Hennepin County has awarded $14.8 million for affordable housing. Funded projects include the future 40-unit Lyndale Avenue Apartments at 5739 Lyndale Ave. in Minneapolis, which will include 10 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County will pay $5.4 million to move inmates from its jail to facilities in other counties following an inmate reduction order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

On Friday, AFSCME Council 5 announced it had reached a tentative agreement with the county. The agreement includes a 4% wage increase for employees in 2025, 2026, and 2027, compounded annually.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections cited failures by Hennepin County to provide adequate well-being checks, in addition to staffing woes inside the jail.

The Minnesota Star Tribune reported in March that Hennepin County Administrator David Hough received a 20% pay raise, making him the county’s highest paid employee at $353,284 a year, up from ...

ST.PAUL — The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, Oct. 29 that Hennepin County must change its absentee ballot board to prioritize placement of GOP-submitted nominees.

Hennepin County courier fired after boxes of ballots left unattended for nearly 10 minutes in Edina Richard Reeve KSTP Updated: October 21, 2024 - 4:03 PM Published: October 19, 2024 - 6:58 PM ...

Angela Conley, commissioner of Hennepin County's 4th District, says this is a huge achievement. "Housing is the fundamental root of how we take care of people, especially our veterans," Conley said.

MINNEAPOLIS — When small businesses struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hennepin County contracted with a number of companies to help reach out to the community and assist with things like ...

Hennepin County’s entry-level wage is $21.50 an hour, or nearly $45,000 annually for full-timers, plus benefits.

Hennepin County, Minn., has set a goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2025. The county has achieved a 28 percent reduction in chronic homelessness since 2021.

Hennepin County spokesperson Carolyn Marinan says approximately 26% of its downtown workforce—1,425 workers—is remote; 1,760, or 32%, are on-site, and 2,320 (42%) are hybrid.