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Socrates Has Some Questions for the City Council

Before requiring drivers in driverless cars, Minneapolis council members might explain their reasoning on jobs, safety and consumer choice. Socrates, like most philosophers over the millennia, spent his life searching...

Data Centers Need Minnesotans. NDAs Won’t Win Their Trust.

Developers have legitimate business interests to protect. Minnesotans deserve a meaningful say in projects that could reshape their...

Three Cities, Three Bets on a Comeback: A Tale of Four Cities, Pt 4

San Francisco has wealth and a sustained strategy. Seattle has signs of recovery. Portland has ideas—and the hardest...

The Waymo-Cat-tastrophe and a “yeah, but” gift for MPD: A Message from Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer

The most newsworthy item council voted on this week was the so-called Waymo ordinance, which would require a...

Retiring State Supreme Court Chief Justice Hudson’s Diverse Rulings Had Broad Impact Here

From school segregation to voting rights, a baker’s dozen of decisions reveals the range of Natalie Hudson’s work...

Lowering the Levy, Raising the Bar: Message from Council Member Shaffer

"In my opinion, the city of Minneapolis should be able to trim another $25-30 million from a $2.3 billion dollar budget. The question will...

Driverless Rideshare Proposal Draws Questions About Passenger Choice

A requirement to put a human monitor in every robotaxi is intended to protect workers. At a public hearing, residents also raised concerns about...

Robin Wonsley Has One Answer for Technology

The reason keeps changing but the answer is always no After a while, you start to notice a pattern. Data centers? Keep them out of...

Minneapolis weighs ban on driverless robotaxis to protect rideshare drivers

The Minneapolis City Council is considering a proposal to effectively ban driverless robotaxis, as several council members push to protect the jobs of more...

Driverless Cars, Now With Drivers

Minneapolis proposes a bold compromise: Autonomous vehicles may operate as long as they are no longer autonomous. The Minneapolis City Council may have solved the...

Your Minneapolis Parks Need Your Input

Join us for one of six community engagement sessions on Sept. 10, 17, 19 and Oct. 8, 22 and 24 Via MPRB The Minneapolis Park and Recreation...

The Empty Storefront Mandate

Minneapolis policy requires new apartments to include retail space regardless of demand, turning well-meaning small business owners into collateral damage. I ride my bike pretty...

Tragedy at Shoreline is a call to act: Council Member Shaffer

Our first responders and our residents deserve better when it is literally their lives on the line. As we enter a holiday weekend it doesn't...

An Update from Mayor Frey on This Week’s Shooting

In the Face of Violence, We Stand Together Every day, Minneapolis police officers respond to calls not knowing exactly what they are going to encounter. That was...

The Supreme Court Needs Reform…or Congress Could Just Do Its Job

Democrats want to change the court, Republicans want the status quo. Most Americans would be satisfied if Congress did its job to counter the...

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