Mayor, city council clash over $1.5M funding to save downtown homeless shelter
City councilors claim the mayor is retaliating by cutting services in response to the council's decision to fund the Agate Housing facility.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says city-approved funds for homeless shelter don't exist
The city recently approved more than a million dollar grant in an effort to keep a homeless shelter open. But there's one problem: the mayor says that money doesn't exist.
Mayor, staff at odds with Minneapolis City Council over bailout plan for downtown shelter
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told city councilors they should consult city staff on budget matters after they approved a shelter bailout plan
Minneapolis mayor blasts council's 'irresponsible' funding decision for homeless shelter
Mayor Jacob Frey is accusing of the city council of making a “completely irresponsible" funding decision after the council approved $1.5 million in funds to support a homeless shelter.
Minneapolis City Council votes to track homeless encampment evictions
The new ordinance requires city staff to submit quarterly reports covering each eviction, including the number of people impacted, the number of shelter beds available at the time and the number of staff who help clear the camp.
As a Minneapolis homeless shelter hangs by a thread, will the city step in to help?
The City Council voted last week to move $1.5 million from the surplus budgets of multiple city departments to help a 137-bed shelter.
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Police chief lays out ramped-up policing plan after two deadly weekends in downtown Minneapolis
Minneapolis Police are ramping up their presence in downtown this weekend after two deadly incidents. The first was a hit and ...
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Minneapolis City Council passes housing crisis policies as mayor expedites encampment closures
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday took steps to address a "failing" approach to homelessness that council members ...
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Minneapolis City Council has passed a new ordinance that will ensure more oversight of encampment clearings
The Minneapolis City Council has passed a new ordinance that will ensure more oversight of homeless encampment clearings.Now ...
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Minneapolis City Council Takes on Housing, Safety, and Infrastructure Challenges With New Ordinances and Investments
Minneapolis council introduces rental notice ordinance and invests in affordable housing, public safety, and infrastructure ...
Former Council Member Lisa Goodman is back at Minneapolis City Hall
While Minneapolis City Council members went over budget issues on the third floor of the temporary city hall downtown Thursday, two floors up, their former colleague, Lisa Goodman, was settling into a ...
First look at Minneapolis' proposed rules for cannabis businesses
The Minneapolis City Council has released its proposed restrictions on cannabis businesses in the city, as the state moves ...
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Blaine City Council to Weigh in on Proposed Auto Business at Upcoming Public Hearing
Blaine, MN holds a public hearing for the proposed opening of Indoor Auto Sales on Oct 7th at the City Hall Council Chambers.