Backers of a lawsuit to slow down implementation of a sweeping Minneapolis 2040 land use plan have been winning in the courts. They may be about to lose in the
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When Rep. Frank Hornstein proposed creating a task force to look at how to change the structure and makeup of the Met Council, he was aware of the skepticism that
Three new laws that were central to the DFL trifecta’s legislative agenda took effect Jan. 1. Gun-safety laws—including so-called red flag warnings for people at risk of harming themselves or
It is a familiar talking point, mostly for Republican office holders and candidates criticizing the level of taxation in Minnesota: Residents — especially those with higher incomes, or who are
A new code of conduct that is the centerpiece of a legislative push to clean up light rail platforms and trains as well as bus lines in the Twin Cities
It is the kind of news that governors gush over. A consortium covering Minnesota and three neighboring states was one of seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs to be awarded around
The first director of Minnesota’s first recreational marijuana legalization program lasted less than two days. Erin DuPree has asked that Gov. Tim Walz withdraw her appointment to be the director
What does butane have to do with recreational marijuana? And why does the 319-page law that made Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize marijuana ban the home extraction of cannabis
The Met Council has selected a new general manager of Metro Transit, an 11-year-employee named Lesley Kandaras. Kandaras, 43, replaces retiring Wes Kooistra, for whom she served as chief of
How has Minnesota’s new recreational marijuana bill signed into law last week changed the 11-month old hemp-derived edibles and beverage market? Not that much, as it turns out. While it
Three paragraphs in a 300-page omnibus bill has drastically changed the power dynamic between governors and the state Senate. By putting a deadline on when the Senate must confirm a
Minnesota is on the verge of becoming the 23rd state in the U.S. to allow the production, sale and use of marijuana for recreational uses. A House-Senate conference committee Tuesday
The bad prognosis for a Minnesota sports betting bill this year isn’t about odds, it’s about math. DFL sponsors of the bill to allow the state’s casino-owning tribes to offer
As House and Senate tax chairs start to negotiate what is often the final bill of any legislative session, they can take comfort that for the first time in a
A proposal in the Minnesota Legislature to add a quarter-cent sales tax in the seven-county metro area to raise money for affordable housing programs has attracted an unlikely pair of
So much bad news has flowed from the Met Council and its Southwest light rail transit project that a harsh report from the state’s legislative auditor might be seen as
In contrast to the ambitious agenda sweeping through the DFL-controlled House and Senate, there is one bill with broad public interest that will not even receive a hearing before the
When a student at a St. Paul grade school last week asked Gov. Tim Walz why he wanted to be governor, he quickly said: “For this day. For THIS day,”