MHP 2023 Legislative Summary Released

MHP has published its 2023 Legislative Summary. This publication summarizes the omnibus housing finance and policy bill, Chapter 37 (HF 2335/SF 2566), passed during the 2023 Legislative Session. Read the Summary Here…

The 2023 Legislative Session in Review!

In December of 2021, MHP convened partners and invited them to join us in asking the Minnesota Legislature to invest $2B in 2022. Gridlock had us come back in 2023, again asking for $2B. On Jan 11, 2023, MHP and our partners held a rally in the Capitol Rotunda. The…

A Constitutional Amendment for Housing

UPDATE 5/17/23: This week, Representative Michael Howard and Senator Zaynab Mohamed introduced the Our Future Starts at Home bill for a constitutional amendment that would ensure long-term, sustainable, predictable, and ongoing investments to address Minnesota’s housing crisis. This bill, supported by the Our Future Starts at Home (OFSAH) coalition and…

Changing the Narrative on Housing

A Collaborative Statewide Project How we talk about housing really matters―it shapes the actions we take as a community. A coalition of organizations across the state are collaborating with the Housing Narrative Lab, a national communications and research hub, in undertaking a narrative change project to reframe how Minnesotans talk…

MHP’s Legislative Update: April 14, 2023

Minnesota state policy update mid-2023 session featuring Amy Koch of Hylden Advocacy & Law, Annie Shapiro of Minn Cap and Rep. Esther Agbaje (DFL – Minneapolis). Rep. Agbaje serves as Vice Chair of the House Housing Committe, in caucus leadership, and co-chairs the People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) caucus.