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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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. [...]

Read the full article →

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.

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Why there are no big animals in Australia: a lesson for organizers and advocates.

April 15, 2011

I love stories and storytelling.  One of my favorite types of stories are parables — or analogies.  I love them so much, I often draw or find my own parallels with the hopes conveying end goals to a broader audience. I’d like you to be the judge of whether the following true story can be [...]

Read the full article →

Amplifying renters’ voices

April 15, 2011

Our friends in the legislature have told us again and again that the best thing we can do to protect the Renters’ Credit from cuts is to tell stories, stories about why real people all around Minnesota need it. We’ve just created a new way for you to tell us your story, Renters’ Voice. It’s [...]

Read the full article →

Renters provide video testimony to save the Renters Credit

April 13, 2011

HOME Line is collecting video testimony from tenants across Minnesota to support the Renters Credit. Here is what just a few renters told us today just prior to a Tax Committee hearing at the Minnesota House of Representatives:

Read the full article →

Legislators from District 59 thanked as “Guardians of the Renters’ Credit”

April 13, 2011

On Monday the 28th of March, constituents living in State Senate District 59 met to discuss proposed cuts to the Renters’ Credit.  Held at the Overflow Café in Minneapolis, participants wanted to know what they could do to fight back a proposal in the House to make a 45% overall cut to the Renters’ Credit. [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →