Minneapolis City Council passes budget that comes with increased property taxes and with criticism from the mayor
More than 70 amendments later, the Minneapolis City Council passed a 2025 budget late Tuesday night. It comes with a property tax hike that that is lower than Mayor Jacob Frey says is needed, and the mayor is critical of the proposal.
Minneapolis City Council urges amnesty for pro-Palestinian protesters at University of Minnesota
Council members narrowly passed a resolution Tuesday urging the U to rescind any discipline in connection with an Oct. 21 protest. Mayor Jacob Frey says he’d veto it.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised budget plan, $68.5 million property tax hike pass first test
It appears the mayor still does not have the votes to get the budget approved by the full City Council, and critics have accused him of trying to buy votes.
Chicago finance, budget committees OK mayor's latest budget package, which includes $68M property tax increase
The City Council is one step closer to approving a 2025 budget, but Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised spending plan is expected to face a very close vote by the council on Friday. A pair of City Council committees on Tuesday gave their approval by razor-thin margins to a $17.
Minneapolis council adopts budget that increases property tax levy 6.8% over 2024
After three days of budget revisions and a whopping 74 amendments, the Minneapolis City Council approved a property tax levy increase of 6.8% — the largest since 2010 — to fund the city budget next year.
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Minneapolis City Council overrides Frey’s historic veto of 2025 budget
Voting to override Frey’s veto were Council Members Robin Wonsley, Jeremiah Ellison, Jamal Osman, Katie Cashman, Jason ...
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Minneapolis City Council changes course on Labor Standards Board, sustaining Frey’s veto
A supermajority passed an ordinance creating the board last month, but two council members changed their positions and ...
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Africa Village seeks developer designation to move forward
The long-debated Africa Village, a cultural mall plan including retail and affordable housing in Cedar-Riverside, waits to move forward under City Council member Jamal Osman. The city still has to ...
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Minneapolis Labor Standards Board on hold after City Council fails to override mayor’s veto
A controversial proposal to establish a Labor Standards Board in Minneapolis is on hold after the City Council failed to ...
Minneapolis City Council fails in bid to override Frey veto of Labor Standards Board
The mayor vetoed the council's initial version, arguing for a version he believed would be more fair to local businesses.
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City Council approves $1.9 billion budget, Frey vetoes
A lower property tax levy and Latino Business Week funding passed Tuesday night by the Minneapolis City Council as they approved over 70 budget amendments and an approximate $1.9 ...
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Minneapolis City Council vote to override mayor's labor standards board veto fails
Andrea Jenkins, Michael Rainville, LaTrisha Vetaw, Jamal Osman and Linea Palmisano voted no. "Mayor Frey and some members of the City Council sent a clear message to workers today — that they ...
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Minneapolis City Council Changes Course on Labor Standards Board
A supermajority of council members passed an ordinance creating the board last month, but two council members have changed their positions.