Legislative Clerk David Surdez places the names of the 2013-2014 House members on the voting board in the House Chamber. The legislative session begins Jan. 8.
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Hopkins' representative and others in Congress from Minnesota reflect on the showdown's climax.
The city aims to transform Eighth Avenue into a streetscape that communicates what Hopkins is about.
Mayor Gene Maxwell encouraged residents to think of others.
Learn a little about the park’s past before you head to tonight’s open house.
The city is hosting an open house Tuesday, followed by a presentation by the architecture firm during the City Council meeting.
Council members said it would cost too much to allow Hopkins residents to pay resident rates at the Minnetonka fitness center.
The plan aims to transform the neighborhood park into a place that will attract people from across the region.
The 5th District Congressman also pushed back against Republican fiscal cliff proposals.
The city is hosting an open house to unveil the new park plan Dec. 18.
Hopkins homeowners pay more taxes than they would for an identically priced home just across the city border. Patch examines why that’s the case.
The budget will grow .23 percent over 2012, while the tax levy will increase .49 percent.
Bingo is currently limited to organizations that host games in locations they own and operate.
A study commissioned by the Itasca Project examined the return on investment for fully funding the regional transportation plan—which includes roads, buses and two more light rail lines by 2030.
The error, which arose out of editing and formatting changes, does not change the conclusions of the project’s draft environmental impact statement.
The Hopkins Youth Hockey Association asked for a policy change Tuesday so that it can use the devices for electronic bingo.
Although council members still have reservations, they no longer oppose the idea of a larger county presence in the Wells Fargo building.
See which employees celebrated anniversaries working for the city this year and share your own experiences.
City Engineer John Bradford shared estimates on what the change would mean for the downtown.
Sen. Ron Latz wil be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Rep. Steve Simon will chair the House Elections Committee.
At individual precincts, between 83 percent and 88 percent of registered voters cast a ballot.
The City Council agreed to explore the idea further, but planners want to time the redesign to coincide with the Southwest Light Rail Transit project.
The community had the sixth most-even rates of the 38 communities that Patch covers.
The project is being undertaken because of the close proximity to a number of homes.
The awards recognize property owners who’ve made Hopkins a better place by improving their properties.
Voters in the mostly suburban cities Patch covers were more opposed to the proposed gay-marriage ban than Minnesota voters generally.
Ninth grader Dmytro Deyneko, who’s from Hopkins’ sister city of Boryspil, praised a process so many American take for granted.
Election Day is bringing in a Legislature that should be more supportive of LRT.
In Hopkins, 38 percent of voters favored the amendment.
‘(The win) does mean a little less overt political friction, but there are still meaningful limits on what can be done,’ said Hopkins Rep. Steve Simon.
The community had nearly 300 more voters in 2012 than in 2008.
Minnesota's voting goes until 8 p.m., but some polls elsewhere close two hours earlier.
A collection of Instragram images creates a mosaic of people headed to the polls, supporting their candidates, and "celebrating" Election Day around the Twin Cities.
Incumbents Latz, Winkler and Simon all won their re-election races.
Editors from across Minnesota will be at the polls and in the community on Election Day. Check back here throughout the day for regular updates and photos.
Public Policy Polling suggests both amendments could fail.
Polling times, sample ballots, registration information and all the details you need to vote Nov. 6.
Guidelines to help the election process go smoothly.
All incumbents in county commissioner races defended challenges from opponents touting their fiscally conservative credentials.