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City’s IGR director calls 2025 session “incredibly challenging”; arena funding falls short
Summary
St. Paul’s intergovernmental relations director told the council that the 2025 Minnesota legislative session left the city short of major priorities such as arena renovation and downtown tax tools, but delivered a $700 million bonding bill that included local allocations and some project-specific funding.
Bryn (Bryn House), the city’s intergovernmental relations director, briefed the St. Paul City Council on the 2025 Minnesota legislative session on July 22 and described an “incredibly challenging legislative session” that produced a mix of wins and losses for the city.
House told council members that leaders could not reach joint budget targets until mid-May and that the session’s timing and fiscal pressures limited how much the state could fund local priorities. “Because session didn’t really start until a month in… we were already behind,” she said.
Major local requests for this year included funding for an arena complex renovation and broader downtown revitalization tools. House said the city was unable to secure state funding for the arena renovation despite identifying a funding mechanism intended not to…
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