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$15 Minimum Wage Adopted in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis City Council overwhelmingly passed a city ordinance on Friday which establishes a minimum wage of $15 an hour for businesses...
Minneapolis Releases Draft of $15 Minimum Wage Ordinance
MINNEAPOLIS - On Tuesday, Minneapolis City Council members presented the details of their plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
The...
Twin Cities’ Parks Top in Nation at High Cost to Taxpayers
MINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis and St. Paul have the best parks in the nation, according to the Trust for Public Land.
For the fifth year in...
Hodges Calls For More Resistance in State of the City
MINNEAPOLIS -- “This is our city,” Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges told a small crowd who came to listen to her annual State of the...
All-Gender Bathrooms Coming to Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS - The city of Minneapolis announced this week that it will install all-gender restrooms in all city-owned buildings.
In a press release, city officials...
Minnesota Woman Who Supported Al-Shabab Gets Probation
MINNEAPOLIS - Forty-three-year-old Minnesotan Amina Mohamud Esse was sentenced to five years’ probation Wednesday after aiding efforts for the group Al-Shabab.
Esse admitted to sending...
Judge Blocks Another Trump Executive Order
SAN FRANCISCO -- City officials in Minneapolis and St. Paul can join other cities around the country with a collective sigh of relief.
Late Tuesday,...
Jonathan Honerbrink Announces Candidacy for Minneapolis Mayor
MINNEAPOLIS -- In his first public announcement as a political figure, one local candidate decided to declare his candidacy for mayor of Minneapolis within...
Relax, Minnesota Scores Low On the Stress Meter
MINNEAPOLIS -- Life is good in the State of Minnesota, at least according to the latest study done about stress-free living.
According to Wallethub,...
Supposed Economy Boosting Super Bowl Seeking Volunteers for 2018 Event
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota built U.S. Bank Stadium for two reasons. The Vikings threatened to leave the State if they did not get a new...