Health
How Minnesota’s hospitals and clinics are proposing to spend $50 million in state emergency funding
Under the legislation’s guidelines, grants from the emergency fund can cover supplies and space but also staff overtime, hiring or training.
Jessica Lee
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Health
Minnesota companies ramp up production to combat COVID-19
The moves come in response to shortages nationwide. Health care workers say they do not have enough respiratory masks to protect staff, while hospitals say there’s a critical need for more mechanical ventilators.
Health
Hennepin, Ramsey counties approve funding to establish quarantine sites for vulnerable residents
Hennepin County is preparing to negotiate leases with existing buildings to set up isolation rooms for some residents who show signs of COVID-19.
Health
How local health officials across Minnesota are dealing with COVID-19
Though the state of Minnesota is leading the response effort, it’s local officials throughout the state who are responsible for implementing the directives for containing the coronavirus.
Metro
Minneapolis and St. Paul declare states of emergency over COVID-19
Minneapolis announced limitations on bars, restaurants and coffee shops. In St. Paul, parks and libraries closed.
Metro
Minneapolis’ Upper Harbor Terminal request greeted with skepticism by state Senate committee
On Tuesday, city leaders appeared at the state Capitol to ask lawmakers to set aside $20 million in bonding money to help build a music venue that’s key to the city’s plans for the Upper Harbor Terminal redevelopment project.
Metro
Minneapolis’ decision to buy and demolish Minnesota’s last Kmart, explained
From Kmart shoppers’ reactions to the city’s redevelopment plans, here’s what you should know about the agreement — and why it’s happening now.
National
Who Minnesotans voted for in the presidential primary, and why
MinnPost is talking to voters in the Twin Cities area to hear what brought them to the polls.
Metro
Minneapolis council wants legislators to give it more options for adhering to ‘Kahn rule’
What the city’s latest decision could mean for council elections.
Metro
Park commissioners push back on idea for ‘promenade’ over St. Anthony Falls
“For the people who actually live in Minneapolis, we have much bigger priorities,” said Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Commissioner Chris Meyer.
Metro
Minneapolis’ Upper Harbor Terminal project faces another question: Who should co-manage the music venue?
Minneapolis officials want someone to partner with First Avenue to co-own and run the music venue at the massive riverfront project.
Metro
Council member wants members of Upper Harbor Terminal advisory committee to get paid
Minneapolis City Council Member Phillipe Cunningham has faced push back from other council members over his idea to provide a stipend to the 17 members of the advisory committee working on the $200 million Upper Harbor Terminal project.
Metro
Inviting the homeless home: Forest Lake church agrees to host Minnesota’s first tiny house village
Faith Lutheran Church has become the first organization to welcome tiny homes on its property, an option that represents one answer to the state’s ballooning homeless population, supporters say.
State Government
Latest Charter Commission decision makes two-year terms for Minneapolis Council more likely
At its meeting Wednesday, charter commissioners said they want the line-drawing to be finished by April 2022, or roughly a year after federal authorities release 2020 census data.
Metro
Minneapolis bike path’s final segment gets boost in Walz’s bonding plan
The governor’s 2020 proposal for construction projects across the state includes $12.35 million to start work on the final segment of Minneapolis’ 50-mile Grand Rounds trail.
