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Administrative processes shape unemployment insurance access
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
March 18, 2025
Article
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Rising property insurance costs stress multifamily housing
Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
March 4, 2025
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States made big and little changes to land use laws in 2024
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement
February 19, 2025
Article
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Minnesota’s Multifamily Housing Industry Faces Rising Property Insurance Costs
Event on March 6, 2025
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As demand for Native CDFIs surges, their capacity lags
Surekha Carpenter | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development Michou Kokodoko | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement James Melton | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
February 4, 2025
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Large-Scale Public Hiring, Wages, and Community Outcomes: Evidence from the Works Progress Administration
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
January 22, 2025
Research
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How unemployment insurance access and benefits vary by state
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
January 7, 2025
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After recent successes, Twin Cities region’s housing-supply progress slips
Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement Alene Tchourumoff | HRI Officer; Senior Vice President, Learning Management Support Office and Community Development and Engagement Maxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
January 2, 2025
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A new era for Indigenous data sovereignty
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
December 18, 2024
Article
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Examining unemployment insurance: Now is the time
Mary Hogan | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement
December 16, 2024
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Pay transparency’s rise isn’t tied to expected explanations
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
December 2, 2024
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In Greater Minnesota, apartment owners’ operating costs rise as small cities “scream for more housing”
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement
November 12, 2024
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