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'We had concerns': Social services leader previously heard about housing fraud issues
Avivo is an organization that helps unhoused Minnesotans find stable housing. A leader with Avivo said they heard about homeless people being approached to offer housing services but then those organizations wouldn’t follow up.
'Zero guardrails': Inside the alleged fraud at DHS housing stabilization program
A KARE 11 investigation exposed questionable billing practices within the Medicaid-backed program that was meant to help the elderly and people with disabilities find and maintain housing.
Minneapolis cites progress addressing homelessness in new report
The city reports fewer encampment closures, more shelter placements and fewer 911 calls. At least one community organizer is questioning how Minneapolis measures success. 
Duluth officials cancel agreement for huge hilltop housing development
The Duluth Economic Development Authority voted Wednesday night to cancel the development agreement for Incline Village, a massive proposed $500 million development that had planned for more than 1,000 housing units overlooking downtown and Lake Superior.
Proposed federal housing cuts could leave local programs in 'a state of triage'
President Trump’s original budget request to Congress outlined a 44 percent cut to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees federal rental assistance programs and Section 8, or Housing Choice, vouchers.