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Minnesota railroads share in $2.4 billion value of federal transportation improvement grants

The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to assist pay for 122 projects nationwide with greater than half of the cash going to smaller railroads, including in Minnesota. The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad...

Historic Justus Ramsey House finds latest home at Minnesota Transportation Museum

The historic Justus Ramsey House could have found a brand new home in St. Paul. The small limestone residence, erected for the brother of territorial governor Alexander Ramsey, had stood for roughly 170 years off Walnut Street, at what's now...

Recent sales tax increase funds transportation, housing

The spike in inflation over the past 12 months has made the price of fuel and groceries even dearer. And that quantity just went up a bit higher with the recent one percent sales tax increase in Anoka, Carver,...

Changes to Open Streets show need for ongoing funding, in addition to a shift in priorities for transportation advocates

There’s confusion about what exactly happened to finish the partnership between Public Works and Our Streets Minneapolis, and specifically about whether or not the choice was “mutual.” It seems the reply is complicated. MinnPost photo by Bill Lindeke Almost since its...

State transportation budget renews cyclists’ hopes of Midtown Greenway-St. Paul connection

There has at all times been a dream, a minimum of because the Greenway was prolonged to the river in 2006, that someday cyclists and pedestrians could cross the Short Line bridge after they got here to it. Midtown Greenway...

Did the Minnesota Department of Transportation put up Taylor Swift-inspired safety messages on highways during her visit?

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. Enroll for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. In celebration of Taylor Swift’s Minneapolis performances on June...

Seven transportation policy changes of the 2023 Minnesota legislative session you may have missed

The omnibus laws made long-overdue bicycle policy changes, aligning state law with common sense. MinnPost photo by Corey Anderson A lot happened so quickly in the course of the state legislative session, it was difficult to maintain track. An enormous surplus,...

Minnesota must do more to scale back transportation carbon emissions

Creative Commons/Ron Cogswell In 2023, Minnesota has taken vital steps to scale back greenhouse gas emissions and address the climate crisis, including nation-leading laws to realize 100% clean energy by 2040. Nevertheless, state leaders are failing to deal with the...

DFL transportation deal includes tying gas tax to inflation, adding recent 50-cent delivery fee, metro sales tax

Minneapolis DFLers Sen. Scott Dibble and Rep. Frank Hornstein, chairs of the Legislature's conference committee on transportation, confer the weekend before the expected adjournment of the legislative session. Peter Callaghan | MinnPost A House-Senate conference committee has finally reached a deal...

Real World Economics: Transportation funding bill hits taxing roadblock

Edward Lotterman One is all the time a bit torn when an elected official you respect tries to unravel an issue you're thinking that essential by advancing a measure you're thinking that mistaken. That is the case with State Sen....
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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...