Minneapolis City Council adopts 2025 budget, 6.8% tax levy increase
The Minneapolis City Council on Tuesday night adopted the city's 2025 budget, which is set to increase the property tax levy by about 6.9% over the current year.
St. Paul City Council bucks mayor in passing lower tax increase
Council members urged scrutiny of police spending as Mayor Melvin Carter criticized the council budget as ‘accounting gimmicks.’
St. Paul City Council rejects mayor’s budget compromise, holds tax levy to 5.9%
Despite a last-minute plea from St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and a wide-ranging assembly of city partners, the St. Paul City Council voted 4-2 on Wednesday to reject the mayor’s final budget proposal, which called for a 6.9% property tax levy increase.
City Council adopts 2025 budget with record-setting 71 amendments, Frey’s approval still needed
INITIAL STORY: 12/10/24 – Minneapolis City Council members proposed a record 70+ amendments to the 2025 city budget as of Tuesday. The previous record of 45 was set last year, according to Linea Palmisano, who formerly served as the Council’s Budget Committee chair.
St. Paul's new-look city council passes budget over mayor's objections
The St. Paul City Council's newest members flexed their muscles Wednesday night, voting 5-1 to approve a city budget they spearheaded despite Mayor Melvin Carter's concerns. Why it matters: The vote was a pivotal show of political gumption by four council members just completing their first year in office,
St. Paul mayor, council debate tax levy increase in new budget
The Saint Paul mayor and city council are at odds with the tax levy increase as the city works to pass a new budget.
St. Paul City Council passes budget but Mayor Melvin Carter says it cuts critical necessities including police and fire
Wednesday night, the St. Paul City Council passed a budget that includes a 5.9% property tax increase instead of Mayor Melvin Carter’s proposed 7.9% hike. Carter says increase is necessary to maintain critical services including police and fire.
St. Paul City Council approves budget with 5.9% property tax increase
The St. Paul City Council voted 5-1 to approve the 2025 budget Wednesday evening. The version they approved included a 5.9% property tax increase. The increase is down from Mayor Melvin Carter’s original proposal at nearly 8%,
St. Paul leaders debate tax levy in 2025 budget
The mayor of St. Paul and the St. Paul City Council are at odds over a proposed tax levy increase. FOX 9's Leon Purvis has the full story.
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St. Paul City Council passes property tax increase, makes cuts to mayor's spending plan
Flanked by supporters at a news conference, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter urges the city council to pass his budget ...
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City Council approves legislative priorities for 2025 with a focus on its airport
The city approved priorities for a tax exemption for some city projects and a bond request with three items, the highest ...
Frey vetoes council resolution supporting pro-Palestine protesters at U of M
Frey has vetoed legislation that is supportive of the Palestinian cause before, including a resolution in January that ...
St. Paul City Council Member Anika Bowie fires aide — but he’s rehired by Council Member Cheniqua Johnson
Ward 7 Council Member Cheniqua Johnson, also new to her seat, suggested to Bowie last April that she interview her friend Jon ...
Minneapolis City Council urges amnesty for pro-Palestinian protesters at University of Minnesota
Council members narrowly passed a resolution Tuesday urging the U to rescind any discipline in connection with an Oct. 21 ...
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City council wants to allocate parking lots for homeless people
Minneapolis City Council members want to designate some parking lots and ... Chavez said in a statement to the Minnesota Daily that he is committed to exploring all policies and actions that ...
Crookston City Council approves to keep community pool
Crookston residents were furious at last night’s city council meeting before the council’s decision to approve of keeping the ...