This week, MHP partnered with MN Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) to host a congressional briefing to share and contextualize key trends highlighted in MHP’s “State of the State’s Housing 2019 report.”

View the agenda, slides, handouts and more in this Google folder.

Thanks to staff from the offices of Reps. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), Angie Craig (MN-02), Dean Phillips (MN-03), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Tom Emmer (MN-06), Collin Peterson (MN-07), and Pete Stauber (MN-08), and to staff from the offices of Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar for attending the briefing!

We’re grateful to Jessica Deegan (Minnesota Housing), Patrice Kunesh (Center for Indian Country Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis), Diane Larson (MN NAHRO and Itasca County HRA), Barb Dacy (Washington County CDA), Carin Peterson (Stonehouse Square Tenants Association), Michael Dahl (HOME Line), and Kelly Zelenka (MHP) for providing insight on on-the-ground impacts, the role of federal programs in supporting affordable housing in rural and Native communities, public housing and more.