Author: Rusty Mehlberg

Duluth Mayor Larson Proposes 2024 Budget With 2% Levy Increase

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Mayor Emily Larson is calling her 2024 city budget proposal a “good news story” as she presented it to the Duluth City Council Monday evening. “This budget is a good news story for workers, residents, taxpayers, and community,” says Mayor Larson.  “It reflects the priorities we’ve been hearing from the community, honors the hard work of…

Duluth Council Tables Change to Smoking Ordinance Fine

DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth City Council will wait a few more weeks to finalized how much to fine people who are caught violating the city’s smoking ordinance, which now includes cannabis. Councilors could have reduce the first violation to $25, the second violation to $50, and the third and additional violations to $75 Monday evening. Currently, the fine is…

Duluth City Council Discusses Marijuana Orderience Ahead of Legalization

DULUTH, Minn.–“I don’t honestly think that there’s a lot of people in Duluth who really want their taxpayers dollars going towards citing people for cannabis in our city parks. It just makes no sense,” said Duluth Resident Sophia Louger. When Minnesota legislators approved to legalize recreational marijuana starting August 1, they left it to local governments on how it will…