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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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Pedal propriety pursued

The city of Minneapolis is examining whether to enact new regulations on increasingly popular "pedal pubs."

Updated: January 12, 2013, - 06:24 PM

$35M tax subsidy could go to Vikings stadium plaza

The tax subsidy proposal, 460 apartments and office space are part of the plans emerging for four blocks of Star Tribune land.

Updated: January 11, 2013, - 11:55 AM

Minn. driver’s license data snoopers are difficult to track

Driver's license info is readily accessible, but finding out who's checking it out is not easy. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek challenges state to justify its secrecy.

Updated: January 07, 2013, - 10:51 PM

Ex-Council Member Minn used false IDs in feud with developer

Minneapolis is investigating his effort to prevent rival Kelly Doran from landing city projects.

Updated: January 07, 2013, - 02:06 PM

Defendant: Snooping was rife at Minneapolis City Hall

Judge will rule on whether the data-breach case against director Tom Deegan will move forward.

Updated: December 21, 2012, - 05:56 PM

Minneapolis sees high-density future

But not all neighborhoods are eager for condos or towers.

Updated: December 17, 2012, - 05:56 AM

Local-access TV keeps rolling in Minneapolis

Some wonder whether MTN's sometimes wacky lineup still needs public money.

Updated: December 15, 2012, - 01:39 AM

Rybak asks state to keep car license data private

The move comes a day after the city released a massive database tracking ordinary vehicle locations.

Updated: December 13, 2012, - 10:57 PM

Finding next acts for city's cinemas of yore

Selections from the MPLS. blog, the source for Minneapolis news at www.startribune.com/mpls

Updated: December 11, 2012, - 04:12 PM

Lake Street bar sues city over citations it calls malicious

Champions Sports Bar & Grill says that the city is acting because the clientele is largely black. Minneapolis says its enforcement action is justified.

Updated: December 06, 2012, - 08:23 PM