BORROWING GETS COSTLIER | The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023. The quarter-point increase could mean higher costs for credit cards, auto loans, business borrowing and some homebuyers.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialBORROWING GETS COSTLIER | The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023. The quarter-point increase could mean higher costs for credit cards, auto loans, business borrowing and some homebuyers.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialNEON TURNS 20 | What began as an eight-organization coalition in 2006 is now a North Minneapolis institution helping entrepreneurs build businesses, access capital and pursue ownership.
Saturday's celebration is sold out.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMODE BY FLICKR | They considered other American cities. They chose Minneapolis.
Now a photography festival dreamed about for 10 years is taking over downtown, with plans to return year after year.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialTHIS WEEKEND IN THE TWIN CITIES™ | Sept. 18–20 is packed: RiverFirst opening, Renaissance Festival, Nickle Dickle Day, lantern lighting, Latino and African celebrations, chalk art, luxury cars, Veg Fest and much more.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialCOON RAPIDS | A new kind of family shelter has opened in Anoka County. Eight families experiencing homelessness can live in private apartments with their own kitchens and bathrooms while working toward permanent housing.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMN DATA CENTER TEST | The question is no longer whether data centers bring investment. It is whether communities should commit enormous amounts of power, water and land before residents fully understand the bargain.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialRACHEL HOLDER NEVER NEEDED FAME | She wanted something both simpler and harder: to build an ordinary adult life around music.
More than 20 years later, she has.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNESOTA NURSING HOMES | New wage floors are now in effect: $19 for general workers, $22.50 for CNAs, $23.50 for medication aides and $27 for LPNs. Every rate rises another $1.50 Jan. 1.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.social450 MILLION SCHOOL MEALS | Minnesota has fed millions of students while saving families about $1,000 per child annually. But costs are climbing.
Can universal meals remain sustainable without squeezing classrooms?
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialANDOVER/OAK GROVE | Anoka County is considering acquiring property rights from 47 parcels for a 2029 Flamingo Street reconstruction. If negotiations fail, eminent domain could be used.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialCOON RAPIDS TRAFFIC ALERT | Anoka County says drivers should expect MAJOR delays on Main Street from the Highway 10 bridge through Coon Creek Boulevard. Night work is expected through October.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialPUBLIC CHARGE FIGHT | Minnesota and 22 states are suing to block a federal rule allowing immigrants' legal use of certain public benefits to count against green-card applications. It takes effect Sept. 18 unless blocked.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialOPERATION METRO SURGE | The federal government says the operation ended, so Minnesota's lawsuit should end too. Minnesota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul disagree, arguing the harms remain and another surge could return.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialAI NUDIFICATION FIGHT | Elon Musk's xAI is asking a federal appeals court to block Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law targeting AI-generated sexual images while its constitutional challenge continues.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNESOTA DIESEL TOPS $6 | Farmers, truckers and businesses are paying record prices for the fuel that moves food, freight and equipment. Those costs don't stop at the pump. Consumers may feel them next.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialSAINT PAUL | Ramsey County will not charge two officers who shot and wounded an armed man on an I-94 ramp. Prosecutors concluded the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialOAK GROVE WINS| The Minnesota Supreme Court says the Anoka County city may use paper voter rosters Nov. 3. The ruling settles WHO has authority to choose the system, not whether paper is safer.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNESOTA VOTER GUIDE | Voting for the Nov. 3 election begins Friday, Sept. 18. But Minnesota has TWO pre-Election Day systems this year, and they work differently.
Here's what voters need to know.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialCOLLEGE COSTS | Concordia University, St. Paul is cutting undergraduate tuition 20% to $21,700 in fall 2027. The $5,500 reduction applies to new AND returning traditional undergraduates.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS | Three options. Potential school closures, program moves and attendance changes.
Tonight, Minneapolis families finally learn which schools could be affected by a transformation beginning in 2027-28.