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Keith Allen
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Sep 18, 2026
Minnesota Matters 9-18-26
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10:15Keith AllenGUEST
I think some of the first hurdle, the biggest hurdle we have to overcome is the housing situation.
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10:20Keith AllenGUEST
I know legislatively in the 25-26 session, there were some thoughts and ideas that came forward, but I'm a kind of individual that likes local control, and I heard loud and clear from a lot of my communities, don't take away zoning from us.
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10:34Keith AllenGUEST
So one of the things that I've been mulling around and one of the programs I've been working on for us as legislators, we're part time.
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10:41Keith AllenGUEST
This is a part time gig, but it seems like if you're going to do it right, it almost turns into a full time job.
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10:45Keith AllenGUEST
So one of the things I've been working on is taking taking up an idea where we remove all taxes on materials that go into building single family homes.
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10:56Keith AllenGUEST
And that way we can do some incentivizing on the state side without having to make any modifications on zoning and hopefully help incentivize that from the state side to be able to get more homes built in these communities.

Mark DorenkampCORRESPONDENT
When we narrow that down to agriculture and whether it's, you know, well, especially livestock, but certainly on the crop side too, farmers who are looking for access to a labor force, what's the current landscape like in your opinion, Keith, and what are some steps that are being taken to help?