Each election season, the CGMC provides background information to help candidates become familiar with issues affecting Greater Minnesota communities. We send this information to every candidate running for Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. The CGMC does not endorse candidates running for political office, but . . .
The Minnesota Legislature adjourned the 2026 legislative session on May 18 after weeks of uncertainty surrounding the potential passage of bonding, taxes, and other budget bills. These major bills were passed in the final minutes of the session, and are now on their way to the Governor's desk along . . .
The CGMC has recently released a housing report as part of our efforts to highlight the steps cities are taking to review and update their zoning and land use ordinances during the local control discussions at the Legislature.
At this year's League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) Conference, CGMC staff hosted a Q&A with member city officials to discuss what cities are doing related to land use design, their efforts to promote housing development, and how others can take similar approaches in their own communities.
This week, the Senate State and Local Government Committee will hear a new version of the so-called “Yes to Homes” bill (S.F. 2229) that was introduced earlier in the session. This new version yet again substitutes the judgment of legislators and unaccountable developers for that of city officials and local residents regarding the future development of our cities.
This week, the Senate and House Housing Committees will be hearing multiple bills that would substitute the judgement of legislators’ and unaccountable developers for that of city officials and local residents regarding the future development of our cities.