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Minneapolis asks state lawmakers to approve traffic cameras to assist with red-light and speed limit enforcement

Police camera MinnPost file photo by Greta Kaul Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Matt Sepic at MPR News reports Minneapolis city officials are pushing state lawmakers to permit traffic cameras that, if approved, could go up in...

Minnesota lawmakers approved as much as $1 billion for housing. Where is it going?

Amina Deble’s heart breaks each time she visits her elderly aunt or one other Somali-American senior attempting to get by in a cramped, one-bedroom Twin Cities apartment. She likens the housing units she’s seen to small prison cells. “They take...

St. Paul, Ramsey County ask lawmakers to spice up 25 major construction projects, including a juvenile detention facility

Standing along with his back to an out of doors athletic field comprised of weathered astro-turf, Andy Rodriguez put probably the most flattering spin he could muster on the dated baseball and softball facility mostly often known as the...

Wisconsin lawmaker’s lawsuit threatens to place local news outlet under

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Wisconsin state Sen. Cory TomczykFrom The Latest York Times: In northern Wisconsin a neighborhood news outlet is facing backlash, and a lawsuit, after they reported that a Republican state senator...

Cities like Moorhead are planning for more extreme weather. Lawmakers approved $100 million to assist

Moorhead recently accomplished research to model flooding in a changing climate, due to a $75,000 grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. MinnPost photo by Walker Orenstein In a city known for flooding within the spring, when melting snow swells the...

Commuter rail to the Twin Cities’ south suburbs? Minnesota lawmakers lift ‘gag rule’ on studying proposed Dan Patch line

Northstar Commuter Rail trains on the platform of the Goal Field Station within the North Loop neighborhood near downtown Minneapolis. MinnPost photo by Kyle Stokes For the last twenty years, Minnesota law has forbidden state or regional transportation planners from studying...

St. Paul mayor, lawmakers tout big wins for Capital City — and a possible sales tax for roads

Elected officials from in and around St. Paul gathered Wednesday to have a good time a legislative session that delivered lots of of tens of millions of dollars for a wide selection of local projects. St. Paul will get $25...

Minnesota lawmakers update industrial constructing code amid flurry of energy bills

MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan This article was originally published by the Energy News Network. Minnesota would speed up its adoption of economic constructing codes and put latest large buildings on a path toward using 80% less energy by 2036 under...

State lawmakers pays Minneapolis to walk away from Roof Depot site — and concrete farm supporters are declaring victory

East Phillips Neighborhood Institute board members Cassandra Holmes, left, and Dean Dovolis address reporters during a press conference on May 11. MinnPost photo by Kyle Stokes Just just a few weeks ago, the concept of starting an 8-acre indoor farm within...

Why lawmakers finally reached a deal on ‘bonding.’ And what it means for infrastructure in Greater Minnesota

DFL Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic and DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman talk over with reporters on Saturday, May 20, after an agreement on an infrastructure bill that features each money and bonding. Walker Orenstein | MinnPost Mystical things can occur...
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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...