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Progress seen on ending homelessness among veterans in Minnesota
This fall, the number of veterans on the state’s Homeless Veteran Registry registry dropped by 15 percent. Officials said it has much to do with a different strategy they used to attack homelessness.
VA halts foreclosures for thousands of veterans about to needlessly lose their homes
The Department of Veterans Affairs is intervening on behalf of 6,000 homeowners with VA loans who are in the foreclosure process. Many more are delinquent. The move follows an investigation by NPR.
Music, art, merchants and international food doubled with sunny skies? What a weekend.
Materials and power: Artist investigates labor rights and solidarity in textile exhibition
In an exhibit, Minneapolis artist Rachel Breen highlights the labor rights of garment workers and the issues of overconsumption and fast fashion, incorporating textile works, a site-specific wall drawing, and reflections on historical garment industry tragedies, all aimed at emphasizing solidarity and collective power.