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Ex-Chief Hennepin County Public Defender Kassius Benson given probation for federal tax evasion
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 month agoKassius Benson, the former Hennepin County chief public defender who resigned amid a federal probe...
Hennepin County Board OKs another $100 million for SWLRT
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHennepin County's share of building the Green Line light-rail extension continues to grow, with commissioners on Tuesday approving another $100 million for the project. The 5-1 vote was the ...
Craft & Crew restaurant group is buying Rogers' Muni bar
Tribune via AOL· 17 hours agoThere are only two municipally run bars still operating in the seven-county metro area, and come this fall, there will only be one. The Muni in Rogers, on the northwestern edge of Hennepin County ...
‘Time to get a better product’: State GOP digs deep after 2022 losses
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMinnesota Republicans find themselves again in the political wilderness after Tuesday's midterm...
Legislative proposal would add fees to Uber rides, Amazon deliveries to fund Minnesota...
Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 27—By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost Minnesota legislators who worry about predicted transportation funding deficits are eyeing several familiar types of transactions to tax, including deliveries ...
Minn. election officials prepare for scrutiny on voting, results
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA small group gathered at the Brooklyn Park Water Treatment plant last week to do the painstaking work of preparing for a statewide election. Local officials fed paper ballots into machines, ...
Meltdown of prominent CPA firm comes amid crisis for Minnesota charter schools
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoAfter Michael Pocrnich was accused of stealing more than $40,000 from one of his charter school clients in 2022, his accounting firm melted down, leaving dozens of Minnesota charter schools ...
Group tasked with reforming Met Council offers lawmakers six options
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA group tasked by the Legislature with reforming the Metropolitan Council will wrap up its work...
Met Council: Funding to plug SWLRT shortfall to be identified by end of year
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Metropolitan Council expects to reveal by the end of the year how it will satisfy a $534 million...
Lawmakers frustrated by delays, cost overruns enlist MnDOT on light rail project
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will assume a bigger role in the Blue Line light...