I have a confession, shameful as it may be for someone who has spent decades studying retirement policy and advising individuals and institutions on how to save for and think about retirement: When I bought my apartment a few years … Continued
February in Minnesota is not merely cold. It is a form of hostile weather engineered to test the limits of human endurance. Around here, a “heat wave” is anything above zero; it’s a place where your mittens have mittens. Just … Continued
Take your pick of genres this week. We’ve got nonfiction about homelessness and St. Paul’s early settlers, plus fiction from a bestselling Norwegian writer. (Courtesy of Small Pond Books) “Not So Far From Home: Owning Homelessness in My Own Backyard”: … Continued
To justify offering tax incentives to a developer to replace three properties at Grand Avenue and Victoria Street, the city of St. Paul hired consultants to evaluate whether the buildings would be considered “structurally substandard” by the state definition. In … Continued
A month ago, widespread fraud in Minnesota government programs made national headlines, with Gov. Tim Walz eventually ending his campaign for a third term in office as he faced scrutiny over his handling of the scandal. Federal officials initially cited … Continued
Shortly before the Christmas holiday, officials with St. Paul Planning and Economic Development made the case that a developer should receive nearly $3 million in tax incentives to demolish the three buildings at the northeast corner of Grand Avenue and … Continued