Archived News

2023

January 4, 2023
2023 Legislative Session Preview 

January 6, 2023
2023 Legislative Session Begins
Adult-Use Cannabis Legislation
NCSL Provides IIJA and IRA Update to House Committee 
DFL Press Conference on Legislative Priorities 
EV Charging Station Grant Opportunity 
Opening on Transportation Advisory Board (TAB)
Bills of Note

January 13, 2023
Adult-Use Cannabis Has First Hearing
Senate Taxes Committee Reviews 2022 Tax Bill Agreement
Lawns to Legumes Funding Passes Committee
MnDOT Federal Funds Authorization Passes Committee
Senate and House Committees Begin Housing Discussions
Bills of Note

January 20, 2023
Legislative Session Update
IIJA Matching Funds Bill Scheduled for Floor Action
Adult-Use Cannabis Heard in Judiciary
Bill Amending Open Meeting Law Passes Committee
Technical Tax Increment Financing Bill Passes Senate Taxes Committee
Metro Transit Safety and Security
Metropolitan Council Committee Approves LHIA Pilot Grants
Bills of Note

January 27, 2023
Adult-Use Cannabis Has First Hearings in Senate
Governor Releases Budget Recommendations
Press Conference on PFAS Legislation
Catalytic Converter Bill Passes Committee
Housing Proposals Receive Hearings
Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP)
Bills of Note

February 3, 2023
Metro Cities’ Inflow-Infiltration Bill Introduced
Bill Restricting Corporate Purchases of Single-Family Homes Receives Hearing
Bill to Modify Property Tax Relief Program Heard
IIJA Matching Funds Passed by Senate and House
Cannabis Heard in State and Local Government Committee
Committees Hear Governor’s Housing Recommendations
2022 Regional Solicitation Survey
Bills of Note

February 10, 2023
Catalytic Converter Theft Hearings in Senate
Cannabis Amendment Includes Some Local Authorities
Local Aid Bill Heard in House Property Tax Division
Construction Sales Tax Exemption Bill Introduced
Local Housing Trust Fund Bill Heard
MnDOT, DPS, and METC Budget Presentations
Governor’s Economic Development Budget Presented in Senate
State Rental Assistance Program Unveiled
Metro Cities Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendar!
Bills of Note

February 17, 2023
Bill to Streamline Construction Sales Tax Exemption Heard in House Committee
Bills to Expand Property Tax Relief Programs Heard
Bill to Repeal Local Government Salary Cap Heard
Inflow-Infiltration Capital Funding for Metropolitan Cities
Local Transportation Needs Discussed in House Committee
IIJA Energy Projects State Funding Legislation Heard This Week
Homeownership Education Bill Gets Hearings in House and Senate
Metropolitan Council Seeking Feedback from Cities on Transportation Plan
Metro Cities Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendar!
Bills of Note

February 24, 2023
Catalytic Converter Legislation Update
Local Government Salary Cap Bill Heard in Senate
Bills Amend Requirements for Capital Investment Projects
Senate Housing Committee Hears Tenant Protection Bills
Workforce and Affordable Homeownership Bill Heard
Metro Cities Board of Directors Openings
Bills of Note

March 3, 2023
February Budget and Economic Forecast
Catalytic Converter Bill Passes Senate
Adult-Use Cannabis Bill Update
Bill to Restrict Corporate Entities from Purchasing Single Family Homes Heard
Construction Sales Tax Exemption Bill Heard
Local Public Safety Aid Bill Heard in House Property Taxes
4d Affordable Housing Class Rate Reduction Bill Heard
Local IIJA Assistance Bill
Local Government Housing Aid Bill
Early Voting Bill Heard
Governor Announces Metropolitan Council Appointments
Metro Cities Board of Directors Openings
Metro Cities Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendar!
Bills of Note

March 10, 2023
Metro Cities Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendar!
Catalytic Converter Theft Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
Cannabis Bill
Local Government Aid Formula Bill Heard in Senate
Transit Safety and Security Bill
Bill Requiring Metropolitan Council Members to be Elected is Heard
Sustainable Infrastructure Bills Moved Out of Committee
Elections
Zoning Preemption Bill Heard
4d Bill Heard in Senate Taxes
Omnibus Tenant Protections Bill Heard in Senate Housing Committee
NOAH Preservation and Homeownership Assistance Bills Pass House Housing
Bills of Note

March 17, 2023
Metro Cities Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendar!
Governor Signs Catalytic Converter Bill
Adult-Use Cannabis Update
Street Impact Fees Bill Heard in House Transportation Committee
Elected Metropolitan Council Bill Heard in House Transportation Committee
Legislative Auditor Releases Report on SWLRT
Governor Releases Revised Budget
Competitiveness Fund for Energy Projects
City Reporting of High-Rise Buildings Without Sprinklers Heard
Bill Adds Climate Resiliency Requirements to Local Comp Plans
House Housing Hears Tenant Protections Omnibus Bill
Redevelopment Grants and Demolition Loans Program Bill Heard
Senate Housing Hears State Rental Assistance Bill
TAB Discusses Changes for 2024 Regional Solicitation
Bills of Note

