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Minneapolis City Council pushes back against $15M plan to retain, attract new police hires

Minneapolis City Council pushes back against $15M plan to retain, attract new police hires

The Minneapolis City Council’s Budget Committee voted Tuesday to not hear a $15 million plan to offer Minneapolis police officers recruitment and retention bonuses, which the mayor and police chief say will help stem the “exodus” of officers from MPD and help hire new recruits.
by Jon Collins

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Jost's victory completes all-female, highly diverse St. Paul City Council

Jost's victory completes all-female, highly diverse St. Paul City Council

St. Paul officials confirmed civil engineer Saura Jost as the winner of the Ward 3 race, setting up the council to be the city’s youngest and most diverse council ever when it convenes in January.
by Nina Moini

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'Drunk Don's' McDonald's makes long-awaited return to Dinkytown

'Drunk Don's' McDonald's makes long-awaited return to Dinkytown

The McDonald’s located just off the University of Minnesota campus, warmly referred to as “Drunk Don’s” by students, made its triumphant return Tuesday to Dinkytown.
by Carly Berglund

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Major downtown St. Paul intersection closed this week

Major downtown St. Paul intersection closed this week

MnDOT said the closure of the busy intersection adjacent to the Xcel Energy Center is to allow crews to remove the deteriorating red concrete circle at that corner. It’ll be replaced with asphalt.
by Andrew Krueger

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Neighborhood group secures funding for Roof Depot site

Neighborhood group secures funding for Roof Depot site

Community activists in Minneapolis's East Phillips neighborhood have secured the funding they needed to buy the Roof Depot site, and the city has approved the sale.  
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Twin Cities airport set for $242 million in interior renovations

Twin Cities airport set for $242 million in interior renovations

Leaders with the Metropolitan Airports Commission said MSP’s Terminal 1 will undergo renovations in its concourses and 75 gate areas — what officials are calling the largest interior renovation project for gates and concourses since the airport opened in 1962.
by Peter Cox and Kerem Yücel

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