ST. PAUL, Minn. - The black mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, has received racist threats amid a long-simmering dispute over how the city should collect its trash. The letters contained newspaper clippings about the upcoming trash referendum with handwritten notes in black marker. Like previous St. Paul mayors, Carter has a police officer assigned to him for security. Until a year ago, St. Paul residents could choose their own haulers or none at all. Last week, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that even if St. Paul voters reject organized trash collection, the city will have to hold up its end of a five-year contract with haulers.

Source: thestar October 23, 2019 19:21 UTC