Federal reconciliation resources – October 2025
Learn how federal budget cuts and policy changes will impact Minnesota’s communities and get the resources to help your organization respond.
Medicaid Defense Toolkit – April 2025
The Medicaid Defense Toolkit has ready-to-use messages and resources to support actions to protect Medicaid and the health care our communities count on.
Featured Publication – May 2024
Advance periodic payments making the Child Tax Credit better for family budgets
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Federal changes to SNAP mean more Minnesotans could go hungry and Minnesota will face new costs
November 5, 2025 • Carly Eckstrom
Federal Budget, Federal Issues
In legislation signed into law on July 4, 2025, Congressional Republicans chose to enact the largest cut to food benefits for very low-income people through SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly called Food Stamps), in its history. These drastic cuts to SNAP will increase poverty, food insecurity, and hunger, including among children.
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The federal Reconciliation Bill’s tax provisions largely benefit the wealthy, but leaves everyday people behind
October 31, 2025 • Haleigh Sinclair
Federal Issues, Federal Taxes
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89,000 Minnesotans will see their health insurance costs increase unless Congress acts now
October 29, 2025 • Jessie Luévano
Federal Issues, Federal Taxes, Health Care
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Investing in affordable child care so Minnesota families can find the care they need
Great Start Affordability Scholarships are a new policy solution designed to lower monthly child care costs for Minnesota families. Find out how they work to make quality child care more accessible and push to create equitable, living wages for early childhood educators.
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Minnesota Budget Project
The Minnesota Budget Project is a research and advocacy organization that pursues policy solutions so that all Minnesotans can thrive, regardless of who they are or where they live. Established more than 25 years ago, the Minnesota Budget Project is a nonpartisan project of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.
Our work is centered on equitable and just public policies so that all Minnesotans have what they need to pursue full and free lives. We focus primarily on tax, budget, and economic policies.
