Housing

Staying true to their word that property tax relief would be among the session’s top priorities, the DFL majority has laid out a plan that would have more homeowners qualifying for a property tax refund. However, a proposed tax expansion on the state’s budding frac sand mining operations — contained in the same bill — pushed tax relief to the sidelines during testimony.

The City of Saint Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development (PED) has begun a community-based planning process to update the West Side Flats Master Plan and Development Guidelines, adopted in 2001. The Planning Commission created a community task force, chaired by a Planning Commissioner, to advise City staff and consultants during the planning process. In addition, a series of community meetings will be held to get input from the broader public.

Holy Week isn’t just a school holiday when kids color eggs and dress up like bunnies. For progressive faith leaders who represent the ISAIAH coalition of churches and social justice believers, remembering the passion, death and Resurrection of Christ is a sacred time, and an appropriate time to call out sin and to come to the aid of those in need.