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Tax increment financing is meant to encourage economic development. Per Minnesota regulations, 20% of units in a TIF rental property must be reserved for low-income housing.
Seamlessly blending folk melodies, jazzy instrumentation and electronica, Past the Veil is a special fifth album from California singer-songwriter Shannon Lay.
In the album's opening line Lay sings "Bring us back to reality / Bring us back to love," setting up the lush contrast that define the next ten songs and 40 minutes. The album roles out in a dreamlike summery haze and your only anchor to reality is Lay's voice.
It's an instrument that's instantly ear-catching, a smoky alto that commands your attention not with its huge range, but through the steadiness of her delivery and the self-assuredness in her words. -MK
Read more on the album at the link below.
In the album's opening line Lay sings "Bring us back to reality / Bring us back to love," setting up the lush contrast that define the next ten songs and 40 minutes. The album roles out in a dreamlike summery haze and your only anchor to reality is Lay's voice.
It's an instrument that's instantly ear-catching, a smoky alto that commands your attention not with its huge range, but through the steadiness of her delivery and the self-assuredness in her words. -MK
Read more on the album at the link below.
This is a multi-part series on the impacts of incarceration — specifically the disproportionate rates of incarceration Native people face in the state, especially in Northern Minnesota.
KAXE's Larissa Donovan explored the underlying issues of the statistics through survey outreach, extensive research and in-person interviews.
KAXE's Larissa Donovan explored the underlying issues of the statistics through survey outreach, extensive research and in-person interviews.
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The costs of Indigenous incarceration in Northern MN
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