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The Minnesota Legislature is reconsidering a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the state’s housing shortage by promoting the development of “missing middle” (M2) housing. M2 proposes to offer options that bridge the gap between single-family homes and large apartment complexes.
 
This is a revised version of the bill that made its way through the legislature in 2024, without passage.

With political and climate change, the likelihood of a disaster affecting our day-to-day lives increases.
 
Consider, within hours of this writing, Canada threatened to stop exporting electricity to Minnesota, Michigan and New York, potentially affecting millions of customers. Canada subsequently backed down-for now.
 
If there is a lesson to be learned from this near miss, it is that preparedness is important.

In times of uncertainty, financial security is more important than ever.
 
Freezing your credit is a simple yet powerful way to protect from identity theft, unauthorized loans, and fraudulent activity.

Hwy 7 is an important east-west artery that runs through the heart of Minnetonka and beyond. It rolls westward to St. Bonifacius, touching five more cities and two counties.
 
Safety failures–including numerous fatalities and serious injury incidents, and increasing traffic volume, have pushed MnDOT and local agencies to address the design of the corridor.

This weekend the cities of Shorewood and Tonka Bay will celebrate an abbreviated Arctic Fever.
 
There have been many iterations of the event over the last 20 years, its demise affected most notably by lack of snow due to climate change but also the loss of the dedicated staff and volunteers that conceived of and executed the annual community winter celebration.