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Minneapolis Native leader says permanent homeless encampments is 'the absolute wrong way'
What to do with encampments — and whether to close them — has become a divisive issue in Minneapolis. Joe Hobot is the CEO and president of the American Indian Opportunities Industrialization Center joins MPR News host Nina Moini to share his perspective.
Upset by slow pace of repairs, more renters in Minnesota are forming tenant unions
More renters across the state are forming tenant unions to push for repairs and improvements in their buildings under a new state law that adds protections for tenant organizing.
Gold Medal Flour mural discovered on a south Minneapolis home becomes a portal to the past
After uncovering two massive Gold Medal Flour ads covering his side walls, a Minneapolis architect set out on a mission to find out more about the history of the house and the neighborhood.
Duluth faces severe housing crunch as population inches up
A new study shows the city of Duluth needs to add about 9,000 housing units in the next decade, as the city’s population slowly grows for the first time in decades.