Archived News

Fund aims to keep apartments affordable in tight market, Matt Sepic, MPR News, June 29, 2016

Legal Learning: Legislature drops the ball on housing, James H. Manahan, Lake County News-Chronicle, June 10, 2016

No bonding bill spells trouble for rural housing, Per Peterson, Marshall Independent, June 4, 2016

Commentary: Bonding Bill needed now for affordable housing in Minnesota, Skip Duchesneau, Alexandria Echo Press, June 3, 2016

LTE: Having affordable housing critical, Rick Goodeman, Albert Lea Tribune, June 2, 2016

Minnesota renters feel apartment squeeze, Janice Bitters, Finance and Commerce, June 2, 2016

LTE: “We see the need every day”, Deidre Schmidt, Pioneer Press, May 29, 2016

Housing is also part of Minnesota’s essential infrastructure, Emily Larson, Daniel Bender, Michael Wojcik, and Warren Hanson, Grand Rapids Herald Review, May 28, 2016

Lawmaker calls mixed-bag Minnesota session ‘messy and chaotic’, Don Davis, Inforum, May 24, 2016

No Minnesota bonding bill, big projects stalled, no 40,000 new jobs, Bill Salisbury, Pioneer Press, May 23, 2016

Lawmakers scrambling to resurrect bonding bill after defeat in House, Timothy Blotz, Fox 9, May 19, 2016

GOP’s $800 million public-works bill fails to pass at Minnesota Capitol, Ricardo Lopez and Maya Rao, Star Tribune, May 19, 2016

House sidelines housing, roiling advocates, Karlee Weinmann, May 19, 2016

DFLers unimpressed with House bonding bill, Brian Johnson, Politics in Minnesota Capitol Report, May 18, 2016

Minnesota facing affordable housing crunch, WDAY, April 24, 2016

Kandiyohi County needs more workforce housing, Shelby Lindrud, West Central Tribune, April 24, 2016

Affordable housing advocates prepare for the future, Per Peterson, Marshall Daily Independent, April 21, 2016

Dayton’s bid for $90 million in affordable housing catches attention of developers, Star Tribune, April 15, 2016

Providing Homes For All, United Way guest blog from MHP Connect, March 21, 2016

Wilder study: Homelessness is down from 2012, Sarah McKenzie, Southwest Journal, March 17, 2016

Bill to invest $130M into affordable housing, Kare 11, March 15, 2016

Rising need spotlights gaps in senior housing market, Karlee Weinmann, Finance & Commerce, March 9, 2016

Report: Need for affordable senior housing in state, Rice County to increase in coming years, Faribault Daily News, February 24, 2016

MN’s Housing Needs Outstrip Public Funding, Politics in Minnesota, February 5, 2016 (reprint of Finance & Commerce article)

MN’s housing needs outstrip public funding, Karlee Weinmann, Finance & Commerce, February 5, 2016

State officials announce major plan to combat homelessness, CBS News, January 28, 2016

Minnesota on track to house all homeless veterans, MPR, January 28, 2016

Minnesota is getting closer to ending homelessness, Star Tribune, January 27, 2016

Bonding will be one of the most important debates at the Minnesota legislature this year, MinnPost, January 1, 2016

We need sensible funding for housing, Randal Hemmerlin, Red Wing Republican Eagle, May 6, 2015

Invest in housing supports to maximize investments in education, Ryan Strack, TC Daily Planet, May 4, 2015

Housing for workers needs state support, Joe Wheeler, Wabasha Herald, April 28, 2015

Less costly housing needed, Joe Wheeler, Lake City Graphic, April 28, 2015

Local View: Fight against homelessness calls for broad support, Cara Lundquist, Duluth News Tribune, April 20, 2015

Local View: Workforce housing needs state support, Rick Ball, Duluth News Tribune, April 8, 2015

Supportive housing (Letters to the Editor), Dawn Horgan, White Bear Press, April 7, 2015

 

Housing is a wise investment in light of Minnesota’ budget surplus, Reed Olson & Tim Flathers, Bemidji Pioneer, April 4, 2015

2014 Media Hits

Includes articles mentioning Homes for All or its specific legislative asks.

State awards Owatonna housing project $6.5 million, Owatonna People’s Press, 10/26/2014

Grant award will defray costs to rehab St. Peter apartments, St. Peter Herald, 10/25/2014

$36 Million Housing, Retail Development Planned for Duluth, WDIO-TV, 10/24/2014

Homeless project gets $11 million in funding, Rochester Post-Bulletin, 10/24/2014

State gives $162M boost to affordable housing, Politics in Minnesota, 10/24/2014

Minnesota Housing awards $162 million for affordable housing in 33 cities, Duluth News Tribune, 10/24/2014

Minnesota Housing Announces Record $162 Million in Funding, Apartment Finance Today, 10/24/2014

Minnesota Housing awards $162 million for affordable housing units, Star Tribune, 10/23/2014‎

State gives $162M boost to affordable housing, Finance and Commerce, 10/23/2014

Finance Agency Announces Record Funding for Affordable Housing, KSTP, 10/23/2014

Dorothy Day expansion moves forward as state funds housing projects, Pioneer Press, 10/23/2014

Candidate forum addresses local solutions for poverty, Northland News Center, 10/6/2014

Kevin Worden: Housing is important part of legislative bonding bill, Rochester Post-Bulletin, 7/2/2014

Proposals pour in for piece of Minnesota’s $100M housing fund, Jennifer Brooks, Star Tribune, 6/14/2014

