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7 projects win transit-oriented development funding
Hennepin County rescinded a $300,000 grant for Ackerberg’s MoZaic East.
Read More »Appeals Court: State Defense of Marriage Act constitutional — for now
The ruling said the lower court erred in not fully considering all of the constitutional arguments and ordered a fuller review of the lawsuit's claim that DOMA violates rights to due process, freedom of association and equal protection.
Read More »Hennepin County and Minneapolis still largely on sidelines in stadium push
With a host of issues like light rail ridership and civic pride on the line, Hennepin County officials are keeping their powder dry in the event that they can find an opening to advance a Minnesota Vikings stadium plan.
Read More »Stadium wars: Here comes Minneapolis
Since Gov. Mark Dayton’s administration unveiled its analysis of the risks associated with the proposed Minnesota Vikings stadium site in Arden Hills on Wednesday, opinion has varied as to whether it dealt a fatal blow to the Ramsey County/Vikings plan.
Read More »Former DFL House Speaker up for Hennepin County judgeship
Carruthers, who's name was forwarded on to Gov. Mark Dayton's office for the job this week, served in the Minnesota House from 1987 until 2000, leading the chamber as House Speaker from 1997 to 1998.
Read More »Minnesota counties to pay larger share of sex offender program costs
The cost of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program has grown dramatically in recent years. In 2004 the program for detaining the state’s most dangerous sex offenders cost just $20.4 million. By 2012 that figure is projected to rise above $70 million.
Read More »E-filing in Hennepin and Ramsey Court
What you should know about e-filing
Read More »Kathy Kardell to leave Minnesota Management and Budget
Kathy Kardell, the assistant commissioner for treasury at the Minnesota Department of Management and Budget, is leaving the agency to take a new job with Hennepin County.
Read More »Existing facilities could be exempted from garbage burning, landfill gas ban
Following last week’s introduction of a bill that would scrap municipal garbage burning and landfill gas as renewable energy sources, the chair of a Minnesota House of Representatives panel said existing burners may be exempted from a proposed ban.
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