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2023 Legislative Impacts on West St. Paul

The Minnesota state legislative session wrapped up in May with a number of historic changes and funding that will impact West St. Paul, including nearly $11 million in direct funding.

West St. Paul resident Connye LaCombe receiving the Community Advocate Award

Community Advocate Award Goes to Connye LaCombe

West St. Paul Pride in the Park awarded local resident Connye LaCombe the first ever Pride in the Park Community Advocate Award for her work battling gay conversion therapy.

Lisa Eng-Sarne, candidate for West St. Paul City Council Ward 3

West St. Paul Ward 3 City Council: Vote for Lisa Eng-Sarne

West St. Paul Reader endorses Lisa Eng Sarne: “West St. Paul needs me and people like me to step up and make what we can make better, better.”

West St. Paul City Council meeting on September 14, 2020

City Council Recap: Sept. 14, 2020

West St. Paul City Council passed the preliminary 2021 budget. We also learned that “ribs and steak” might be coming to the vacant Baker’s Square.

August 17, 2020 West St. Paul City Council meeting

City Council Recap: August 17, 2020

The West St. Paul City Council meeting made history in passing a conversion therapy ban. The city also relaxed a chicken ordinance, previewed the 2021 budget, and learned more about the Town Center One project (sorry, no brew pub).

City Council Preview: August 17, 2020

The upcoming West St. Paul City Council meeting includes public hearings for a few popular measures—relaxing the chicken ordinance and a conversion therapy ban (maybe?)—as well as an early look at the 2021 budget.

July 27, 2020 West St. Paul City Council meeting

City Council Recap: July 27, 2020

The longest meeting since January covered the proposed K-mart apartments, chickens, a conversion therapy ban, and cleaning up West St. Paul.

West St. Paul City Council meeting, July 13, 2020

City Council Recap: July 13, 2020

The West St. Paul City Council covered the first steps on a conversion therapy ban, chickens, council salary, a social media policy, and the proposed apartments at the former K-mart.

City Council Preview: July 13, 2020

The upcoming West St. Paul City Council meeting will consider the proposed apartments at the former K-mart site, a conversion therapy ban, and chickens. Plus, the work sessions will be broadcast for the first time ever.

West St. Paul City Council Member Wendy Berry

Wendy Berry: First Openly LGBTQ Council Member in West St. Paul

City Council Member Wendy Berry became the first openly LGBTQ person elected to municipal office in West St. Paul in 2018. We asked Berry about being one of the firsts.