Thinking small to make big difference on homelessness
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14.12.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Smaller, simpler housing units offer a way to house people for less money. Two Twin Cities organizations are looking to implement more creative and much less expensive ways to provide accommodations, with dignity and community support. |
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[demo :: Rentals]
[demo :: Homeless]
[demo :: Affordable Housing]
[demo :: Housing]
[demo :: Homeless]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[flenvcenter :: Affordable Housing]
[flenvcenter :: Homelessness]
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Financial snag hits Fort Snelling Upper Post affordable housing project
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13.12.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
About a year ago, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources struck a deal with Plymouth-based Dominium. Now Dominium said it's worried it may not get essential financing through bonds authorized by the federal government and distributed by the state. |
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[demo :: Affordable Housing]
[demo :: Housing]
[flenvcenter :: Affordable Housing]
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Divided St. Paul City Council passes budget with property tax increase
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12.12.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Politics |
St. Paul homeowners will soon find out whether they’ll pay more in property taxes and by how much. City Council members passed the city’s 2020 budget that includes a 5.85 percent levy increase by one vote. |
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[demo :: Affordable Housing]
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A ‘good new home’ welcomes the formerly homeless
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6.12.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
A new St. Paul housing project was conceived, designed and built by Native Americans. It aims to help their young residents with education and employment while honoring their culture. |
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[demo :: Homeless]
[demo :: Affordable Housing]
[demo :: Housing]
[demo :: Homeless]
[flenvcenter :: Youth and Children]
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MPR News AM Update: Why don’t most apartments have sprinklers?
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3.12.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Plus an expansion of Minnesota’s medical marijuana program and a big homeless shelter planned in Minneapolis. |
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[demo :: Public Housing]
[demo :: Housing]
[nwct :: Healthcare_US]
[demo :: Climate change]
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After an apartment fire kills five, a call for sprinklers
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3.12.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
Adding sprinklers in old buildings can be expensive. But proponents say it’s worth it. |
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[demo :: Affordable Housing]
[demo :: Public Housing]
[demo :: Housing]
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Outpouring of community support, calls for improved safety in wake of fatal Minneapolis fire
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30.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Community leaders have formed a committee to plan how to best help people affected by Wednesday’s fatal fire in a Minneapolis high-rise apartment building. Meanwhile, a state legislator is calling for improved fire safety measures in older buildings. |
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[demo :: Housing]
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Authorities ID victims of Minneapolis high-rise fire
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29.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
Authorities have identified the fifth person who died Wednesday in a high-rise apartment fire in Minneapolis. |
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[demo :: Housing]
[nwct :: Healthcare_US]
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Somalia burial planned for Minnesota high-rise fire victim
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29.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
A daughter of a woman who was killed in a fire at a Minneapolis public housing high-rise is making plans to hold her funeral in Somalia. |
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[demo :: Housing]
[demo :: Affordable Housing]
[demo :: Public Housing]
[demo :: Housing]
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Early morning fire in Minneapolis high rise leaves five dead, three hurt
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27.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
An early morning fire on the 14th-floor of a Minneapolis Public Housing building in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood left five people dead and another three injured Wednesday. |
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[demo :: Housing]
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MPR News AM Update: Fiona Hill’s day at the impeachment hearings
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22.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Plus a deep dive into Minnesota Nice and what it truly means. |
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[demo :: Affordable Housing]
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Policast: Minneapolis gets closer to an affordable housing requirement
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20.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Politics |
Minneapolis gets closer to an affordable housing requirement |
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[demo :: Affordable Housing]
[demo :: Housing]
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MPR News AM Update: Minneapolis takes aim at affordable housing
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20.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
Plus new presidential polling from New Hampshire and another day of impeachment hearings. |
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[demo :: Rentals]
[demo :: Affordable Housing]
[demo :: Housing]
[flenvcenter :: Affordable Housing]
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Minneapolis moves toward affordable housing mandate
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20.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Developers would have to include affordable units in most projects. |
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[demo :: Rentals]
[demo :: Affordable Housing]
[demo :: Housing]
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Walz calls for public hearings to break insulin impasse
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19.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
The governor says public hearings with testimony from experts and advocates for cheaper insulin could provide the necessary push to reach a deal that Minnesota lawmakers could pass in a one-day special session before the holidays. |
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[demo :: Affordable Housing]
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As temperatures drop, winter will test Rochester’s new homelessness services
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18.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Rochester is poised to open a new overnight warming shelter this winter for people experiencing homelessness. It’s part of a broader effort among city officials and local organizations aimed at better assisting the city’s growing homeless population. |
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[demo :: Housing]
[demo :: Homeless]
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[flenvcenter :: Homelessness]
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Duluth plans to give away land to spur innovative affordable housing projects
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16.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
The city of Duluth plans to give away vacant lots to encourage the development of more affordable housing, to help put a dent in what Mayor Emily Larson calls a housing “crisis.” |
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[demo :: Rochester]
[flenvcenter :: Affordable Housing]
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Minneapolis grants $18M to add lower-cost apartments
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14.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Forty percent of the units will be within reach of families making about $30,000 a year. Rent would not be much more than a week's income for them. |
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[demo :: Rentals]
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[demo :: Housing]
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St. Paul gives Ford plant site development the green light
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14.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Mayor Melvin Carter and Ryan Companies said Tuesday the deal to remake the vacant 122-acre site in the Highland Park neighborhood will deliver hundreds of new homes and add $1 billion to the city’s $23 billion property tax base. |
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[demo :: Affordable Housing]
[demo :: TIF]
[demo :: Housing]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Nelsie Yang, Dai Thao win St. Paul City Council seats in competitive races
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9.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
The St. Paul City Council will have five women and two men — with three people of color. The newest council member for Ward 6 is a 24-year-old organizer and daughter of refugees. Nelsie Yang will be the first Hmong-American woman elected to the St. Paul City Council. |
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[demo :: Affordable Housing]
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