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  2. Empowerment zone - Wikipedia

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    The Empowerment Zone Program consists of three US congressional designations. [2] The Renewal Communities (RCs), Empowerment Zones (EZs) and Enterprise Communities (ECs) are highly distressed urban and rural communities that may be eligible for a combination of grants, tax credits for businesses, bonding authority and other benefits.

  3. Robert Lilligren - Wikipedia

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    Robert Lilligren (born July 2, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He was an elected member of the Minneapolis City Council. He was first elected in 2001, to represent the 8th Ward of the Minneapolis City Council. [ 1] Following the defeat of Green Party member Dean Zimmermann, during the ...

  4. George Floyd Square occupied protest - Wikipedia

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    The center of the protest zone in Minneapolis. As a reaction to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, racial justice activists and some residents of the Powderhorn community in Minneapolis staged an occupation protest at the intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue with a blockade of the streetway lasting over a year. [5][6][7 ...

  5. Five Empowerment Zone schools show bigger gains than South ...

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    The growth is happening at almost all grade levels, as well as with nearly every subgroup of students in the Zone. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  6. Lisa Goodman (politician) - Wikipedia

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    Official website. Lisa Ruth Goodman (born 1966) is an American politician who served as a member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 7th ward. First elected in 1997 and continuously re-elected for 26 years, she was the longest-serving member in council history. The 7th ward holds some of Minnesota's wealthiest neighborhoods, including Bryn ...

  7. Could the "YIMBY" movement fix America's affordable housing ...

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    The "YIMBY" movement is a political effort to tackle the country's housing shortage by increasing the housing supply with strategies like changing zoning codes and other regulations that limit ...

  8. Renewal community - Wikipedia

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    Three primary means were used: renewal communities, empowerment zones, and community development entities. [2] The bill also created the New Markets Tax Credit Program, which has been renewed several times and is still in effect. [3] One provision of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 was the creation of 40 "renewal communities". [2]

  9. Little Earth - Wikipedia

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    Little Earth was founded in 1973 as an affordable housing project in Minneapolis. The residential community was built out in the 1970s, becoming a 9.4-acre (3.8 ha), 212-unit housing complex at approximately East 24th Street and Cedar Avenue in the South Minneapolis area.