The first phase of rapid transit service will include five stations, beginning at the Apple Valley Transit Station and ending at the Mall of America. Fares will be $1.75 for adults during non-peak times.
The wide-ranging bill would prohibit law enforcement agencies from using unmanned aircraft to gather information or evidence. Private drone surveillance use would also be banned.
Rep. Laurie Halverson is pushing for $8 million in new funding for emergency shelters, street outreach and other support services for the homeless.
Eagan city officials say they would like to consider the use of Tax Increment Financing to help fund improvements on the property. But first, they have to change a state law.
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Two young autistic men landed jobs as walking and waving signage for Little Caesar's, but the city of Eagan put an end to the practice by finding it in violation of a local ordinance.
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Mayor Mike Maguire delivered the annual state of the city address at the Eagan Community Center on Thursday morning.
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Dakota County officials are looking for ways to encourage development along the route, and want public input from local residents.
The 27-unit townhome development will be located along Hwy. 13 in Eagan, and could be completed by next summer.
Eagan Rep. Laurie Halverson wants to appropriate $16 million to fund a program to improve pedestrian connections for students traveling to school.
The Dakota County Community Development Agency has asked the council to approve a site plan for a 28-unit affordable housing development in Eagan.
Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire plans to pose several strategic questions to Eagan residents at the annual address.
The former Senate staffer received a year probation and fines and fees totaling $836.
An Eagan legislator has backed a proposal that would allow municipalities to post public notices online, rather than paying to have them placed in local newspapers.
District 51B Rep. Laurie Halverson (DFL) says she has some serious reservations about the Minnesota House version of the health insurance exchange.
Bills asking lawmakers to raise the minimum wage by more than $3 have made their way to the floor. How much should the Legislature raise minimum wage, if at all, in one of the lowest-paid states in the country.
The expansion will serve the soon-to-be-opened Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit route.
The company's objection to a street assessment last year was the first Eagan officials have received in more than a decade.
The free clinic is scheduled for April 2 at the Wentworth Library in West St. Paul
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The new restaurants will open later this spring at 2000 Rahncliff Road, according to a local developer.
The Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce thanks Rep. Laurie Halverson (DFL) for voting against the health insurance exchange bill.
A bill authored by Sen. Scott Dibble (DFL) would define marriage as a union between two people—rather than a union between a man and a woman.
The Eagan City Council is expected to vote whether to send a formal letter of complaint to the city's Congressional delegation and the FCC regarding Comcast's recent rate changes.
A recent change implemented by the U.S. Department of State means the county can no longer process passports in the same building as birth and death records.
District 51 Sen. Jim Carlson (DFL) has backed a proposal that would define groups that distribute model legislation to lawmakers as lobbyists.
Opponents vow half-million dollar offensive to counter legalization.
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In other top headlines from the past week, expansion begins at Fairview Hospital campus.
The two legislators will update constituents about the 2013 legislative session on Feb. 23 at Wescott Library.
Eagan residents are upset over increasing fees. But thanks to an FCC ruling, city officials' hands are—for the most part—tied.
Eagan Rep. Laurie Halverson (DFL) introduced a bill on Tuesday appropriating $8 million in state funding to battle youth homelessness in Minnesota.
The Eagan Citizens Crime Prevention Association is donating more than $15,000 to the city for the purchase of a tactical robot to assist officers.
Rep. Laurie Halverson (DFL) is supporting a new measure that would appropriate state bonding dollars for energy efficiency and indoor air quality improvements at schools.
Rep. John Kline will visit host mobile office hours in Lilydale and West St. Paul later this week.
The public is invited to comment on an amended environmental assessment through March 20, 2013.