Funding increases for low-income housing in Minnesota, Don Jacobson, Star Tribune, 5/29/2014

House passes bonding bill, Aitkin Independent Age, 5/24/2014

District 23 projects in 2014 Minnesota Legislative session bonding bill, Julie Rosen, Janesville Argus, 5/21/2014

Affordable housing advocates ‘excited’ for bonding bill cash, Matt Sepic, MPR, 5/20/2014

Minn. House passes $1.17 billion in statewide construction projects, Baird Helgeson, Star Tribune, 5/16/2014

MN Lawmakers send $1B bonding bill to Governor, Kevin Jacobsen, Northland News Center, 5/16/2014

House passes $1 billion construction package, Bill Salisbury, Pioneer Press, 5/16/2014

Editorial: Affordable housing plan would matter, Albert Lea Tribune, 5/14/2014

$1 billion in state building projects nears final OK, Baird Helgeson, Star Tribune, 5/14/2014

Minnesota public works bill finalized; House to vote today, Bill Salisbury, Pioneer Press, 5/14/2014

House Expected to Vote on Bonding Bill Thursday, Cassie Hart, KAAL TV, 5/14/2014

Housing tour designed to reveal need: Senate’s $80M allocation a step toward adequate housing: Otteson, Carolyn Lange, West Central Tribune, 5/5/2014

A bishop’s view: Homeless youths deserve a piece of state housing cash, Thomas Aitken, Duluth News Tribune, 5/4/2014

More housing, not shelters, Colleen O’Connor Toberman, Minnesota 2020 & TC Daily Planet, 5/4/2014

Q&A on Serving Homeless Students, MN2020, 4/29/14

To give schoolchildren a leg up, start with some housing, Minnpost, 4/28/14

Report highlights housing woes for low-income Minnesotans, Mike Creger, WDAZ TV 8, 4/26/2014

Minnesota groups asking state for affordable housing money, Northland News Center NOW, 4/25/2014

Hoping to help with housing solutions; report highlights Bemidji in push for state aid to low-income housing, Bemidji Pioneer, 4/25/2014

Advocates Push for More Affordable Housing in Minn., WDIO, 4/24/2014

Minnesota school superintendents join forces to fight homelessness, WDAZ, 4/24/14

5 Year Study Shows No Recovery in Low Income MN Housing Problem, FOX 21 News, 4/24/2014

Report: Duluth has region’s most unaffordable rental housing, Duluth News Tribune, 4/24/2014

School superintendents ask Legislature to help homeless, SC Times, 4/24/2014

School superintendents back housing initiative for homeless, Kare 11, 4/24/2014

School Leaders Push Minn. Lawmakers to Fund Affordable Housing Programs, ABC 6 News, 4/23/2014

Minnesota school leaders join push to ease homelessness, Pioneer Press, 4/23/2014

School leaders press legislators to invest $100 million for affordable housing, Sarah Mckenzie, Southwest Journal, 4/23/2014

School Leaders Push Lawmakers to Fund Affordable Housing Program, Katherine Johnson, KSTP, 4/23/2014

Minnesota school leaders join push to ease homelessness, Bill Salisbury, TwinCities Prioneer Press, 4/23/2014

School Superintendents Push Lawmakers For More Affordable Housing, Nina Moini, CBS Minnesota, 4/23/2014

Why Bond For Housing?, Minnesota Senate, 4/23/2014

Letter: Use $100 million in bonds to help homeless, Julie Shuster St. Cloud, SC Times, 4/20/2014

Letter: A need to help homeless, Mari Thorkelson, West Central Tribune, 4/19/2014

Homeless kids need help from all of us, Greg Vandal, St. Cloud Times, 4/18/2014

Our View: Affordable housing is smart investment for state, Rochester Post-Bulletin, 4/14/2014

Affordable Housing, Karen Barstad, Star Tribune, 4/11/2014

House delivers $975M wish list for Minnesota construction projects, Bill Salisbury, Pioneer Press, 4/1/2014

Housing Bonds Protect Public Investments, Colleen O’Connor Toberman, MN2020, 3/11/14

Minnesota Aims To Eliminate Homelessness, The Uptake, 3/9/14

Senate DFL Caucus video on homelessness, 3/6/14

Advocates want state to invest $100M in affordable housing, Laura Yuen, MPR, 3/6/14

Homeless and mental health advocates at the Capitol Thurs., KARE 11, 3/6/2014

Hundreds March at State Capitol for ‘Homeless Day on the Hill’, KSTP & KAAL TV, 3/6/14

First-person lobbyist for affordable housing, Shannon Houska,TC Daily Planet, 3/6/2014

Lack of housing inspires new alliances, James Warden, Finance & Commerce, 2/28/14

Coalition seeks $100 million to address homelessness, Carolyn Lange, Daily Globe, 2/16/2014

Community developers’ group is part of a coaltion for affordable homes, Peter Bartz-Gallagher, Politics in Minnesota, 2/12/2014

Uneven Recovery: West Metro Problems Not Just Bubble Related, Lee Egerstrom & Leigh Rosenberg, MN2020, 1/29/2014

Uneven Recovery: MN Housing is Getting Unaffordable, Joe Sheeran, MN2020 Hindsight, 1/23/2014

Tuesday Talk: Q & A on MN’s Uneven Housing Recovery, Joe Sheeran, 1/21/2014

A focus on homelessness will pay off for state, Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 1/10/2014