A couple paragraphs included in the House state and local government and veterans omnibus bill would end a lawsuit that has blocked implementation of the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan — which boosted housing affordability and construction by loosening zoning laws — since 2022. The House advanced the legislation (HF3431) shortly after midnight Tuesday to exempt metro […]

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The finance director for Shakopee schools testified Monday that the district distributed meals to students during the COVID-19 pandemic, but far fewer than those reported by Feeding Our Future defendants charged with defrauding the federal government. The federal prosecutors’ implication via the testimony was clear: The Feeding Our Future defendants were juicing — and inventing […]

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