By Forrester Pack Photo courtesy of Pexels MINNEAPOLIS-For those that may not know, this week of September 18, 2017 is recognized locally by various groups as Renter Week of Action. Please find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/RenterPowerTC/ . Throughout this week, people and organizations justifiably concerned about the explosion of luxury apartments and homes around St. Paul and Minneapolis, gentrification, rapidly increasing rents in the face of stagnant wages, and the growing and more visible groups of homeless citizens are taking to the streets and halls of government to be heard. Last weekend, I had an opportunity to discuss the issues of affordable housing and homelessness with a Minnesota state representative. Below is a summary of the lawmaker’s thoughts on the lack of affordable housing: -This representative experienced homelessness for a period before entering politics,