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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.

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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.

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Featured Publication – May 2024

Advance periodic payments making the Child Tax Credit better for family budgets

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Minnesota’s rollback of health coverage for immigrants will harm people, health care systems, and the economy

October 16, 2025 • Jessie Luévano
Health Care, Immigration, Minnesota Budget

Our health is connected across race, place, and immigration status. When any of us are denied the care we need,… Continue reading Minnesota’s rollback of health coverage for immigrants will harm people, health care systems, and the economy

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Who receives the Working Family Credit? (TY 2022)

October 15, 2025 • Haleigh Sinclair
Minnesota Taxes, Tax Credits for Minnesotans and Families

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Trump administration plans to end Direct File, removing a vital option to save time and money when filing taxes

September 10, 2025 • Haleigh Sinclair
Federal Taxes

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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. 

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