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Turning housing recommendations into realities

Minnesota must get its housing in order. Years of steady cost increases and stagnant wage growth have broken home economics across the state. Today’s...

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Your Voice Matters. Your Vote Matters. Affordable Housing is within Reach!

Guest blog by Caitlin Magistad, Local & Regional Policy Coordinator Housing costs continue to increase across Minnesota, while incomes have not kept...

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End of Legislative Session Recap 2018

Minnesota’s 2018 legislative session ended on Sunday, May 20, with a flurry of activity in the hours before the constitutional deadline. With only...

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Walter Mondale reflects on 50 years of the Fair Housing Act

Minnesota suffers from some of the worst racial disparities in housing in the nation. A long history of both overt and subtle racist practices got us...

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Making Our Voices Heard at Habitat on the Hill MN 2018

Guest blog by Caitlin Magistad, Twin Cities Habitat Staff On April 26, more than 115 Habitat Housing Heroes took over the Minnesota Capitol to...

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How to Raise Your Voice for Housing: Sharon's Story

The first time that Sharon Mason went to the State Capitol to advocate with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, here’s how she felt: “I had...

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Capitol Spotlight: Workforce Homeownership MN Fund

Guest Blog by Pam Johnson, Public Policy & Advocacy Manager Team Advocacy is six weeks into the state legislative Session with a FULL Agenda! Our...

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Personal Reflection: Habitat on the Hill - D.C. 2018

Guest Blog by Polina Montes De Oca, Twin Cities Habitat Staff On February 14th, 350 Habitat affiliate staff and Habitat homeowners from all over the...

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Kicking off the 2018 Legislative Session

Guest Blog by Caitlin Magistad, Twin Cities Habitat Advocacy Staff Minnesota's legislative session starts today! With more than 580,000 Minnesota...

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Federal Updates From Team Advocacy

Guest Blog by Pam Johnson, Twin Cities Habitat Staff

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