Uptown building moratorium sparks sharp criticism

Less than a month after the City Council established a six-month moratorium to halt high-rise developments in the Uptown area, many residents remain convinced that the city could have gone further.

At a public hearing Thursday before the Zoning and…

Minneapolis police reform agenda appears headed for approval

A comprehensive police reform agenda that would give citizens more power to hold rogue cops accountable for their actions took a giant step toward passage Thursday in City Hall.

A joint session of the Health, Energy, and Environment and the…

Hutchinson gaining momentum?

Could the Peter Hutchinson gubernatorial campaign finally be showing signs of real traction? I’m told by various sources that the campaign has been breaking its own fundraising records each week and that the number of volunteers has skyrocketed in the…

City Council panel narrowly OKs Dolan appointment

By the slimmest of margins, a key City Council committee on Wednesday approved the nomination of Tim Dolan to lead the Minneapolis Police Department.

The five-member Executive Committee voted 3

Gordon hopes to raise larger issues with Dolan nomination vote

Two days from what could be a pivotal vote on the nomination of Tim Dolan as Minneapolis Police Chief, Cam Gordon on Monday sat in a small room at Matthews Park and did the only thing he could think of…

Fine hires Joe Weber to boost flagging campaign

Fifth District Republican Congressional candidate Alan Fine, whose campaign is reeling from media reports of domestic abuse allegations against him in 1995, has hired Republican campaign strategist Joe Weber.

The other shoe drops

For weeks, local political observers have been anticipating one last, killing revelation that would finally and utterly sink Keith Ellison’s 5th District congressional campaign. Would it be some evidence of womanizing or a damning connection to a terrorist cell or…

City loses an eco-opportunity with taxi cab vote

With its vote Friday lifting the cap on the number of taxi cab licenses, the Minneapolis City Council hopes to increase competition and improve customer service, but one council member says the city “lost an opportunity

Franklin Avenue developer will bring her talents to struggling West Broadway

Seven years ago, Minneapolis officials set out to rebuild the sagging economic fortunes of the city’s four major commercial corridors: Central Avenue Northeast, Franklin Avenue South, East Lake Street, and West Broadway Avenue on the North Side. Today, they can…

Luger’s Republicans

DFLer Andy Luger’s ability to attract the support of some of the state’s most powerful Republicans in his campaign for Hennepin County Attorney speaks volumes for his political skills, but you have to wonder what effect it will have on…