3+ week, 4+ day ago   (479+ words) Minneapolis and St. Paul mayors have proposed budgets that include property tax increases and service cuts. St. Paul’s proposed budget would raise property taxes by 6.8% while Minneapolis is looking at an 11.3% hike. City councils in both cities will negotiate and…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (683+ words) As negotiations over next year's city of Cincinnati budget nears an end, members of Cincinnati City Council are putting funding requests for arts, kids, advocacy groups and reparations on the table. Some requests won support from several council members, who…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (306+ words) Roughly 100 days into her administration, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her is looking for a new No. 2 (or maybe a new No. 4?) following the departure of one of her four assistant mayors. Jodi Pfarr resigned from City Hall late last month…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (533+ words) The Minneapolis City Council's Committee of Whole approved an ordinance extending the eviction notice period by 15 days. A previous effort to extend the eviction notice period was vetoed by Mayor Frey earlier this year. The measure now moves to the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (391+ words) The St. Paul City Council unanimously passed a new ordinance aimed at strengthening the separation between the city and federal immigration enforcement. The city has maintained a separation ordinance since 2004 and says the new policy adds another layer of protection…...