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Yes, the race for St. Paul City Council has already started
Five candidates are vying for open seat in Ward 6 and there are two other races in which first-time candidates are challenging long-time incumbents.
Jessica Lee
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Walz appointees promise a kinder, gentler Met Council
Can the Met Council’s new members placate those who, for years, have criticized the regional governing body’s authority and lack of accountability?
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Everything you need to know, for now, about Minneapolis’ Upper Harbor Terminal project
On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council will vote on a massive plan to turn 48 acres of riverfront land into housing, businesses and an outdoor performance venue.
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Minneapolis’ Neighborhoods 2020 plan, explained
A guide to better understand the document — and what it could mean for different parts of Minneapolis.
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He likes big bus: Walz’s budget proposal aims to boost transit
The regional bus system is facing a deficit of more than $53 million over the next two years — and more than $250 million over the next decade, according to state estimates.
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More than 120 people are living at Minneapolis’ ‘navigation center.’ Time is running out to find them permanent housing
Built to address the needs of those who’d been living at the Franklin Hiawatha homeless encampment, the navigation center must close by May 31, when the property owner — the Red Lake Nation — plans to break ground on an affordable housing complex.
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It’s been about a year since a new Minneapolis City Council promised to work well together. Did they?
When Lisa Bender first became City Council president, she individually asked all council members what they wanted from her as their new leader. Every official, she said, had this main request: Let’s just all get along.
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Meet Kassim Busuri, St. Paul’s first Somali-American City Council member
The council and Mayor Melvin Carter have appointed Kassim Busuri to finish the term of Dan Bostrom, who announced his retirement in December.
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New study reveals Minneapolis’ most dangerous streets for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers
A first-of-its-kind report will serve as a guiding document as Minneapolis officials decide where, and to what extent, they should invest in street improvements or boost law enforcement.
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With broad-strokes approach, St. Paul sidesteps 2040 plan controversy
The lack of criticism of St. Paul’s plan is a dramatic departure from the long, heated debate among Minneapolis residents over its 2040 comprehensive plan.