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Minneapolis data center pause heads back to City Council

Minneapolis data center pause heads back to City Council

The Business, Housing and Zoning Committee heard from the public for more than an hour Tuesday before voting 5-1 to recommend the moratorium. Supporters said it will give the city time to draft new regulations on data center construction and expansion.
by Harshawn Ratanpal

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Staggered by COVID, St. Paul bets big on ‘creating a new downtown’

Staggered by COVID, St. Paul bets big on ‘creating a new downtown’

With Twin Cities office space increasingly empty post-pandemic, city officials and boosters see an opportunity to turn St. Paul’s empty buildings into condos and apartments and lure a new generation downtown. It’s a big-money gamble.
by Chris Farrell

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Protests follow after 15 Minnesotans charged with anti-ICE conspiracy

Protests follow after 15 Minnesotans charged with anti-ICE conspiracy

Federal officials Tuesday said a grand jury indicted the 15 “for conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers,” and for efforts to allegedly “violently oppose immigration law enforcement.” However, the indictment itself does not allege any specific acts of violence.
by Matt Sepic, Jon Collins and Ellie Roth

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Minneapolis City Council to hear public comments on effort to repeal adult bathhouse ban

Minneapolis City Council to hear public comments on effort to repeal adult bathhouse ban

The council will host two public hearings this week concerning ordinances that would repeal the adult bathhouse ban. They were banned in 1988 during the peak of the AIDS epidemic, but advocates say after nearly 40 years it is time to bring them back.
by Sam Stroozas

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Lions, tigers, and ocelots? In Minnesota? Rural Sandstone is home to a unique sanctuary

Lions, tigers, and ocelots? In Minnesota? Rural Sandstone is home to a unique sanctuary

The Wildcat Sanctuary is 40 acres of rolling hills and woodlands that is home to over 150 wildcats, including lions, tigers, cougars, snow leopards and the oldest living ocelot in human care.
by Noah Bloch

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Report: Minneapolis falling behind meeting goals in policing agreement with state

Report: Minneapolis falling behind meeting goals in policing agreement with state

According to the organization that monitors implementation of the court-enforced agreement on policing between the city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, the city is falling behind in implementing mandated reforms.
by Jon Collins

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New Minneapolis clinic provides safe space for sexual assault exams, outside traditional ER settings

New Minneapolis clinic provides safe space for sexual assault exams, outside traditional ER settings

Southside Community Health Services, which recently opened a clinic on Lake Street in Minneapolis, is offering sex assault exams in a clinic setting, one step in its trauma-informed care.

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