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Minneapolis City Council overrides Frey’s historic veto of 2025 budget
First, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey made history Wednesday when he vetoed the City Council’s budget for what is believed to be the first time in the city’s history. Then the council made history Thursday by overriding his veto.
Frey vetoes $1.9 billion budget passed by Minneapolis City Council
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the $1.9 billion budget passed by the City Council due to concerns of "fiscal responsibility."
Mayor Frey vetoes Minneapolis City Council’s 2025 budget
The budget for the city of Minneapolis is headed to Mayor Jacob Frey’s desk, but he said he will veto a laundry list of amendments that add new spending. The City Council approved a proposal just before midnight on Tuesday after hours of public testimony and discussion. As of right now, the 2025 budget is nearly $1.9 billion.
Frey vetoes Minneapolis budget a day after it was approved by City Council
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday vetoed the $1.9 billion budget passed by the City Council on Tuesday night, although he signed off on the property tax levy set by the council, which is 6.8% higher than the 2024 levy.
Mayor Frey vetoes city council budget appropriations, approves levy
But on Wednesday, Mayor Frey said in a press release he was concerned with what he described as "fiscal irresponsibility," saying the council’s proposed budget would add $6.53 million in new cash spending, "undermining the City’s financial health."
Mayor Jacob Frey vetoes 2025 budget approved by Minneapolis City Council
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Wednesday afternoon that he is vetoing the 2025 budget approved by the city council late Tuesday night. The budget had passed with enough votes to override a veto.
St. Paul City Council rejects mayor’s budget compromise, holds tax levy to 5.9%
Despite a last-minute plea from St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and a wide-ranging assembly of city partners, the St. Paul City Council voted 4-2 on Wednesday to reject the mayor’s final budget proposal,
Minneapolis City Council adopts 2025 budget, 6.8% tax levy increase
The Minneapolis City Council on Tuesday night adopted the city's 2025 budget, which is set to increase the property tax levy by about 6.9% over the current year. The $1.88 billion budget passed after the council made more than 70 amendments to Mayor Jacob Frey's initial budget proposal submitted in August,
St. Paul City Council approves budget with 5.9% property tax increase
The St. Paul City Council voted 5-1 to approve the 2025 budget Wednesday evening. The version they approved included a 5.9% property tax increase. The increase is down from Mayor Melvin Carter’s original proposal at nearly 8%,
Minneapolis Mayor Frey to veto "problematic" city budget he says funds "pet projects"
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Wednesday he will veto a new budget that funds, what he calls, pet projects, and will cost ...
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Minneapolis City Council overrides veto of city budget which cuts from police programs, adds $6.53 million in new spending
In what appears to be a first, the Mayor of Minneapolis vetoed the City Council’s budget proposal and saw that veto ...
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Minneapolis City Council overrides Frey’s veto of 2025 budget
During the last scheduled meeting of the year for the Minneapolis City Council on Thursday, councilors voted 9-4 to override Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of their 2025 budget, which was passed late ...
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