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Suburban results: Frethem elected to Ramsey County Commission; Bloomington goes for Busse — and beer
Seven suburbs across Hennepin and Ramsey counties also had mayoral elections Tuesday.
Jessica Lee
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St. Paul vote hailed as endorsement of city’s direction
On Tuesday, St. Paul voters favored the city’s coordinated trash system by nearly a 2-to-1 margin while also re-electing five City Council incumbents.
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Latest 911 data reveal thousands of calls lingering in Minneapolis’ emergency response system
As the Minneapolis City Council prepares to finalize the city’s budget, the data are expected to be part of the debate over police staffing.
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From trash to taprooms, a rundown of (pretty much) everything on the ballot in the 2019 election
On Tuesday, voters across the Twin Cities will be weighing in on several ballot measures while also choosing mayors and City Council members in several cities.
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The special election for Ramsey County commissioner is (almost) all about the Rice Creek Commons project
Nicole Frethem and former state Rep. Randy Jessup are running for board’s District 1 seat.
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How Hennepin County’s new body-camera plan for sheriff’s deputies will work
The sheriff’s office says it will launch the first phase of the body camera use this year. Before January 2020, it wants to outfit 148 deputies with the technology across various divisions.
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Hennepin County weighs cuts to senior services and food shelves
The cuts come amid increase strain on the county’s human services budget.
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‘Inclusionary zoning’ is supposed to increase affordable housing. Critics say it could do the opposite in Minneapolis
On Wednesday, partly in response to developers’ concerns, the research firm working for the city of Minneapolis released revised recommendations for the proposed policy.
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Hennepin County looks at expanding shelter options to address growing homeless populations
Though the number of families seeking emergency shelter in Hennepin County has decreased, other groups — such as single women — face a shortage of beds.
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Meet the research outfit behind the city of Minneapolis’ big equity efforts
The University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, better known as CURA, is not your typical academic operation, content to provide data and agnostic about how the information is used. CURA wants to change things.
