Photo of Central Park Commons in Hopkins, MN To better understand the local smoke-free housing policy landscape, Live Smoke Free and Hennepin County Public Health recently conducted an assessment in Hopkins, Minnesota. Hopkins was selected for this assessment because of its high concentration of renters. In fact, nearly 65% of housing units in Hopkins are renter occupied. This makes smoke-free housing policies especially important. The assessment involved contacting 78 multi

The Bluffs of Burnsville (picture above) and many other Twin Cities multi-family housing properties will go smoke free on September 1,...

Winter is here and that means many Minnesota renters who smoke will be braving the elements to comply with their building’s smoke-free...