Anoka County Seniors (and others) Rally Behind the Renters Credit

June 7, 2011

The State Legislature may be out of session, but Minnesotans are still hard at work protecting their Renters Credit. Over the past few weeks HOME Line’s voice mailbox received dozens of messages, including many from low-income seniors in Spring Lake Park and Mounds View. They rely  on the Renters Credit to provide for their basic [...]

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A bad day for a housing advocate to read the newspaper

June 1, 2011

Today, three stories in the Star Tribune caught our eye… The first one …Twister upends housing landscape…On May 22, 2011 a tornado leveled parts of North Minneapolis. Many of those who have been left homeless are low-income tenants. Experts worry that insurance money will not be used to rebuild the ravaged community, but instead will [...]

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A Digital Short from HOME Line Films: Treadmill-a-Thon 2011.

May 25, 2011

Treadmill-a-Thon 2011 is scheduled from 7am June 13th through 11pm June 14th, 2011! The 2nd Annual Treadmill-a-Thon is dedicated to raise funds and awareness for our programming.  If you’d like to help organize, participate, or volunteer in Treadmill-a-Thon 2011, please REGISTER HERE. Of course, if you just want to give, go to our GiveMN/Razoo Treadmill-a-Thon Team Page, [...]

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Late night legislative proposal would wreak havoc on the Renters Credit.

May 16, 2011

The Legislature is not only proposing to drastically cut the Renters Credit, now they suggest dividing and conquering its recipients.  We have been advised by policy-makers and advocates to turn up the heat. Read the summary of the latest proposal below (stolen word-for-word from our allies at the Minnesota Budget Project).  Then, if you are [...]

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Perhaps we should all paint our faces purple and yell real loud!

May 11, 2011

Remember the angry, outside voice I wrote about a few months back? It was that voice that sometimes wells up from my gut when policy-makers slash funding for those in need while giving tax breaks to the wealthy. It was that disgusted and disgusting voice that wants to lash out when “leaders” state confidently that [...]

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The Renters’ Credit: “Around here, Christmas comes in August.”

May 10, 2011

Last Wednesday, a group of interns from HOME Line spoke with renters at the Rockwood Place apartment complex for seniors about the legislature’s proposed cuts to the Renters’ Credit. The building sits in District 64B in the southwest corner of St. Paul, represented by Senator Richard Cohen and Representative Michael Paymar. Both have been strong [...]

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Listen up … calls to Renters’ Voice show the Renters Credit is invaluable to Minnesota tenants.

May 2, 2011

Over the past week, HOME Line has received over a dozen calls from renters who hope their legislators will protect the Renters’ Credit.  As blog followers know, there are proposals to cut the Renters Credit up to 45%.  Thankfully, Governor Dayton and a number of legislators have voiced their strong support for the tax rebate. [...]

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Minnesota renters are speaking up for the Renters Credit

April 29, 2011

Thanks to all the renters who’ve called our voicemail box called “Renters Voice” … the Renters Credit story project.  In the past couple days, roughly a dozen stories have been shared.  We are editing the audio and will have posting on our blog soon.

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Guardians of the Renters Credit to the rescue.

April 25, 2011

HOME Line’s Public Policy Blog followers know that we’ve started branding appropriate legislators as “Guardians of the Renters Credit”.  In our minds, whenever a legislator publicly speaks or writes in favor of preserving the Renters Credit, they take on superhero status. And what are their superpowers? Unlike you or I (as regular humans), these legislators [...]

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A great story shared with HOME Line by a renter …

April 20, 2011

The other day, HOME Line’s “Renters’ Voice ” voicemail box received a great call. Michelle from West St. Paul describes how she used her Renters’ Credit to buy school supplies for her son when he was in grade school. Being low-income, it was the only way she could afford them. It’s amazing how moving it [...]

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