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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Frey jumps into the fray as GOP legislators make issue of crime in Minneapolis, St. Paul
Running against big cities has long been part of GOP election campaigns. It is especially potent when there are no Republicans elected from those cities, as in the case in Minnesota.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law: Know your rights
During a meeting to discuss Minneapolis’ $200 million Upper Harbor Terminal project last month, a confrontation between the meeting’s leaders and members of the media made clear: Not everyone knows about Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law.
Minneapolis considering tractor-trailer parking ban for all city streets
The city currently prohibits commercial vehicles from parking on either side of streets in residential areas, but that leaves some commercial and industrial areas open for truck drivers to park overnight.
Minneapolis council split on how to deal with possibility of two-year terms
Wednesday’s committee meeting will be the first public meeting for council members to address the so-called Kahn rule, the state law that aims to give voters fairer representation on the Minneapolis City Council following a census.
Committee urges delay in planning development of Upper Harbor Terminal
Members of the citizen-led group want to have more time to discuss design aspects of the project — including a first-of-its-kind amphitheater — and how they will affect the city’s north side.
Hennepin County budget boost efforts to address homelessness among women
In December, the board approved a 2020 budget that includes an unprecedented hike in spending on the county’s adult shelter system — an increase that will pay for a new facility exclusively for people who identify as female.
Commission considers proposal to make all Minneapolis elected officials run for two-year terms
The Minneapolis Charter Commission is looking at three scenarios in response to the so-called Kahn rule, which requires the council elections to be held soon after officials redraw ward boundaries reflecting population changes recorded in the census.
St. Paul council members say new term will focus on crime, housing — and listening to critics
The City’s Council members — including the youngest ever, Nelsie Yang — will be sworn in at the Ordway Concert Hall in downtown St. Paul Tuesday evening.
