Housing

A Way to Help St. Paul Residents Stay Home

Housing justice is a contentious issue in St. Paul, with rent control and rent stabilization being two primary sources of friction. HENS is an organization that seeks to support St.…
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Radical News Radio Hour: Rent Stabilization (Episode 36)

On today's episode we discuss rent stabilization and launch a month-long deepdive into the stories and issues of housing justice across Minneapolis-Saint Paul.
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Committee Summary: House Preventing Homelessness Division Meeting, Jan. 27

The Department of Corrections and Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness presented to the House Preventing Homelessness Division Wednesday. The committee and agencies discussed incarceration and homelessness, racial disparities and the…
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Parks and Power demands an end to camp evictions

Activists for the Unhoused also demanded the park board call for more resources for the unhoused.
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House Rules Committee declares racism a public health crisis

The Minnesota House of Representatives advanced a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis in Minnesota on Tuesday. Authored by Rep. Ruth Richardson (DFL, Mendota Heights), the new resolution passed…
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Concerns About Minneapolis Long-Range Affordable Housing Plan

Minneapolis has a revised long-range plan for affordable housing that's raising lots of questions and concerns from residents.
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How Minneapolis Mapped Prejudice Into Its Housing

The roots of racial housing segregation in Minneapolis can be found in nearly century-old illegal real estate covenants. While the covenants are no longer enforceable, their impact lives on.
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Affordable Housing Becoming Harder To Find In Minnesota

“Housing has something to do with everything,” said Debra Behrens, Chief Advancement Officer, Aeon an organization that focuses on helping people find quality affordable homes and stability in their lives.
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Despite raising $6 Million to Save Homes, Residents Fight On After “Illegal” Sale of Property

Lowry Grove residents thought they had beat the deadline to raise $6 million to save their homes. Not so, says the land owner where the homes sit.
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Lowry Grove Residents Refuse to Lose Homes After Surprise Property Sale to Corporate Developer

Lowry Grove residents own their own homes, but not the land under them. The land owner plans to kick them out, demolish the homes that can't be moved and sell…
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HOUSING

A Way to Help St. Paul Residents Stay Home

Radical News Radio Hour: Rent Stabilization (Episode 36)

Committee Summary: House Preventing Homelessness Division Meeting, Jan. 27

Concerns About Minneapolis Long-Range Affordable Housing Plan

Affordable Housing Becoming Harder To Find In Minnesota

Lowry Grove Residents Refuse to Lose Homes After Surprise Property Sale to Corporate Developer

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