Melons, rutabagas, marijuana? Minnesota Constitution's protection on peddling farm goods gets another look
It all goes back to a day back in 1903 when farmer Peter Jensen got in trouble for selling melons without a license.
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It all goes back to a day back in 1903 when farmer Peter Jensen got in trouble for selling melons without a license.
Contained in the omnibus bill are 16 pages of changes ranging from a ban on landlords requiring pets to be declawed and devocalized to making it easier to expunge past evictions from court records.
City staff concluded a municipal sidewalk-shoveling program that would only cover certain streets would cost $27 million its first year alone, enough to gobble up new property tax revenue.
The new effort is in response to rising crime on light rail and at stations. It is also aimed at increasing ridership levels, which have not fully recovered after the pandemic.