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Uber and Lyft threaten to leave Minneapolis. What to know and what's next

The ride hailing apps are chafing at a local ordinance that would raise pay for drivers

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Minneapolis to move 'democracy center' into burned Third Precinct building

The razor wire fencing wrapped around the former Third Precinct police station will start to come down by summer, as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's administration sets out to reopen the building for a new use more than four years after protesters torched it in retaliation for an officer's murder of George Floyd. On Monday, City Operations Officer Margaret Anderson Kelliher will present the ...

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How did we get here? A brief history of the rideshare apps in Minneapolis.

Before Lyft, before Uber, Minneapolis had Taxi Magic. The app launched in Minneapolis in 2009, just two years after the iPhone, and worked by connecting riders with some local taxi companies. In the late 2000s, Minneapolis had more cabs than ever, and the early days of the smartphone meant more ways to summon one. One taxi company president told the Star Tribune in 2013 that the app accounted ...

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Keep Uber and Lyft rolling in the Twin Cities

Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. ••• In the ongoing controversy over the presence of Uber and Lyft in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis City Council members should do the right thing and modify the driver pay minimums they recently approved. Too much is at stake to push the rideshare ...

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Defenders of fired Minneapolis civil rights director speak out

More than a week after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey fired the city's civil rights director, her supporters defended her integrity and questioned the termination. Alberder Gillespie, who was fired Feb. 16 on grounds she was hampering efforts at police oversight, sat quietly in the audience of a City Council committee meeting Monday that served as a forum for supporters, including several ...

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Minneapolis' first Black expo was its last. A year later, what's happened since?

A year ago, Minneapolis' first attempt to celebrate local Black culture and commerce fell flat, with an expo that ran over budget, became mired in controversy and ultimately led to the ouster of the city's top racial equity official. A year later, the city has no plans to bring the event back, and its new director of diversity efforts, Prince Corbett, is rebuilding the department with an ...

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Minneapolis could save 2040 Plan with environmental review. Here's why it isn't interested.

Months after a judge threw out Minneapolis' 2040 Comprehensive Plan — prompting in-progress housing projects to grind to a halt — local developers are still hoping that the plan that made Minneapolis the first American city to end single-family zoning can be reinstated, and their projects resurrected. One way that could happen? The city could comply with court orders and conduct an ...

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Looking for a furry friend? Minneapolis animal shelter waives adoption fees for residents

The Minneapolis animal shelter is permanently waiving adoption fees for city residents to encourage more pet adoptions. The shelter run by Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) is currently at capacity, with about 80 pets at the building and 30 more animals currently with foster families. MACC staff said they are currently seeing more pets coming into the shelter than leaving. Some people ...

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New carbon tax and 4 other ideas from the Minneapolis City Council's new majority

Higher fees for big carbon emitters, stricter policies for homeless encampment clearings and more checks on mayoral power could be coming if the Minneapolis City Council's new majority gets its way this year. While a contentious resolution over the Israel-Hamas war has grabbed attention, the council reshaped by the November 2023 election has begun to tackle more than symbolic statements on ...

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Be cautious with Mpls. labor board

Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. ••• Numerous cities and states have various types of labor advisory groups, including Detroit's industry standards board, Michigan's nursing home workforce stabilization council and Philadelphia's domestic workers group. Now Minneapolis officials are ...

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