Two cities, two mayors’ budgets — and now it’s up to two city councils
A tale of two city budgets played out on Thursday, as Minneapolis and St. Paul Mayors Jacob Frey and Melvin Carter announced their list of funding priorities back to back.
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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.
Why there’s a tiny city called Hilltop in the middle of Columbia Heights
At about 1/10th of a square mile, Hilltop is one of Minnesota’s smallest cities.
No kidding: Minneapolis has a low population of children
As a share of the total population, there are fewer kids in Minneapolis than St. Paul, Chicago and New York City.
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.”
The state says pollution contributes to thousands of deaths each year in Minnesota. The hard part: what to do about it
The study also shows that certain groups of Minnesotans — including people of color, the very young, the very old, and those without adequate access to health care — are disproportionately affected by pollution.
How Twin Cities suburbs are trying to address the need for more Section 8 housing
Housing advocates and officials across the metro are boosting efforts to raise awareness of the need for Section 8 housing.
Six months in, Hennepin County Sheriff Hutchinson is focused on the department’s morale — and its brand
“The public wants us to do 21st-century law enforcement,” Hutchinson said. “They want us to buy into this new age of law enforcement.”
What happens after ICE arrests someone in Minnesota
Last week, President Donald Trump announced ICE raids would take place in cities across the U.S., primarily targeting people with previous criminal convictions or deportation orders.
Amazon strike highlights strikingly different takes on working conditions inside Shakopee facility
The rally, which was organized by three Somali-American women, drew well over 100 supporters, including a bevy of elected DFL officeholders, representatives from local labor unions and even Amazon tech workers from Seattle.
Minneapolis officials get an earful about proposed rules on renter screening, security deposits
City Council President Lisa Bender and Council Member Jeremiah Ellison are writing new language based on feedback from landlords, renters and colleagues that followed the release of draft ordinances.
After outcry, committee pauses plan to alter vehicle traffic on Minnehaha Parkway
The move comes in response to criticism of a draft of the Minnehaha Regional Trail Master Plan, which called for new concrete medians at four key intersections.
As St. Paul rolls out restorative justice program for first-time offenders, officials encounter a skeptical public
The program will rely on neighbors volunteering to work through cases, and their job isn’t to decide guilt or innocence but to humanize the criminal justice process.
Your very specific Twin Cities recycling questions, answered
Post-It notes? Lawn signs? Bottle caps of all kinds? Your guide to recycling’s edge cases.
As Minneapolis minimum wage ticks up, city prepares to address more violations
Up to this point, the law hasn’t impacted many employers in Minneapolis, since most already paid rates above the law’s pre-2019 requirements. That changes July 1.
The Minneapolis City Council wants another shot at reining in short-term rentals
Council Member Steve Fletcher said there is broad consensus on the council that Minneapolis needs to update its regulations, even if they haven’t nailed down specifics.
Winslowe Ladybird Neetenbeek has the coolest cat name in Minneapolis — and other revelations from the city’s pet registry
Vying for the best cat names in Minneapolis? Ted Meowsby, Jazzpurr and Winslowe Ladybird Neetenbeek.
What’s behind the epidemic of broken escalators in downtown Minneapolis?
Escalators are an ongoing headache for property owners says Mike Salmen, managing principal of the Twin Cities office of Transwestern. “They’re frequently out of commission,” he says. On the other hand, “stairs don’t usually break.”
