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Frey vetoes Minneapolis eviction pause; Senate approves $40 million to help renters after ICE surge
https://www.startribune.com/mayor-jacob-frey-minneapolis-eviction-notice-ordinance/601596051Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday, March 11, vetoed a plan to give residents more time to pay their rent in the wake of the 12-week federal immigration surge that left many people scrambling to pay their bills.
Frey said the measure could make housing instability worse and undermine Minneapolis’ progress as a national leader on affordable housing. He said past crises have shown what remedies are good, and which “sound good.”
Meanwhile, the state Senate approved $40 million in emergency rental assistance for people who were affected by the federal immigration operation. The money would be distributed by counties and tribal governments.
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Rental assistance is the approach Frey favors; he proposed another $1 million in city-funded assistance on top of $1 million the city already allocated to Hennepin County for low-income people facing eviction.
Frey said the measure could make housing instability worse and undermine Minneapolis’ progress as a national leader on affordable housing. He said past crises have shown what remedies are good, and which “sound good.”
Meanwhile, the state Senate approved $40 million in emergency rental assistance for people who were affected by the federal immigration operation. The money would be distributed by counties and tribal governments.
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Rental assistance is the approach Frey favors; he proposed another $1 million in city-funded assistance on top of $1 million the city already allocated to Hennepin County for low-income people facing eviction.