Twin Cities

Minneapolis works toward revival on West Broadway
West Broadway used to be one the city's most vibrant commercial corridors. The key to bringing it back lies somewhere in the middle of the age old chicken-versus-egg mystery. Which comes first: economic development or public safety?
Minneapolis city officials are hailing the decision of a Hennepin County judge, who has ruled that Minneapolis police and fire retirement funds overpaid their members and have to recoup nearly $76 million from pensioners and beneficiaries.
Twin Cities nurses set to vote on strike
As many as 12,000 Minnesota nurses will vote today on new labor contracts offered by six Twin Cities hospital systems. All six nurse bargaining units are recommending that nurses reject the new terms and authorize a one-day strike.
Effects of ballpark tax ripple through Hennepin County
When county commissioners narrowly approved a county-wide sales tax to pay for about two-thirds of the $545 million park they threw in a carrot for backers of libraries and youth sports -- a promise that excess money from the ballpark tax would go to those activities.
Lawmakers toughen gang strike force oversight
A year after the demise of the Metro Gang Strike Force, lawmakers have taken steps to curb some of the powers police were accused of abusing. Over the weekend, the Legislature passed new restrictions on seizures from suspected criminals and required new oversight of secret police files, although critics say that isn't enough.
Little progress in negotiations between nurses and hospitals
The last of the scheduled bargaining sessions between Minnesota nurses and Twin Cities hospitals concluded Thursday without significant progress on the main issue that divides them: patient safety.