MINNEAPOLIS — The City of Minneapolis will move ahead with new carbon fees after a contentious back and forth at City Hall concluded with the council overriding the mayor’s veto. The new fees, which target carbon emissions from city businesses, will be implemented on July 1, 2025, according to the council.

Mayor Jacob Frey says the council acted rashly and irresponsibly when it voted to cut the city’s operating budget to save a homeless shelter.

The Minneapolis City Council on Tuesday will learn more about the community's preferences for the future of the former 3rd Police Precinct site.

The Minneapolis City Council overturned Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of the City’s 2025 license fee schedule, which will charge the city's biggest polluters fees based on their carbon dioxide emissions.

Minneapolis mayor cites the advice of a legal team in the decision to knock down the carbon dioxide ordinance.

In his veto letter Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he agrees with the aims of the fee on polluters, but he said the council’s action amounts to an “unauthorized tax.”

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday vetoed a City Council plan to charge the city's largest polluters with a fee based on their carbon dioxide emissions. Council Member Robin Wonsley, who led support for the plan,