Tag: Met Council
Metro Transit proposes January closure for ill-fated Northstar Commuter Rail
A commuter train heavily criticized for its dwindling ridership and seven-figure operating losses will offer its last trip next January, according to a timeline...
Washington County ‘prioritized’ registration of ‘BIPOC,’ ‘LGBTQ+’ residents for community event
Washington County hosted a kayaking event this spring where registration was "prioritized" for people of certain races and sexual orientations.
“Registration is prioritized for Washington...
Met Council grilled after another Southwest light rail audit: ‘It’s like...
The latest Southwest light rail report from the Office of the Legislator Auditor (OLA) found that even as the decade-long project nears completion, its...
Legislator says ‘taxpayers will be on the hook’ for Southwest light...
The Metropolitan Council announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with Hennepin County to pay for the remaining cost overruns on the Southwest...
State to metro businesses: Begin implementing sales tax increase Oct. 1
Twin Cities area business owners who’ve checked their mailboxes over the last few weeks are likely to have received a letter from the Minnesota...
Met Council derided as ‘agency gone rogue’ after latest Southwest light...
Legislators from both sides of the political aisle took turns putting the Metropolitan Council on blast Wednesday morning during a presentation of the Office of the...
New report on Southwest light rail project will focus on Met...
The Office of the Legislative Auditor will release the second of two program evaluation reports as part of its 2023 audit of the Southwest light rail project...
Legislators look to take Met Council power out of governor’s hands
For the better part of the last two decades Rep. Frank Hornstein, a self-admitted progressive DFLer from Minneapolis, has been pushing proposed legislation that would...
Senator calls for abolishing Met Council
Minnesota Sen. Mark Koran called for abolishing the Metropolitan Council, whose members are entirely unelected, in response to a damning new report issued Wednesday...
Report: Met Council wasn’t transparent about Southwest light rail costs, delays
The Office of the Legislative Auditor said in a new report that the Metropolitan Council was not fully transparent with the public about significant...