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Duluth ballot initiative would allow tenants to pay for repairs and deduct costs from their rent
The so-called “Right to Repair” initiative would allow renters to pay for minor repairs and deduct the cost from their rent if landlords fail to respond. But some worry tenants could be left footing the bill.
Hundreds of residents evacuated after fire, utility outage in St. Paul high-rise
Hundreds of St. Paul residents were in temporary housing Monday, a day after a fire and utility outage forced the evacuation of the city’s Skyline Tower high-rise apartment building.
Minnesota home sales up as mortgage interest rates fall
Listings rose 4.9 percent across the state while pending sales increased 5.9 percent, according to data from the industry trade group, Minnesota Realtors. In the Twin Cities region, listings were up 5.2 percent and pending sales rose 7.9 percent.
Government shutdown delays energy assistance funds for low-income Minnesotans
A federally funded program that provides hundreds of dollars to households for energy bills is without funding during the government shutdown. However, a Minnesota official said that people should still apply to make sure they’re covered when that funding frees up.
An unusual 'village' in Utah aims to help people leave long-term homelessness for good
Chronic homelessness is at a record high, but there's a shortage of housing, rehab and mental health treatment. One ambitious program in Utah is finding a way to offer all that plus jobs.
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.