Stephanie HemphillA city finance official says Minneapolis should face no problems borrowing money after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the city’s rating.
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MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities
Archives for July 2013
Dan Olson
Were all those city subsidies over the past three decades designed to kick start downtown revitalization necessary? Would a strategy built around ice cream shops have worked just as well? Read more →
Curtis GilbertThe credit rating agency Moody’s says Minneapolis no longer qualifies for its top score — Aaa. Yesterday Moody’s downgraded the city one notch to Aa1. While Aa1 is still considered a good score, the downgrade could make it more expensive for Minneapolis to borrow money. Moody’s warned the city in April that a downgrade was Read more →
The candidates for mayor of Minneapolis are clashing over a proposal that would allow the city to replace Xcel Energy with a new city-run electric utility. Read more →
Candidates running for mayor of Minnesota’s two largest cities can file to put their names on the November ballot starting Tuesday. Read more →
Sasha Aslanian
With Minnesota’s first same-sex weddings set for Thursday, supporters and opponents of the new marriage law are busy on very different tracks. Advocates want things to go smoothly on the first day. Businesses that don’t want to serve gay and lesbian weddings continue to look at whether they legally can say no. Read more →
Jon CollinsMinneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau has placed two police officers on administrative leave and ordered an internal affairs investigation following unidentified allegations against the officers. Read more →
Minneapolis planners want the new bike boulevards to serve as a gateway for people who are intimidated by riding on streets with heavy car traffic. Read more →
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has appointed an ombudsman to represent the city’s interests as the state takes over responsibility for inspecting restaurants, hotels and swimming pools. Read more →
Trisha Volpe
10-year-old Devin Meldahl was buried alive. That statement is enough to make anyone shudder. But that’s exactly what happened – and Devin lived to tell the story. It happened May 22, while Devin was on a fossil hunting field trip to Lilydale Regional Park. He was one of about 50 fourth-grade students from Peter Hobart Read more →