Over the last half-century, we’ve built a governing regime designed to stop government from doing harm. And it largely succeeded. But it also made government far less able to do good, especially at scale.

For much of the postwar era, the starter home served as a practical entry point into the housing market. It was smaller, cheaper, and often imperfect, but it allowed first-time buyers to build equity and move up over time. As a recent Washington Post story makes clear, that model no longer reflects how most U.S. housing markets operate.”

The STAR Bond district would need to generate an additional $2.45 billion in new taxable spending for the state’s 6.5% sales tax to collect enough to pay the STAR bond debt for the stadium alone.

St. Paul’s rent control ordinance capped annual rent increases at 3 percent for most units, regardless of turnover or inflation. Developers responded by walking away.

Minimum lot size requirements restrict the number of homes that can be built, even where demand and infrastructure support more. Reforming them is a foundational step toward affordability.