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Eric Roper

Reporter | Minneapolis

Phone: 612-673-1732

Eric Roper covers the city of Minneapolis with a focus on City Hall. He previously covered the Minnesota Legislature at the Capitol and the state’s congressional delegation at the paper’s Washington bureau.
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Mpls. plan to add health inspectors comes with a fee

Mayor says budget staffers who said chain restaurants would pay less than other eateries were mistaken.

Updated: August 29, 2012, - 10:25 PM

Rybak will address Democratic convention next month

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, whose national profile has risen in the past year as a spokesman for the left, said Thursday that he will have a speaking role at next month's Democratic National Convention (DNC).

Updated: August 24, 2012, - 09:01 PM

Minneapolis businesses wary of stricter city rules

A proposal to give City Hall new powers to deal more quickly with problem establishments is getting a hard look in Minneapolis.

Updated: August 22, 2012, - 10:14 PM

Bootleggers folds under city pressure

Bootleggers is closing after Minneapolis threatened to revoke liquor license, a threat facing a nearby club.

Updated: August 22, 2012, - 08:55 AM

City cameras track anyone, even Minneapolis Mayor Rybak

As a Star Tribune public records request shows, knowing someone's license plate number gives anyone access to city data about where that vehicle has been seen.

Updated: August 17, 2012, - 01:13 PM

Minneapolis tax increase would pay for more police, firefighters

Mayor R.T. Rybak's plan to raise the property tax levy by 1.7 percent drew a positive reaction from the City Council and fire chief.

Updated: August 16, 2012, - 02:58 PM

Aug. 10: Police cameras quietly capture license plates, collect data

Police in Minnesota and across the country are increasingly using small car-mounted cameras to scan thousands of license plates and pinpoint -- in real time -- stolen vehicles, suspended drivers and criminals. But what is done with the data?

Updated: August 10, 2012, - 04:14 PM