New taxes on the wealthy, such as a city income or payroll tax, would likely need changes to state or federal laws.

Emily Koski was the Minneapolis City Council's only regular swing vote last year, dividing her support evenly between Mayor Jacob Frey's allies and his left-wing critics on the 102 closest votes ...

The Minneapolis City Council was not able to muster enough votes Thursday to override Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of its decision to deny raises for some of the city’s highest-paid employees. The ...

An amendment co-authored by council members Katie Cashman and Emily Koski which suggested changes to sectoral workgroup duties, passed with 11 members voting yes, and Vetaw voting against it. Context ...

Council Member Katie Cashman asked what rates officers charge. She said she had heard from businesses that the fees have gone up “astronomically” in the past year, to the point of being cost ...

They were joined by Council Members Katie Cashman, Robin Wonsley, Aisha Chughtai and Jason Chavez, as well as local business owners including independent journalist KingDemetrius Pendleton, who ...

The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday overrode Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of a legislative directive to further explore converting George Floyd Square into a pedestrian mall. A 9-4 supermajority ...

Council Members Robin Wonsley, Katie Cashman and Michael Rainville are sponsoring the ordinance, which would allow a 2% “service charge” on the sale of rooms at hotels, motels, boarding houses ...

The city council said estimates on MPD data suggest the fees could have generated up to $1.4 million in 2024. The council’s next steps will be to explore how to implement a new fee system.

What they did: Last winter, four city-employed "snow ambassadors" patrolled 66 miles of "pedestrian priority" sidewalks in South Minneapolis, shoveling, sanding or salting uncleared paths.