota.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said there should be very minimal impacts.
“This is not a federal election year. There are no U.S. House or U.S. Senator or presidential contests. So, they really are locally crafted, locally run elections by your cities and counties. So, I think it’s a blessing that we’ll mostly be shielded from those impacts,” said Simon.
“It’s really these local issues that are tending to dominate the discussion, and not so much the shutdown. When it comes to these mayoral races, city council races, so for now, at least, we seem to be shielded from the brunt of that. We have a very bottom-up system, not a top-down system in Minnesota for elections. It’s intentionally decentralized. It’s spread out across thousands of places across the state who do this. It’s your friends and neighbors who are counting the ballots. That goes in the even years as well. That’s a system that’s served us well. It’s locally controlled.”
Local perspective:
Political analyst Blois Olson said the Minneapolis mayoral contest is gaining national attention. It is a crowded field with a total of 15 candidates on the ballot.
“Omar Fateh, a senator, a democratic socialist, similar to New York, where you have a democratic socialist. Incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey is trying to win a third term, which is always tough. Yesterday, Governor Walz did rally for Mayor Frey. Today, Ilhan Omar will do a rally for Senator Fateh,” said Olson.
“It’s ranked-choice voting, too, which adds a curveball. I think it’s going to be tough to beat Mayor Frey in ranked choice if you are Omar Fateh. That doesn’t mean another candidate like a Jazz Hampton or DeWayne Davis couldn’t come through on the second or third vote count.”
Experts are also watching the St. Paul mayoral race closely, which has five candidates, including incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter.
“Kaohly Her, the state Rep. got in late to the race, but Mayor Carter’s got a lot of challenges in St. Paul, including downtown. There’s a lot of people who just don’t think he’s got the right vision or the right energy. Not that he’s been a bad mayor, but he wants some sort of new idea,” said Olson.
Minneapolis and St. Paul use ranked-choice voting for local offices. Voters can choose multiple candidates and rank them in order of preference. In Minneapolis, voters can select up to three options. In St. Paul, voters can rank up to six candidates.
Senate seat vacancies
Olson said he is also watching the margins in the pair of special elections for state senate seats.
“The Bruce Anderson seat out in Buffalo, Delano area, that should go to Republicans, but is the moderate Democrat going to pick up more percentage. It’s also a special election, so you have got to watch that. In Woodbury, margin is another thing we’re watching. Do Republicans make ground on the Nicole Mitchell numbers. Both those seats should stay there, which would keep the Senate 34-33,” said Olson.
What you can do:
To check if there are any contests where you live and for what the rules are, go to MNvotes.gov and type your address.
Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Polls in Minnesota will close at 8 p.m.
The Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, City of Minneapolis, City of St. Paul, FOX 9 political analyst, Associated Press
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