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Could proposed federal changes push thousands of Minnesotans back into homelessness?
Millions of dollars for homeless services in Minnesota are up in the air after the Trump administration proposed changing the rules for housing programs that helped people get off the streets.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to shift money away from long-term housing programs that provide services.
Instead, more federal money would go toward breaking up homeless encampments and to short-term shelters with work requirements and mandatory addiction treatment.
Critics warn this could force thousands of Minnesotans back into living in their cars, onto friends’ couches…
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