That was the prevailing theme of this year’s legislative session from Gov. Mark Dayton and both Democratic and Republican leaders. Yet, despite bipartisan consensus around the need to invest in systems that enhance our state’s economic prosperity, legislators failed to act on a tremendous opportunity to boost job growth and enhance community stability by increasing affordable housing. Right now, the gap between what Minnesotans earn and what they must pay for housing is a crippling barrier to economic prosperity.
