The STAR Bond district would need to generate an additional $2.45 billion in new taxable spending for the state’s 6.5% sales tax to collect enough to pay the STAR bond debt for the stadium alone.

St. Paul’s rent control ordinance capped annual rent increases at 3 percent for most units, regardless of turnover or inflation. Developers responded by walking away.

Minimum lot size requirements restrict the number of homes that can be built, even where demand and infrastructure support more. Reforming them is a foundational step toward affordability.

What if concrete could heal itself like human skin, keeping our structures, roads and bridges strong and saving millions of dollars?