1. Now we wait - The sprinkler mandate hangs in the air during budget negotiations.
2. Enter Fall Parade of Homes and Remodelers Showcase, online now! 
3. Deadlines approaching! Register now for the 2015 ROMA Awards. Entries are due May 29th.

The end is near! The legislature is in its final days as the State’s budget and policy bills hang in the balance of negotiations between Speaker Daudt, Majority Leader Bakk, and Governor Dayton. There are still substantial differences in the budget’s size, transportation package, tax relief and pre-K education funding. Here's what you need to know >>

Railroad Island to be St. Paul's Biggest Housing Development in Decades
BATC Executive Director David Seigel was interviewed on why it's difficult to build affordable homes (it's regulation, stupid).
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Wounded Vet to Receive Customized Home in Ramsey
Local coverage of the BATC Foundations groundbreaking ceremony for Marco Solt.
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Surge in Older Adults in Twin Cities will Shift Housing Demand, Met Council Says
Met Council report says number of residents 65 and older will more than double by 2040.
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It's going to be a great tour! The Artisan Home Tour is back and better than ever. While this year's homes are plenty enough reason to have you pumped for the event, there's even more to see and do this year. Read the Top 4 Reasons you should be excited here >>

NAHB's Market Index for quarter one is here. Minnesota ranks in the bottom 20 to 40 percent when it comes to the housing market returning to normal. Nationwide, the slowest inidicator to return to normal has been single family permits. Read more >>

In this month's Eisenberg Report, Elliot talks American Oil and what's holding it back. He believes there's one piece of legislation that could solve a lot of problems. Read more >>

DLI wants to remind you. The new law called the Women's Economic Security Act (WESA) was created in Minnesota to close the gender pay gap and make work environments safer for working mothers. With more women working in our trade and industry, there are several new provisions of which we should all be aware. These include designated places for nursing mothers on construction sites, plus additional breaks and restrictions for pregnant women. Read more >>

Good news for remodelers! After years of pressure from NAHB – the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been told to get to the bottom of the issue of faulty lead paint test kits with a series of public meetings that will start in early June. Read more >> 

Due to a scheduling conflict, David Crowe will be unable to appear at our Eggs and Economics event on July 9. Appearing in David’s place will be Robert Dietz, PH.D., Vice President for Tax and Market Analysis for the NAHB.

Robert has published academic research on the private and social benefits of homeownership, federal tax expenditure estimation, and other housing and tax issues in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Housing Research, the National Tax Journal and the NBER Working Paper series. 
He's a pretty good speaker, too!
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June 5 - 21
Artisan Home Tour 
July 9
Eggs and Economics Breakfast [Register]
Aug 5
BATC Open [Register]
Sept. 22
BATC Foundation Golf Tournament [Register]
 

For a complete list of events, visit our website at WWW.BATC.ORG.