Fridays with Fatima Volume 11
House Releases it’s Bonding Bill The House Capital Investment Committee released a $825M bonding plan this week, and scheduled a hearing to recieve comments and take amendments today, Friday, May 4th on HF4404. Homes for All had two representatives give brief comments on the bill. Although the committee did not include the full amount from our agenda, $140M, […]
4/30 — 5 for 5 Lawmaker Outreach!
Welcome to Homes for All: 5 for 5 Target Lawmaker Outreach! 4/30 — The Bond for Housing is Strong! The legislative session ends in three weeks! Conversations surrounding the State’s bonding package will be increasing, and we want to make sure that lawmakers are hearing community support for housing. This week’s 5 for 5 is targeting […]
Fridays with Fatima Volume 10
Counting Down The countdown continues…we are 24 days shy of the end of our 2018 legislative session! Committees in the House and Senate continue to hear omnibus bills with some bills moving on to floor votes. In fact, the House voted on an Omnibus Education finance bill yesterday, which passed with a 94-29 vote, and will wait […]
5 for 5 Target Lawmaker Outreach!
Welcome to Homes for All: 5 for 5 Target Lawmaker Outreach! 4/23 — The end of the legislative session is one month away, and we still need to secure a hearing for our Homes for All bonding bill in the Senate. We are targeting five different lawmakers every Monday until the end of session to […]
Fridays with Fatima Volume 9
We are 31 days away from the end of the 2018 legislative session! Homes for All Today marks the final committee deadline for the budget bills. That means they have to be acted on favorably and re-referred to the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Finance Committee. Since the release of budget targets in the House of […]
Fridays with Fatima Volume 8
Friends, We’re halfway through the legislative session and MCH has been busy at the Capitol! Keep reading for a few updates from the week. The Budget Targets In February, a $329 million projected budget surplus was announced. On Thursday evening, the House Ways and Means committee voted on budget targets for committees. How do budget targets work? Budget targets are proposed by the Ways […]
Fridays with Fatima Volume 7
Friends, Keep reading to get the full Fridays with Fatima while it’s hot! Legislative Recess Lawmakers have been on spring break in their districts and meeting with Homes for All members. Things continue to move quickly at the legislature, and the last committee deadline is on Friday, April 20, 2018 at midnight. Several committees schedules have been posted […]
Welcome, Andy!
MCH’s board of directors is growing! We are very excited to introduce Andy Pomroy as our newest board member. Andy is Government Relations Specialist at Fredrikson & Byron. Read below to hear more about Andy: 1) What is your role at Fredrikson & Byron? I am a Government Relations Specialist where I represent a variety […]
Fridays with Fatima Volume 6
Greetings! MCH had another busy week at the Capitol filled with meetings and hearings. Keep reading to learn more! Homes for All Bills All hands were on deck this week as multiple of our Homes for All bills were heard in committees. Our Minnesota Housing Finance (MHFA) bill authored by Senator Dziedzic (S. F. 3238), Tax Exempt Bond […]
Join us at the Capitol this week!
With the spring recess right around the corner (March 30 – April 6), there are deadlines to be met and hearings to attend! Join us at the Minnesota Legislature this week to advance affordable housing across the state! Wednesday, March 28, 2018 There will be three hearings to attend on Wednesday; one focuses on a support agenda […]