State Government

Behind the scenes: Debate on LRT costs, designs continues

Jeff Strate • February 25, 2022

January announcements of a re-calculated $2.7 billion price for the Southwest Light Rail project and the delay of passenger service to 2027 continues to be a dust-up. This is not the 14.5-mile project’s...

Five things we know about Minnesota’s political maps we didn’t know Monday

MinnPost • February 16, 2022

By Peter Callaghan | MinnPost Staff Writer 1. The least change is the best change? In filing the first lawsuit seeking Supreme Court intervention in drawing new congressional and...

Off the map: Minnesota Legislature takes a pass on trying to come up with its own redistricting plan

MinnPost • February 14, 2022

By Peter Callaghan | MinnPost Staff Writer The Minnesota Legislature is facing an important deadline this week to agree to new legislative and congressional district maps following the 2020...