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Income and Work

03/15/17
  • Transportation
  • Minnesota Budget Plans
  • Income and Work
  • Housing

Governor Dayton’s FY 2018-19 budget: Focus in economic development, housing, transportation is expanding opportunity for Greater Minnesota, people of color

Note: This blog is part of a series on Governor Mark Dayton’s FY 2018-19 budget proposal , including his HHS budget ,...
02/27/17
  • Income and Work

Local interference bill moving through Legislature would inhibit local governments from meeting needs of their communities

Local interference bills, which prevent local governments from setting higher wage and job quality standards for priva...
01/17/17
  • Minnesota Budget Outlook and Trends
  • Minnesota Budget
  • Income and Work

January Economic Update shows lower revenues, higher economic projections

Last week’s January Revenue and Economic Update gave us some mixed news about the state’s economic and budget landscape....
01/09/17
  • Minnesota Tax Credits
  • Minnesota Taxes
  • Federal Taxes
  • Racial Equity
  • Income and Work

Racial wealth gap is wide and growing larger: 228 year gap for black families, 84 year gap for Latino families

If black family wealth continues to grow at the same pace as the past three decades, it will take more than 200 years...