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Tiny houses provide a home for those struggling with housing instability
In 2023, Minnesota lawmakers passed legislation authorizing religious institutions to provide permanent housing to chronically homeless or extremely low-income people. Two area churches have built nine tiny homes.
249 businesses win in Minnesota’s first lottery to license cannabis businesses
Aspiring cultivators, manufacturers and retailers in Minnesota’s budding recreational cannabis industry reacted with joy and disappointment after the state held a lottery to determine their future.
Minnesota immigrants face uncertainty amid Trump travel ban
To find out how the news is landing with members of Minnesota’s affected communities, MPR News host Catharine Richert spoke with Nasreen Sajady, executive director of the Afghan Cultural Society.
Chet Holmgren’s former coach on the Minnesotan’s rise to NBA stardom
Before he was a starter for the NBA’s Western Conference champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnehaha Academy graduate Chet Holmgren was just a tall kid in youth basketball learning the game with guidance from his coach, Larry Suggs.
Thank You, Stranger: How a ‘Buy Nothing’ Facebook group helped a woman rebuild her life
Anna Hover was at the height of her career and raising her children in St. Paul, she got sick. She asked for help online, and the kindness of her neighbors helped put her life back together.