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Roe reversal strips basic decision-making, economic security from millions of people

July 28, 2022 • Clark Goldenrod
Income and Inclusive Economy, Income and Work

Currently abortions are legal and protected in Minnesota under the state’s constitution. But many people across the country, including in our neighboring states, cannot access their full reproductive and health care rights or may have to travel and undergo significant costs and strains to do so.

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Mental health bill takes important steps forward in addressing state’s crisis

June 7, 2022 • Becca O'Donnell
Health Care, Minnesota Budget

Minnesota legislators took important steps toward shoring up our state’s mental health system by allocating $93 million over three years aimed at increasing the number of providers, supporting mental health crisis services, and reducing racial disparities in mental health services.

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A closer look at the 2022 tax agreement

June 2, 2022 • Nan Madden
Minnesota Taxes, Tax Credits for Minnesotans and Families

Minnesota’s 2022 Legislative Session ended on May 23 with much unfinished business, including a tax agreement reached by the House and Senate conference committee that was not enacted into law. This agreement reflected the two different philosophies that the Republican majority in the Minnesota Senate and the Democratic majority in the Minnesota House brought into those negotiations.

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Minnesota Legislature passes bill on Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, frontline worker payments

May 19, 2022 • Joo Ning Lim
Federal Budget, Federal Issues, Income and Inclusive Economy, Income and Work, Minnesota Budget, Minnesota Taxes

After months of negotiation, the Minnesota Legislature recently passed legislation that addressed three major issues of this session: Senate File… Continue reading Minnesota Legislature passes bill on Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, frontline worker payments

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Historic state budget forecast presents historic opportunity

December 8, 2021 • Nan Madden
Minnesota Budget, Minnesota Budget Outlook

The forecast projects a $7.7 billion general fund surplus for the current FY 2022-23 budget cycle, and a $6.0 billion structural balance for the upcoming FY 2024-25 budget cycle. These projections represent a historic opportunity to make transformational changes to build a more equitable recovery.

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Latest data point to opportunity – and need – to build a stronger recovery

October 26, 2021 • Clark Goldenrod
Minnesota Budget, Minnesota Budget Outlook

Even as the state’s revenues came in higher, the national economic outlook has weakened due to the spread of the delta variant of COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions. Read our take-aways and how policymakers should respond.

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Dear Congress: It’s time to pass historic investments

September 21, 2021 • Laura Mortenson
Child Care, Federal Budget, Federal Issues, Federal Taxes, Income and Inclusive Economy, Income and Work

If Congress makes the right choices, recovery legislation could lead to historic reductions in economic and racial inequality in Minnesota and across the country.

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Minnesota’s new FY 2022-23 budget takes important steps toward the recovery, falls short of transformational change

August 24, 2021 • Clark Goldenrod
Child Care, Health Care, Income and Inclusive Economy, Minnesota Budget, Minnesota Taxes

State policymakers had a critical task this legislative session: setting a state budget for the next two years that meets… Continue reading Minnesota’s new FY 2022-23 budget takes important steps toward the recovery, falls short of transformational change

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A brief rundown on the expanded Child Tax Credit

July 20, 2021 • Meghan Marriott
Federal Taxes, Income and Inclusive Economy, Income and Work

Here we break down some basic information as to who is eligible for the Child Tax Credit, how much families will receive, and how families can receive their credits.

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