Curtis GilbertAs we reported this morning, writing a computer algorithm to count ranked-choice ballots isn’t exactly rocket science. It’s intro-level computer science. It turns out that there are way more interesting things you can do with the data file Minneapolis released last week showing all the votes in the Minneapolis mayor’s race. Things like this. That’s Read more →
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Calls for medical help make up an increasing share of the Minneapolis Fire Department’s work load, according to its annual statistical report. The department received nearly 2,000 more calls for emergency medical service than it got in 2011 — an increase of 5 percent. Since 2003, EMS calls have risen 13 percent. But while medical Read more →