A Minneapolis program could offer a solution to the housing shortage. A Kentucky sheriff is expected to be charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a district judge. And Trump and Harris are promising a flurry of gifts as soon as Election Day.
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A city’s secret to fixing housing: Build more
About five years into a program in Minnesota aimed at adding housing supply, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says “the results speak pretty clearly for themselves.”
🏡 Housing in Minneapolis has grown by 12%, compared to 4% statewide between 2017 and 2022, according to a Pew Research report.
🔑 An NBC News measure of the difficulty of buying a home shows that Hennepin County, where Minneapolis is located, is the second easiest county to buy a home compared to seven adjacent counties.
📉 Rents in Minneapolis have fallen 4%, while rents nationwide have risen 22% in the roughly five years since the ambitious program was approved, according to Apartment List estimates.
The program is called Minneapolis 2040. Passed in 2019, it made Minneapolis the first large city in the United States to end the exclusive single-family zoning, opening the door for developers to build multi-family buildings on lots where a single-family house was.
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The economy and the cost of housing is a prevalent issue on the campaign trail, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump promising some support for first-time home buyers. The Minneapolis program offers potential solutions to address housing supply and affordability.
Frey promoted the plan as a way to allow “a greater diversity of housing options” in the city, but acknowledged that the plan was also highly controversial, as residents feared a “land grab” and more traffic in their neighborhoods.
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Israel and Hezbollah appear closer to war than ever after strikes and vows of revenge for explosive devices
The Middle East is on edge after Israel unleashed an intense wave of attacks on Lebanon and Hezbollah’s leader vowed revenge for attacks on its communications devices that killed dozens of people and left thousands injured in the whole country.
The prospect of an all-out war between the US ally and the Iran-backed militant and political group seemed closer than ever, as the Israeli military said yesterday that its air force had struck about 100 Hezbollah launchers and other infrastructure sites that he said were set to be fired. to Israeli territory.
Israel struck the south of the country at least 52 times, Lebanon’s state news agency said – one of the heaviest barrages in the area since the October 7 terrorist attacks and Israel’s assault to the Gaza Strip.
Kentucky officials say sheriff killed judge in court
A sheriff in Kentucky is expected to be charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a district judge in a courthouse, state police said. Judge Kevin Mullins, pictured above, was in his district office when he was shot multiple times after an argument yesterday, Kentucky State Police said. Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines surrendered to authorities at the scene. No motive for the shooting has been released. Here’s what we know more about. Trump and Harris promise a flurry of freebies
This week, Donald Trump promised to cancel the “SALT cap” — the $10,000 annual limit he placed on the federal deduction that taxpayers can claim and a policy he enacted during his first term as president — if he receives another term in the White House. His campaign said the change in his position is a response to new economic realities. One political expert, however, said that what has changed more than the economy is Trump’s needs.
But Trump’s financial request to voters is not unique. On the campaign trail, Vice President Kamala Harris promised to expand the child tax credit, subsidize first-time home buyers and offer tax deductions in the first year of small business startups. The tax promises from both candidates are among the many freebies they are offering voters in the final weeks of their campaign. As former Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania says, “It’s a silly season, when everything is free.”
Each promise appeals to different segments of the electorate. They add to the federal deficit. And some experts and politicians do not foresee the proposals becoming reality.
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At a campaign event “Fighting Antisemitism” yesterday, Trump suggested that Jewish voters had “a lot to do with a loss” in November if their support does not increase.
Harris heads to Wisconsin, a battleground state his campaign considers a must-win, for a rally today in Madison.
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Politics in brief
Robinson reacts: Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, has vowed to stay in the race after a CNN report that he made dozens of lewd and inflammatory comments more than 10 years ago on the message board of a pornography website. . Democrats, meanwhile, are planning new ads linking Robinson to Trump.
Hometown Summit: President Joe Biden plans to host members of the “Quad” — an alliance made up of Biden and the prime ministers of Australia, India and Japan — at his Delaware home this weekend.
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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani became the first MLB player to join the 50-50 club after hitting 50 home runs and stealing 50 bases this season.
An initial DNA test on the remains to be those of suspected Kentucky highway shooter Joseph Couch was inconclusive, state officials said.
Cases of whooping cough are increasing, especially among unvaccinated teenagers. The CDC said there have been 14,569 reported cases this year. Last year’s total was 3,475.
Country music star Zach Bryan has deactivated his X account and apologized to Swiftes for drunkenly posting “Kanye > Taylor.”
A Michigan sheriff’s deputy jumped into a moving car to save a driver in medical distress. See a video of how the incident played out.
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