Archived News
2025
January 10, 2025 Legislative Session Begins Tuesday, January 14th Office of Cannabis Management Updates Resilient Communities Project: Deadline is April 15
January 17, 2025 Join us for a Metro Cities Webinar on Adult-Use Cannabis Rulemaking Updates, Local Impacts 2025 Legislative Session Preview Local Housing Trust Fund 2025 RFP Opening Soon Metropolitan Council Receives Additional Round of Federal Housing Funding Bills of Note
January 24, 2025 Metropolitan Council Committee Recommends Amending Density Policy Local Transportation Revenue Discussed in House Committee Metro Cities Webinar on Adult-Use Cannabis Rulemaking Updates, Local Impacts Bills of Note
January 31, 2025 House/Senate Updates Highlights from Transportation Budget Proposals Elections Committee Hears Bills Impacting Cities Building Permit Fees Bill Heard in Senate Upcoming Livable Communities Act Grant Program Webinars Bills of Note
February 7, 2025 Metro Cities Webinar on Adult-Use Cannabis Rulemaking Updates, Local Impacts Metro Cities Board of Directors Openings Senate and House Updates Cost Participation Bill Heard in Senate Senate Hearing on Public Housing Bonds Metropolitan Council Committee Adopts Livable Communities Distribution Plan Bills of Note
February 14, 2025 Metro Cities Board of Directors Openings Metropolitan Council Adopts 2050 Regional Development Guide Senate Housing Committee Hears Two Funding Bills Bill Impacting Transportation Revenues Heard Bill Authorizes Cities to Conduct Federal Background Checks Ranked Choice Voting Heard in Senate Bills of Note
February 21, 2025 Metro Cities Board of Directors Openings Redevelopment District TIF Bill Heard in Senate Bill to Provide Credit for Adaptive Reuse of Underutilized Buildings Passes House Housing Committee Tenant Protection Bills Heard in Senate Housing Committee SMC Quarterly Convening: Spring 2025 Bills of Note
February 28, 2025 Metro Cities Board of Directors Openings Local Sales Taxes Bill Heard in Senate Metropolitan Council Governance Bill Passes House Committee Bill Proposes Funding for VOTER Account Housing Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) Housing Committee Hears Bill to Support First-Time Homebuyers Local Government Cybersecurity Needs Discussed Bills of Note
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