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Minnesota cities tap utility fees to assist fund local clean energy and climate motion

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Greater than 100 projects on tap to receive environmental trust fund dollars

The Minnesota House of Representatives has approved the expenditure of nearly $80 million in state lottery money on greater than 100 environmental projects across the state.  Among the many projects winning support Thursday were $7 million for the University of...

Minneapolis raises utility fees to fund climate plan in first big step toward implementation

Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy will collect an additional $12 per household on average annually, and people additional funds shall be collected by the town starting in January to implement the provisions in its Climate Equity Plan. Photo by Dan...

First grantee of St. Paul’s Inheritance Fund gets down payment, and a small measure of justice

Anthony Bradford speaking in front of the Frogtown house he purchased with assistance from St. Paul’s Inheritance Fund. Behind, from left: Mikeya Griffin of the Rondo Community Land Trust, city housing director Tara Beard, and Mayor Melvin Carter. MinnPost photo...

St. Paul Inheritance Fund welcomes home its first recipient

As an 18-year-old college student experiencing homelessness, Anthony Bradford thought the concept of owning a house was a dream for others to experience. 4 years later, Bradford became the primary recipient of St. Paul’s Inheritance Fund program and on...

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter wants a brand new sales tax to fund road reconstruction. How much does St. Paul already spend on roads,...

Mayor Melvin Carter wants to extend town’s sales tax to lift $1 billion over 20 years, mostly to rebuild 44 miles of St. Paul’s busiest streets. The plan, which works before voters in November, would greater than double the quantity...

Distinguished St. Paul corners are owned by an out-of-state pension fund. Some are bustling. Some are empty.

When management consultant Sherry Johnson co-chaired a neighborhood task force all of the vacant properties on St. Paul’s popular Grand Avenue business corridor, she was shocked to find what number of spaces were owned by the identical out-of-state...

Distinguished corners of St. Paul are owned by an out-of-state pension fund. Some are bustling. Some are empty.

When management consultant Sherry Johnson co-chaired a neighborhood task force all of the vacant properties on St. Paul’s popular Grand Avenue business corridor, she was bowled over to find what number of spaces were owned by the identical...

Did the Minnesota Legislature fund the alternative of all lead pipes within the state?

MinnPost is partnering with Gigafact to provide fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You possibly can submit claims you think that need checking here. Join for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. No.   The bill, House File 24, was signed into...

Gov. Tim Walz signs bipartisan laws to fund alternative of lead service lines on residential properties

Across Minnesota, 1000's of underground service lines that snake from home basement water meters to water mains in the middle of the road are product of lead, a standard but unwelcome contaminant in the case of drinking water. The lines...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...