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Walz again pitches $300 million for public safety efforts
Gov. Tim Walz is revisiting some previous spending ideas for improving public safety and access to health care in his budget proposal. He’s also calling for more money for health care for children and for housing efforts. 
Have a home fit for a governor? Walz may be calling
A temporary relocation looms for Gov. Tim Walz and his family when the Minnesota governor’s residence undergoes a rehabilitation project. The state has begun its search for “suitable living quarters.”
3D-printed homes level up with a 2-story house in Houston
A team of designers and engineers are constructing a first-of-its-kind 3D-printed home. They think of it as a pilot project in pursuit of building cheaper, well-designed multifamily homes.
Real estate development firm run by doctors donates St. Paul building for affordable housing
Two Minnesota doctors donated the former 8-story Gallery Medical Building to the Salvation Army in St. Paul to curb homelessness. Appraisers set the St. Paul building’s value at about $5 million, a major gift for the charity.
VA says it's back on track to end veteran homelessness
An 11 percent drop in veteran homelessness since 2020 is the biggest reduction in five years. The Biden Administration says it's aiming to reduce all homelessness 25 percent by 2025.
Police, city workers move in to clear NE Minneapolis homeless camp
Workers using heavy equipment could be seen removing items Friday from the encampment near the Quarry shopping center amid a large police presence. Advocates for the residents have criticized the city for clearing camps in midwinter.
At a Minneapolis tent encampment, a chosen family sticks together in the storm
The weather is just one of many daily hurdles for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Three residents at an encampment in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood are grateful to have each other and hope to have enough propane tanks to fuel their heaters through this dangerous cold spell.