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Minneapolis council adopts budget that increases property tax levy 6.8% over 2024
After three days of budget revisions and a whopping 74 amendments, the Minneapolis City Council approved a property tax levy increase of 6.8% — the largest since 2010 — to fund the city budget next year.
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.
Mayor Frey vetoes Minneapolis City Council’s 2025 budget
The budget for the city of Minneapolis is headed to Mayor Jacob Frey’s desk, but he said he will veto a laundry list of amendments that add new spending. The City Council approved a proposal just before midnight on Tuesday after hours of public testimony and discussion. As of right now, the 2025 budget is nearly $1.9 billion.
Mayor Frey vetoes city council budget appropriations, approves levy
But on Wednesday, Mayor Frey said in a press release he was concerned with what he described as "fiscal irresponsibility," saying the council’s proposed budget would add $6.53 million in new cash spending, "undermining the City’s financial health."
Minneapolis City Council’s budget committee reduces proposed property tax levy for 2025
Council members, citing concerns about elevated costs for constituents, approved a series of amendments to the mayor’s proposed budget which would reduce the levy hike by 1.4 percent.
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 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.’
Mayor Jacob Frey vetoes 2025 budget approved by Minneapolis City Council
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Wednesday afternoon that he is vetoing the 2025 budget approved by the city council late Tuesday night. The budget had passed with enough votes to override a veto.
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,
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.
Frey vetoes Minneapolis budget a day after it was approved by City Council
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday vetoed the $1.9 billion budget passed by the City Council on Tuesday night, ...
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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 ...
Frey vetoes Minneapolis City Council resolution supporting U of M protesters
Minneapolis City Council adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for the dismissal of charges against the University of ...
Readers Write: Minneapolis City Council, government spending, remote work, CEO’s killing, Jordan Neely
I read with interest Emily Koski’s stated reasons for running against Mayor Jacob Frey in next year’s upcoming mayoral election (“We can build a Minneapolis that reflects who we are,” Strib Voices, ...
Minneapolis City Council Slammed For Delaying Decision On Creation Of George Floyd Square
After the Minneapolis City Council was expected to decide what to do with George Floyd Square, their indecision recieved ...
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City Council approves $1.9 billion budget, Frey vetoes
A lower property tax levy and Latino Business Week funding passed Tuesday night by the Minneapolis City Council as they approved over 70 budget amendments and an approximate $1.9 ...
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Here’s who’s running for Minneapolis Mayor so far: List
Minneapolis residents will be faced with another pivotal ballot in November, as all 13 city council seats and the position of ...
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Minneapolis invests millions in new affordable housing projects, including Native clinic
Minneapolis city officials announced Tuesday that the city is investing in 11 affordable rental housing projects.