The controversy is raising questions about who holds power in City Hall and what will become of the city’s Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Department.
The proposed quarter-cent sales tax would raise around $200 million a year with the money being sent in three directions: seven counties, cities and a state rental assistance program.
A Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that despite hardships, a vast majority of transgender adult respondents said they were happier than before they transitioned.
Sixteen organizations are seeking $136.4 million in state funding to construct buildings they say will allow them to do their work more effectively.
Some residents are asking why the city is pursuing affordable housing next to a freeway.
If the Legislature advances all of the 36 proposals, perhaps one-quarter of Minnesotans could see a local sales tax proposal on their ballots soon.
Officials from Hennepin and Ramsey counties shared jurisdictional, legal and staffing concerns about the proposed Transit Safety Intervention Project.
The report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor found the Metropolitan Council committed itself to spending money it did not have, added or changed substantial work after the project was bid, and was not fully transparent.
The mayor says a 1% increase to the sales tax would help the city fix streets and improve parks, but the idea must first get legislative approval before heading to voters.
Damon Chaplin is only the city’s second commissioner in more than 20 years. He said he will be focused on the city’s opioid challenges and health concerns related to homelessness.
The DFL leaders of the House and Senate transportation committees say a change in governance is needed to better serve the region.
Research shows that many CPCs give medically inaccurate information and the risks of that can be tremendous on the health of both the person giving birth and the fetus.
A $1 million award from the federal government will help a Twin Cities HIV/AIDS housing nonprofit serve unhoused Minnesotans with substance use disorder.
City officials hope a loan to a developer with south Minneapolis roots will help stabilize a property that has struggled to maintain tenants during a ‘turbulent’ era.
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority’s Abdi Warsame says its family housing portfolio is so close to being self-sustaining — but first, the agency must slash through a multi-million dollar maintenance backlog.
A Q&A with the head of the nonprofit trying to re-link the historically-Black St. Paul neighborhood. This week, his group won a $2 million federal grant to keep studying the idea.
“Here’s The Truth with Georgia Fort” premiers March 11 on The CW Twin Cities, airing Saturdays at 11 a.m.
An occupation-style protest against tearing down an East Phillips warehouse — and a judge’s last-minute order halting the demolition — were two new twists last week in a drama that’s lasted almost a decade.
Black people in the Twin Cities live on average seven years less than their white counterparts, according to the Urban League Twin Cities’ “State of Black Minnesota” 2021 report.
Several police departments applied to take advantage of the program last year, but since the program began in 2017, fewer than 10 departments have applied for the funding each year.