March 24, 2023
Metro Cities Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendar!
Legislative Budget Targets Set
Adult-Use Cannabis Update
Metropolitan Regional Sales Tax Proposed to Fund Housing Programs
Local Option Sales Tax Task Force Proposed
Bill Would Require Climate Content in Metropolitan Cities’ Comprehensive Plans
Revenue Raising Bills for Transportation Considered
House Property Tax Division Report Adopted
Sacred Settlements Bill Heard
High-Rise Building Sprinkler Grants Bill, Omnibus Tenant Protections Bills Heard
State and Local Government Policy Bills Passed by Committees
LMC Housing Spectrum Bill Heard
Competitiveness Fund Passes House
Bills of Note

March 31, 2023
Metro Cities Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendar!
Adult-Use Cannabis Update
Omnibus Bills Advancing
Shared Mobility Spring 2023 Convening
Federal DOT Accepting Applications for Charing and Fueling Infrastructure
Bills of Note

April 6, 2023
Metro Cities Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendar!
Legislative Recess
Omnibus House Housing Bill Heard in House Taxes Committee
Transportation Bills Pass Key Committees; Bills Include Significant Impacts for Metropolitan Cities
Senate Elections Omnibus Bill Passes Elections Committee
Legacy Bills Moving in House and Senate
Metropolitan Council Presents on Regional Growth Forecasting to 2050
Transportation Policy Plan Overview
Bills of Note

April 14, 2023
Metro Cities Annual Meeting Next Wednesday!
Legislature Returns from Its Recess
Omnibus Bill Updates
Senate Passes State Competitiveness Fund
Bills of Note

April 21, 2023
Metro Cities Annual Meeting and Board Elections
Omnibus Bills Update
Cannabis Legislation Update
State Competitiveness Bill for IIJA Funds Signed Into Law
Local Planning for Climate Change
MnDOT Strategy for IIJA Grants
Minnesota Housing Request for Proposals (RFP) Application Process is Open
Legislative Audit Commission Hears Report on RentHelpMN
Bills of Note

April 28, 2023
House Passes Adult-Use Cannabis Bill
Carjacking Legislation Heard in Senate
Updates on Omnibus Bills
Federal Funding Opportunities
Bills of Note

May 5, 2023
2023 Metro Cities Policy Committees
Metro Cities Breakfast at LMC Annual Conference
Omnibus Bills / Conference Committees
Bills of Note

May 12, 2023
2023 Metro Cities Policy Committees
Metro Cities Breakfast at LMC Annual Conference
Legislative Updates: Omnibus Bills, Conference Committees
Funding Available for Minnesota Housing Programs
Bills of Note

May 19, 2023
2023 Metro Cities Policy Committees
Metro Cities Breakfast at LMC Annual Conference
Legislative Updates
Taxes Agreement
Adult-Use Cannabis Floor Action
Transportation Bill Remains in Conference Committee
Jobs and Labor (Economic Development) Conference Report Passes
Housing Conference Committee Report Passes and Is Signed by Governor
Omnibus Legacy Bill Signed Into Law
Environment Bill Conference Committee Passes
State and Local Government Conference Committee
Judiciary and Public Safety Bill Signed by Governor
TAB Weighs Potential Changes for 2024 Regional Solicitation
Bills of Note

May 23, 2023
2023 LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Metro Cities Breakfast at LMC Annual Conference
2023 Metro Cities Policy Committees

June 1, 2023
2023 Legislative Session Summary and Outcomes

June 8, 2023
Metro Cities Breakfast at LMC Annual Conference
2023 Metro Cities Policy Committees
Met Council Discusses Equity Framework for 2050 Regional Development Guide
LCDA and TOD Development Grant Webinar

June 16, 2023
Metro Cities Breakfast at LMC Annual Conference
2023 Metro Cities Policy Committees
HomeHelpMN Program Still Accepting Applications
Federal Tax Credits to Cities for a Clean Energy Transition
Congratulations, Mike and Lauren!

June 21, 2023
Reminder! Metro Cities Breakfast this Friday at LMC Conference
2023 Metro Cities Policy Committees
Community Development Committee Awards TBRA Grants
Minnesota Housing 2023 Single Family Consolidated RFP

June 30, 2023
2023 Metro Cities Policy Committees
Legislative Auditor Releases Report on SWLRT
Learn About State Funding for Shared Mobility
Federal Grant Opportunities
Homeownership Education Program RFP Reopened
Metropolitan Council Member Appointments

July 7, 2023
2023 Policy Committees Start in July
Metro Cities Board of Directors

July 14, 2023
2023 Policy Committees Start in July
Newly Funded Housing and Urban Development Program
Metropolitan Council Greenhouse Gas Strategy Planning Tool
MCES Wastewater Rates Adopted by Environment Committee
Transportation and Water Supply Plan Updates
MPCA Webinar on PFAS Treatment

