Budget revisions a starting point for policing cuts
The city of Minneapolis still needs to make nearly $100 million in budget cuts to account for revenue lost amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the mayor and City Council are unlikely to meet that figure...
View ArticleMinneapolis to launch online coronavirus dashboard
The city of Minneapolis will begin posting daily updates this week on how many residents have tested positive for the coronavirus and the number of hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19, the...
View ArticleCity of Minneapolis is in ‘dire financial position’
Minneapolis is currently in a “dire financial position,” according to Mayor Jacob Frey, with the city’s external revenue expected to drop this year between 7% and 15% — by roughly $100 million to $200...
View ArticleCity to reopen Nicollet at Kmart site
The City of Minneapolis appears to have cleared the final hurdle in its decades-long quest to reopen Nicollet Avenue at Lake Street. City staff has negotiated an agreement to buy out the lease of the...
View ArticleEnergy disclosure ordinances near passage
The Minneapolis City Council appears set to pass a pair of ordinances that would mandate the disclosure of utility costs to prospective apartment renters and efficiency information to prospective home...
View ArticleMinneapolis could require affordable units in new development
New multi-family residential projects built anywhere in Minneapolis would be required to include some units priced below the market rate if the City Council acts on the recommendation of a national...
View ArticleOfficial withdraws ‘Wedge Live’ claim
A Minneapolis official withdrew her claim to the name of a popular blog earlier this month, after backlash on social media. Carol Becker had filed to claim the name “Wedge Live” with the Minnesota...
View ArticleSeeking more oversight of police, council members eye charter amendment
Voters may have a chance this fall to change a system that gives the Minneapolis mayor near-total authority over the police department. City Council Member Cam Gordon gave notice June 29 that he plans...
View ArticleMinneapolis updates body camera policy
Minneapolis police officers must activate their body cameras at least two blocks away from the location of any calls for service, per an updated policy city leaders announced Wednesday. Officers must...
View ArticleIncumbent Warsame wins in Ward 6
Incumbent City Council Member Abdi Warsame is the unofficial winner in the Ward 6 race. Warsame earned 3,629 first-choice votes of 7,234 total votes cast for the office (50.2 percent). Challenger...
View ArticleSchroeder defeats incumbent Quincy in Ward 11
Jeremy Schroeder has been named the unofficial winner in the Ward 11 City Council race. Schroeder defeated two-term incumbent Ward 11 City Council Member John Quincy by 776 votes in the second round of...
View ArticleOfficials lay out plans to combat sex trafficking at Super Bowl
Local officials on Wednesday laid out plans to prevent and disrupt sex trafficking during the Super Bowl week and beyond. During the game week, law enforcement agencies plan on continuing efforts to...
View ArticleMoving out of the background on public safety
Linea Palmisano said she used to prefer a “support” role to her colleagues on the City Council when it came to matters of public safety in Minneapolis, mindful of the fact that Ward 13 neighborhoods...
View ArticleQuincy touts citywide accomplishments in Ward 11 campaign
John Quincy touts the Working Families Agenda, new small business programs and infrastructure improvements when highlighting his accomplishments as the Ward 11 City Council member. He’s hoping those...
View ArticleEnergy disclosure ordinances near passage
The Minneapolis City Council appears set to pass a pair of ordinances that would mandate the disclosure of utility costs to prospective apartment renters and efficiency information to prospective home...
View ArticleMinneapolis could require affordable units in new development
New multi-family residential projects built anywhere in Minneapolis would be required to include some units priced below the market rate if the City Council acts on the recommendation of a national...
View ArticleOfficial withdraws ‘Wedge Live’ claim
A Minneapolis official withdrew her claim to the name of a popular blog earlier this month, after backlash on social media. Carol Becker had filed to claim the name “Wedge Live” with the Minnesota...
View ArticleSeeking more oversight of police, council members eye charter amendment
Voters may have a chance this fall to change a system that gives the Minneapolis mayor near-total authority over the police department. City Council Member Cam Gordon gave notice June 29 that he plans...
View ArticleMinneapolis updates body camera policy
Minneapolis police officers must activate their body cameras at least two blocks away from the location of any calls for service, per an updated policy city leaders announced Wednesday. Officers must...
View ArticleIncumbent Warsame wins in Ward 6
Incumbent City Council Member Abdi Warsame is the unofficial winner in the Ward 6 race. Warsame earned 3,629 first-choice votes of 7,234 total votes cast for the office (50.2 percent). Challenger...
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