Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) has released its third edition of State of the State’s Housing. The 80-page report shows that more than a quarter of Minnesota families pay more than they can afford for housing — and that number is growing. In addition to spotlighting key trends across…
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State and Federal Update: Energy Equity, Surplus, Rep. Howard and Sen. Duckworth
Report by Hibo Ali, MHP’s Capitol Pathways intern for 2021. MHP hosted its fifth State and Federal Legislative Update Series of the year on March 5, 2021. MHP heard from Senator Zach Duckworth (R, 58), Representative Michael Howard (DFL, 50A), Ben Passer of Fresh Energy, and Metric Giles of Community…
State and Federal Update: Rep. Ilhan Omar gives a federal update
Report by Hibo Ali, MHP’s Capitol Pathways intern for 2021. As part of Minnesota Housing Partnership’s (MHP) fourth State and Legislative Update Series on February 19, 2021, attendees heard from US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN5), MN Representative Fue Lee (DFL-59A), and St. Paul Public Housing Authority’s (PHA) Executive Director, Jon Gutzmann.
State and Federal Update: Talking the Governor’s budget and manufactured housing
Report by Hibo Ali, MHP’s Capitol Pathways intern for 2021. MHP hosted its third State and Legislative Update Series of the year on February 5, 2021. MHP heard from Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) Commissioner Jennifer Ho, Senator Rich Draheim (R, 20), Dave Anderson of All Parks Alliance for Change…
MHP remembers Joe Weis
Joe Weis, a Rochester-based affordable housing developer for more than 5 decades, died over the weekend at 88. Joe was an active advocate for housing for under-resourced people, and he had a long history with the Minnesota Housing Partnership. Many MHP staff remembered Joe as an advocate for affordable housing…
Walz releases budget proposal; here’s what’s in it for housing
This analysis of the governor’s budget was created by MHP Deputy Policy Director Libby Murphy. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, Governor Tim Walz released his FY22-23 budget proposal. The proposal includes $100 million in Housing Infrastructure Bonds and $14 million in one-time appropriations. Proposed One-Time Funding Program…
MHP Update features state lawmakers, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, NLIHC
MHP’s Deputy Policy Director, Libby Murphy, gives this recap of MHP’s State and Federal Legislative Update from Jan. 22. As part of Minnesota Housing Partnership’s (MHP) biweekly state and federal legislative update series, MHP heard from Representatives Kaohly Her (DFL, 64A) and Aisha Gomez (DFL, 62B), community leader…
MHP’s 2021 Legislative Agenda
This session, MHP will use its resources and network to advocate lawmakers to increase investments in housing stability by adequately funding emergency and ongoing housing assistance programs; investing in programs that preserve existing affordable homes and add new units; and strengthening laws to support renters access affordable housing. Housing Stability…
Minnesota Housing Partnership Receives $2.4 Million HUD Grant to Assist Rural and Native Community Development
Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) has received a crucial grant to assist rural and Native leaders in solving housing and community development issues in their communities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grant program (RCB) will provide $2.4 million to…
New MHP report looks at rural rental properties and the residents that call them home
A new report by MHP describes important affordable rural rental properties across Minnesota and the people who live there. In communities across Greater Minnesota, rural rental housing is at risk due to declining investment and failure to construct new housing affordable to community members.