Twin Cities

St. Paul Mayor Coleman proposes 6.5 pct. levy hike
As part of his 2012 budget, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is proposing a 6.5 percent property tax levy hike, and $6.2 million in budget cuts -- and he blames the state Legislature for both.
Minneapolis tests ‘one-sort’ recycling
Recycling is about to get easier for residents of two Minneapolis neighborhoods.The city has selected about 1,030 households in the Willard-Hay and East Calhoun neighborhoods for a recycling pilot program. The test group will put all of their recyclables in one cart, instead of sorting them into separate bags.