Hennepin County weighs cuts to senior services and food shelves
The cuts come amid increase strain on the county’s human services budget.
Jessica Lee
Reporter Jessica Lee focuses her reporting on covering local government issues in Minneapolis and St. Paul. She can be reached at jlee@minnpost.com, and you can follow her on twitter at @byjlee.
‘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.
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.
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.
Is garbage enough to get upstart candidates elected to the St. Paul City Council?
Every incumbent on the council is being challenged by at least one “Vote No” candidate, many of whom feel the trash-collection controversy reveals the need for fresh blood at City Hall.
More of your Twin Cities transportation questions, answered
From bike-lane etiquette to bus rider complaints, we get the answers to more of your questions about transportation in the Twin Cities.
Readers’ Twin Cities transportation questions, answered
From biking speed limits to declining bus ridership, we get answers to your questions from transportation engineers, city staff and other experts.
Hennepin County looks to address homeless camps along Midtown Greenway
A year after a massive encampment formed at the intersection of Franklin and Hiawatha avenues in Minneapolis, the Greenway community has become one of the most conspicuous signs of homelessness in the Twin Cities.
Five takeaways from Minneapolis’ new plan to boost street safety
Among the proposals included in the plan, known as Vision Zero, is lower speed limits, a new traffic enforcement division, and automated enforcement technology.
Minneapolis officials say they need more time to formulate neighborhood association plan
The city is bringing in researchers from the University of Minnesota to learn about the challenges of neighborhood leaders and to see why others don’t participate in neighborhood groups.
St. Paul’s epic fight over trash collection, explained
A look at what’s at the upcoming ballot measure; what a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ would mean, and why garbage pickup is so controversial in the Capital City.
From WeDo to East Town, why so many neighborhood branding efforts in Minneapolis go up in smoke
A series of initiatives to reimagine areas of Minneapolis have come and gone in recent years, all of which had the same ostensible goal: to attract people to areas whose old names may no longer reflect their new reality.
Why Minneapolis wants to create six ‘cultural districts’ across the city
The City Council wants to help local entrepreneurs thrive in Minneapolis’ most diverse neighborhoods. Less clear is how the efforts from the city will actually spur economic growth while keeping neighborhoods affordable.
Minneapolis holds first public hearing on controversial tenant screening proposals
The City Council’s housing policy and development committee unanimously endorsed the proposed ordinance, a move that sets up a vote by the full council next month.
Minneapolis Council wants to expand wage theft protections to gig workers, independent contractors
The proposal — which would be the first law of its kind in the state — is a sequel to the council’s decision earlier this month to establish similar procedures for traditional employees.
St. Paul’s most competitive council race is focused on crime, development — and bringing a new approach to city hall
Six candidates have filed for the Ward 6 seat formerly occupied by longtime Council Member Dan Bostrom.
From pickleball to pollinators, people have a lot of thoughts about parks in southwest Minneapolis
Turns out that neighborhood leaders and residents have a lot of strong opinions on how, or what, their parks should look like in 20 years.
Why Minneapolis passed a wage-theft ordinance that essentially duplicates state law
Supporters call the new policies necessary considering the pervasiveness of underpayment that disproportionately affects Minnesota’s communities of color and immigrants.
Minneapolis’ ‘inclusionary zoning’ policy takes shape, even as developers cry foul
The city is looking to establish “straightforward and consistent” rules requiring developers to include affordable units as part of all new housing projects. Not everyone is on board.
After ouster, former Hennepin County Sheriff Stanek is retired — but very much leaving the door open to un-retiring
“There’s lots of speculation about what Sheriff Stanek is, or is not, doing.”
