State Patrol Chief Col. Matt Langer and Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson speaking at a recent public safety press conference on driving while high. MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan Tuesday...

The South Metro Public Safety Training Facility in Edina. Photos by Jeff Strate The recently-concluded annual session of the Minnesota Legislature will be known as having passed a plethora of new,...

Starting Aug. 1, people age 21 and over can possess and use marijuana in Minnesota. But there are limits on where they can possess it and where they can use it, especially by smoking...

Minnesota Department of Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart: “It’s an oversight and it took someone from the department a month to find it. A lot of eyes looked at it, including mine, and it just wasn’t...

Metro Transit deputy general manager Nick Thompson, legislative auditor Judy Randall, and Met Council chair Charlie Zelle shown during Wednesday’s hearing of the Legislative Audit Commission. MinnPost...

The Met Council has done something at the Minnesota Legislature that isn’t easy to accomplish: build bipartisanship. Lawmakers from both parties and all parts of the state support changing how the regional...

State Sen. Steve Cwodzinki speaking on the Senate floor during the recently concluded legislative session. Submitted photo The Minnesota State Legislature last month concluded its 2023 session, passing...

The 2023 state Legislature passed a record-setting number of bills directly affecting local government. While there was no legislation specifically designed for Eden Prairie, there are significant...

The recently concluded Minnesota legislative session has given its approval to the state's comprehensive omnibus transportation bill, which includes the Safe Roads Act. This legislation marks a significant...

On May 30, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into law legislation that had been debated extensively in the state Legislature for months, legalizing the possession of cannabis (marijuana) for individuals...

Local officials may be at least halfway to solving a major erosion of the steep, fragile bluffs along the Minnesota River in southeastern Eden Prairie. Included in the $2.6 billion infrastructure bill...

Uber and Lyft drivers chant outside Gov. Tim Walz’s office on May 25 to call on him to sign legislation that would increase drivers’ pay and provide them with more protections against deactivation....