Mary Tingerthal will be speaking at MHP’s 2011 Housing Policy Showcase Friday, January…
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Minnesota Housing State Funding Cut by 5% in Governor’s Proposed Budget
The budget news for housing is mixed in the wake of the Governor’s budget proposal released yesterday for the 2012-13 biennium. The proposed $77.19 million in state funds represents a 6% cut compared to actual funding for the 2010-11 period, and a 5% cut compared to proposed funding in budget…
Register Today for the 2011 Minnesota NAHRO Day at the Capitol
Mark your calendars, Register Today for the 2011 Minnesota NAHRO Day at the Capitol: Legislative briefing, Lunch and Legislative visits. New Location, New Format, Don’t miss out! Registration now open;…
Searching for Better Solutions
Today’s budget forecast brings bittersweet news, with the projected deficit coming in about $1 billion less than expected. However, a giant $5 billion dollar hole leaves us little to cheer about. So where does this leave the housing budget? Capitol Connect’s recent posting described Governor Dayton’s budget…
MN Coalition for the Homeless Day on the Hill – March 15!
Photos: This snow fort wasn’t built by neighborhood kids, but by a man with nowhere else to turn. In the parking lot of a church in Minneapolis, in the middle of a fierce Minnesota January, a man burrowed out a hole in a snowbank to sleep…
Federal and State Cuts Threaten Community Action Programs
Minnesota’s Community Action Programs (CAPs) provide important housing-related services such as energy assistance and weatherization to low-income families, among many other services, but both state and federal funding cuts threaten the vital services that these agencies provide. In 2010, Minnesota community action agencies served more than 616,000 people and nearly 222,000 poor…
An Advocate’s Success at the Capitol
By Bill Reinke, Executive Director, Central Minnesota Housing Partnership I visited the capitol last week with Julie Johnson from Minnesota Housing Partnership to seek support from legislators for the state low-income housing tax credit proposal. I was pleasantly surprised by how responsive and knowledgeable of affordable housing the new members…
Your Voice Counts! Register for MN NAHRO Day at the Capitol, March 15
Influence the Legislative Impact to Your Community, Services & Funding Register for the 2011 Minnesota NAHRO Day at the Capitol. Join the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association…
House and Senate Propose Massive Cuts to Jobs and Economic Development
{jcomments on}Late last week, the House and Senate Republicans released their proposed budget targets for each committee, and it is not pretty at all for housing funding. The damage to Jobs and Economic Development programs, which includes housing, is as follows. The Senate proposed a 41% cut from the last biennium…
Join MHP for a Mini “Day at the Capitol”
Minnesota Housing Partnership is joining forces with other housing organizations to make sure a bonding bill that includes resources for affordable housing is a part of the final negotiations of the 2011 State Legislative Session. A bonding bill that includes housing will not only create jobs, but also create places people can…