Due to health and age, the 75-year-old Sengupta is looking for someone else to carry on the work at his iconic Prospect Park pharmacy, Schneider Drug. No one will be able to carry it on in the same way.
Politics + Public Policy
Land-value taxation would mean taxing land separately — and at a higher rate — than the buildings and other improvements that sit on top of that land.
There is some common ground between House and Senate leaders on rural Minnesota, but sharp differences on taxes and education
Now several high-powered real-estate groups are vying to fill the Washington Avenue site with massive towers.
New congressman tackles economy, health care.
In a word: maybe, thanks to a section in the recently-passed federal spending bill that has raised questions about the feds' share of the bill for the light rail project.
Tale Of Two Budget Hearings: Minneapolis’ Council Meeting Marked By Controversy, St. Paul’s By Speed
On Wednesday, both St. Paul and Minneapolis approved operating budgets and property tax levy increases for 2015 — though not without drama in the case of Minneapolis.
“This is greatly improved territory, but there’s always going to be challenges,” said Gov. Mark Dayton. “There will be plenty of ideas for use of this money.”
The bridge has drawn objections from the Minneapolis park board, which would prefer that a shallow tunnel be built for light rail trains to travel beneath the Kenilworth Channel.
The latest effort to peel back the state’s ban on Sunday liquor sales will focus on passing legislation that would allow local governments to decide if stores can sell booze on Sunday.
Concerns over environmental impact, lax regulations on display in New York Times feature.
Officially, Minneapolis' new rules governing food and alcohol at neighborhood restaurants don't go into effect until Jan. 16, 2015. In practical terms, says the city, they already are.
The preservation of landmark buildings is dictated as much by what we see through as what we see.
The numbers raise several challenges for state and local government: how to make sure the skills held by retirees doesn’t go out the door with them, and how to attract and retain younger workers.
The state Legislative Auditor found problems with controls over marketing costs and collection of receipts.
Credit the power of incumbency — and Gov. Mark Dayton's somewhat surprisingly healthy relationship with local business leaders — for the lack of spending so far by some prominent groups.
A group seeking to repeal Minneapolis' 70/30 law governing food-to-alcohol sales for neighborhood restaurants says the rule is a serious problem — and becoming a bigger one.
The promises were among those delivered Tuesday in response to requests from the Equity Commitments Coalition for Metro-wide Transportation.