While 2024 was not a budget-setting year for the state, policymakers made use of the limited resources they had to build on last year’s transformational investments and took steps to set the state up for a brighter future. This blog takes a look at the policy and budget decisions made this year to make affordable health care and child care available to more Minnesotans.
Author: Jessie Luévano
Policy Analyst,
Minnesota Budget Project
Decisions in session’s final days should strengthen health care and child care for Minnesotans
In 2023, policymakers made transformational budget investments for the well-being of Minnesotans and their families. While 2024 is not a budget-setting year for the state, there are policy decisions at play in the final days of the legislative session that could set the stage for further progress next year.
Powerful stories show child care is unaffordable for many; Great Start Scholarships are a solution
This legislative session, families, lawmakers, advocates, and more have drawn attention to child care affordability as an urgent problem that requires solutions.
Minnesota’s November Budget Forecast is a mixed bag
Earlier this month, Minnesota Management and Budget released the state’s November Budget and Economic Forecast. This forecast is one of… Continue reading Minnesota’s November Budget Forecast is a mixed bag
Recent information points to stronger state budget picture
As Minnesota policy-watchers get ready for the next legislative session, recent budget reports suggest that Minnesota will likely project a… Continue reading Recent information points to stronger state budget picture
Medicaid renewal deadline for first group extended to August 1
In March 2023 a policy implemented at the start of the COVID19 public health emergency, which kept Minnesotans’ health coverage… Continue reading Medicaid renewal deadline for first group extended to August 1
Cooperation paves the way for important investments in affordable child care
With a historic surplus of $17.5 billion for FY 2024-25 and $5.4 billion structural balance for FY 2026-27, Minnesota policymakers… Continue reading Cooperation paves the way for important investments in affordable child care
House-Senate conference committee considering investments to expand affordable health care
With a historic state budget surplus of $17.5 billion for FY 2024-25 and a $5.4 billion structural balance for FY 2026-27,… Continue reading House-Senate conference committee considering investments to expand affordable health care
Child poverty declines sharply thanks to federal Child Tax Credit expansion
The improvements that policymakers made to the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) was one of the contributing factors to a… Continue reading Child poverty declines sharply thanks to federal Child Tax Credit expansion