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The Cities Blog

Cop-suit payouts higher in Minneapolis than Baltimore

The city of Minneapolis paid out more money in police conduct lawsuits and judgments between 2011 and 2014 than the city of Baltimore. There are some caveats.
by Brandt Williams

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New Minneapolis logo: Now with fewer sailboats

New Minneapolis logo: Now with fewer sailboats

The Minneapolis Communications Department has decided the city's 1980s-era logo is outdated and overly complicated. For one thing, it apparently has too many sailboats.
by Curtis Gilbert

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St. Paul saves dilapidated billboard

St. Paul saves dilapidated billboard

A bitterly divided St. Paul City Council voted Wednesday to preserve a dilapidated and disused billboard perched above the Eastern District police station. The billboard, which dates to the 1940s when the building was owned by Hamm’s Brewing, has been blank since 2013. But Council Member Dan Bostrom, whose ward includes the building, sees it…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Mpls. blesses Comcast merger, gets some free cable

Mpls. blesses Comcast merger, gets some free cable

Thirty Minneapolis city buildings will get free basic cable for the next seven years in exchange for the city blessing a Comcast-Time Warner merger.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Are economics behind towing disparities in Minneapolis?

Are economics behind towing disparities in Minneapolis?

Economics may help explain why city contractors didn't tow a single car from southwest Minneapolis during the year's first snow emergency.
by Curtis Gilbert

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St. Paul extended library hours start March 1

Seven St. Paul libraries will be open later on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting March 1, Library Director Kit Hadley told members of the City Council Wednesday.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Number of female Mpls cops drops

One of the most common concerns I heard from people I spoke with for the story which aired yesterday on MPR about female police officers was the stagnant or shrinking number of women in law enforcement.  In April, female officers made up 15 percent of the Minneapolis Police Department.  Today, I received the latest tally,…
by Brandt Williams

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Grant to help Minneapolis check if services equal

Minneapolis has won a grant of up to $2.7 million that the officials will use to evaluate whether the city delivers city services equally. The six-person Minneapolis innovation team will analyze whether core city services are delivered fairly to all residents, regardless of race.
by Curtis Gilbert

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