The Twin Cities region is projected to add 650,000 people by 2050, if the latest Metropolitan Council forecast holds true. That’s like tacking the population of Boston or Vermont onto the seven-county ...

If Gov. Tim Walz’s proposal stands, even more of the critical transit sales tax would be shifted away from other government budgets.

The 17-member Met Council, appointed by the governor, oversees regional planning throughout the seven-county metro. Zelle will be introduced by Dr. Bill McGuire, owner of the Minnesota United ...

nine adjoining ring counties in Minnesota and three counties in Wisconsin. From 1949 to 2010, Met Council conducted the survey every 10 years. But in 2018, it switched to every other because of ...

Orono residents will vote for a City Council member in May in a special election that could unseat a member whose recent appointment by the former mayor proved controversial. “I think the interests of ...

The Metropolitan Council, together with several partners, is providing a major boost to the Community Solar Garden (CSG) capacity in the state of Minnesota. In the past several days, CSGs began ...

University of Minnesota and Metropolitan Council representatives met with a group of public officials Thursday at the state Capitol to provide an update on Central Corridor Light Rail negotiations.

A 24-year-old was appointed to the St. Joseph City Council Monday night: St. John's University grad Andrew Mooney.

It shows him riding a bus with Gov. Tim Pawlenty and other Minnesota residents. “It’s the negotiation table,” Bell said. “I’ve kept it as an inspiration to get the buses going.” As chairman of Met ...

Metro Transit’s resurgence continued last year as ridership on buses and trains rose for the third consecutive year, while ...

Dr. Jeff Hardwig and Esther Gieschen, regional director for the Alzheimer’s Northern Minnesota area, presented a program. The project was sponsored by the Koochiching Council on Aging. The ...