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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

Archives for September 2013

Hodges campaign budget deficit started in March

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert September 21, 2013, 7:50 AM Sep 21, 2013
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Mayoral candidate Betsy Hodges’ campaign has been running a budget deficit for more than half the year, according to an MPR News analysis of campaign finance reports filed earlier this month. The campaigns have reported their fundraising and expenditures through almost the end of August, and those data show Hodges’ campaign has been spending more Read more →

Is St. Paul Macy’s building historic?

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert September 19, 2013, 5:27 PM Sep 19, 2013
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St. Paul city officials are relieved preservationists haven’t yet rushed to the rescue of the downtown Macy’s building. But internal city emails also reveal there’s a case to be made for saving the structure from the wrecking ball. “There are folks who may push to have the building designated historic,” Planning and Economic Development Director Read more →

NYC design firm chosen for Nicollet Mall redo

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar September 19, 2013, 8:00 AM Sep 19, 2013
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A design team led by New York-based James Corner Field Operations has been chosen to give Nicollet Mall a makeover.
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Mpls mayoral candidates divided over whether city needs more police

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert September 19, 2013, 7:17 AM Sep 19, 2013
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The size of the Minneapolis police department is emerging as an issue in the Minneapolis mayor’s race. At a debate Wednesday night at the Minneapolis Club, candidate and former Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew called for an increase in the police force. But Andrew hasn’t decided how many officers he wants to add. “The police Read more →

Minneapolis ranked 8th in energy efficiency

Jon CollinsJon Collins September 18, 2013, 7:47 PM Sep 18, 2013
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An environmental non-profit has ranked the city of Minneapolis eighth in the country for energy efficiency, while offering suggestions to improve the city’s performance. Read more →

Poverty in St. Paul on the rise

Laura YuenLaura Yuen September 18, 2013, 4:38 PM Sep 18, 2013
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Poverty is climbing in St. Paul,  and at a much higher rate than in the rest of the state. In the span of just about one decade — from 1999 to 2010 — 24,000 residents of the city fell into poverty. Today, the total number of St. Paulites living at or below the poverty line Read more →

Star Tribune editor heads to Houston

Martin Moylan September 18, 2013, 12:15 PM Sep 18, 2013
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Star Tribune editor Nancy Barnes is leaving the paper to lead the newsroom of the Houston Chronicle. Publisher Mike Klingensmith says the Star Tribune has begun a search for a replacement, and will consider both internal and external candidates. Barnes has led the Star Tribune’s newsroom for the past six years. In 2013, the paper Read more →

Nicollet Mall design competition close to final selection

Matt SepicMatt Sepic September 17, 2013, 9:48 PM Sep 17, 2013
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Minneapolis civic leaders expect to choose a firm Wednesday that will redesign Nicollet Mall.
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As ammo plant buildings come down, Arden Hills, county seek public input

Nancy LebensNancy Lebens September 16, 2013, 8:25 PM Sep 16, 2013
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Officials are holding another public input session Tuesday night to gather ideas for redeveloping the old Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant.
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Poll: Four-way tie in Minneapolis mayor’s race

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert September 15, 2013, 9:26 AM Sep 15, 2013
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The Minneapolis mayor’s race lacks anything resembling a front-runner, according to the first public poll conducted in the contest. Less than two months before election day, no candidate musters more than a meager 16 percent of first-choice votes, the Star Tribune reports. City Council Member Don Samuels and former Council President Dan Cohen were tied Read more →

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