July 21, 2023
2023 Policy Committees Next Week
TAB Discusses Plans for Regional Sales Tax Revenue
Metropolitan Council Scenario Planning: Water Findings
MPCA Cumulative Impacts Schedule Announced
Committee on TNC Drivers Begins Next Week
Density Analysis by Community Designation Discussed by LUAC
MN Housing Draft 2024-2027 Strategic Plan Open for Comment
Applications Open for Variety of Metropolitan Council Housing Programs

July 28, 2023
Transportation Network Company (TNC) Committee Holds First Meeting
Learn About State Funding for Shared Mobility

August 4, 2023
Annual Public Housing Agency Plan Receives Hearing
New Federal Funding for Housing
Funding Now Available for Urban and Community Forest Management
Minnesota Highway Freight Program Funding Opportunity
Quarterly Transit Safety and Security Update

August 11, 2023
Metropolitan Governance Task Force Holds First Meeting
Federal Transportation Funding Opportunities
Subscribe to the Transportation Policy Plan Bulletin
Webinar on Local Affordable Housing Aid

August 17, 2023
TNC Committee Holds Second Meeting
Local Taxes Advisory Task Force Holds First Meeting

September 1, 2023
Local Sales Taxes Advisory Task Force Meeting
Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee Updates of Note
Policy Committee Updates

September 7, 2023
Metropolitan Council Governance Task Force Meets Next Week
Metropolitan Council CDC Approves Livable Communities Grants
2023 Housing Tax Credit Program Carryover Application is Open
Draft PFAS Guidance Released for Public Comment

September 14, 2023
Metro Cities Temporary Email Interruption
Seeking Applicants for Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Opening
TNC Committee Holds Third Meeting
Local Sales Tax Task Force Holds Third Meeting
Metropolitan Governance Task Force Holds Second Meeting
Metropolitan Council Releases Regional Solicitation and Highway Safety Improvement Program
Safe Routes to School Funding Announcement
2023 Brownfields Conference

September 22, 2023
Seeking Applicants for Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Opening

September 29, 2023
Metropolitan Governance Task Force Update
LOCAL SALES TAXES ADVISORY TASK FORCE UPDATE
MnDOT IIJA Discretionary Match Program Accepting Applications
Transitway Update
Implementing Climate Programs in IIJA and IRA
PRO Housing Grant Application Posted by Metropolitan Council
Metropolitan Council Establishes and Appoints Members to Workgroups

October 6, 2023
Metropolitan Council Plans for Regional Sales Tax Revenue
MPCA Drinking Water Funds Available

October 13, 2023
State Revenues $400 Million Above Forecast
Metropolitan Governance Task Force Update
Transit Rider Investment Program Policy
Met Council Transportation Committee Adopts 2024 UPWP

October 20, 2023
Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting: Mark Your Calendar!
Regional Solicitation Survey
Stormwater, Wastewater, and Community Resilience Planning Funding
2050 Transportation Policy Plan (TPP) Workshops
Metropolitan Council Discusses Equity and Environmental Justice Framework for Regional Development Guide

October 27, 2023
Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting: Mark Your Calendar!
Metropolitan Council Approves PRO Housing Application
Metropolitan Governance Task Force Update

November 3, 2023
RSVP for Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting November 16th!
Local Sales Taxes Task Force Update
Metropolitan Governance Task Force Update
Register for the Next MN Shared Mobility Collaborative Convening

November 9, 2023
RSVP for Metro Cities Policy Adoption Meeting November 16th!
Metropolitan Governance Task Force
Local Sales Taxes Advisory Task Force
New State Housing Tax Credit
Reminder: MPCA Cumulative Impacts Meeting

November 17, 2023
Metro Cities’ 2024 Legislative Policies Adopted
2023 Municipal Inflow and Infiltration Grant Program
Transportation Network Company (TNC) Task Force Update
State Revenues Update
Redevelopment Grant and Demolition Loan Programs Application is Open
2026-2027 Qualified Allocation Plan Information Session
Public Comment Open for Affordable Housing Plan Draft
2022 Metro Transit On-Board Survey
Imagine 2050 Engagement Update
Active Transportation Planning Assistance

December 1, 2023
Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee Approves Rider Code of Conduct
Local Taxes Advisory Task Force Update
Metropolitan Governance Task Force Update
MN Shared Mobility Collaborative Convening Next Week

December 8, 2023
State Budget and Economic Forecast Released
Build Your Own 2023 Regional Solicitation Budget
$1.5 Billion Available through 2024 RAISE Program
Governance Task Force Update
Community Development Committee Passes Funding Recommendations and Discusses Draft Land Use Objectives

December 15, 2023
Latest Adult-Use Cannabis Survey Is Live
Metro Transit Presents Work on Safety
Local Taxes Advisory Task Force Update
Governance Task Force Update
Environment Committee Discusses 2050 Water Supply Plan
Metropolitan Council 2024 Unified Budget Adopted

December 20, 2023
TNC Committee Holds Final Meeting
2024 Housing Tax Credit Program
Community Development Committee Recommends Grant Funding
Thank you and Happy Holidays!