Mayor Melvin Carter's
Mayor's 2024 Budget Address
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Saint Paul City Council Votes 6-1 to Put Sales Tax Question on November Ballot
Voters will decide whether to fund improvements to streets and parks through a one-percent increase in the local sales tax or by other means
Ramsey County and the City of Saint Paul Announce New Young Adult Workforce Development Program
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars will fund multiple career preparation opportunities through 13 local community-based organizations.
Updates to Minimum Wage Increases Take Effect Today
As scheduled, minimum wage increases for large, small, and micro businesses go into effect today, July 1, 2023.
Mayor Carter and Legislative Delegation Celebrate Historic Investment in Saint Paul
2023 legislative session brings millions in funding to Saint Paul to support public safety, housing, community centers, and public infrastructure
Session also authorizes the city to bring sales tax proposal to Saint Paul voters
Mayor Carter Announces Winners of 2023 Saint Paul Sidewalk Poetry Contest
City of Saint Paul, Public Art Saint Paul, and Saint Paul Almanac have chosen 15 winners to coincide with the contest’s 15th anniversary
Governor Walz Announces Expansion of Lockheed Martin Subsidiary in Saint Paul
Expansion to create 100+ jobs and invest $60 million in partnership with DEED and City of Saint Paul
Mayor Carter Appoints Maureen Hartman as Director of Saint Paul Public Library
Hartman to lead SPPL through period of new development, transformation, and opportunity
Common Cent
Saint Paul’s equitable strategy to fund comprehensive improvements to city roads and parks. This “Common Cent” approach allocates the voter-approved, one-cent increase in the local sales tax to related projects, estimated to cost $1 billion over 20 years.