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Income and Work

02/11/16
  • Income and Work
  • Poverty

Minnesota’s most basic support for families is stuck in a 30-year-long time warp, and it’s hurting 64,000 of our kids

When a family falls on hard times, the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) can provide some vital, basic...
01/15/16
  • Poverty
  • Minnesota Taxes and Tax Plans
  • Minnesota Taxes
  • Minnesota Budget Plans
  • Minnesota Budget
  • Income and Work
  • Health Care
  • Education

Most popular blogs of 2015 forecast issues of 2016

Looking over the 2015 blogs garnering the most reads over the last year provides a road map of sorts for the 2016...
12/15/15
  • Racial Equity
  • Income and Work

Policymakers should prioritize building a state economy that works for all Minnesotans

I recently attended a Summit on Economic Reality for Black Minnesotans , where black community leaders talked about...
09/25/15
  • Poverty
  • Income and Work

Economic recovery is not reaching all Minnesotans

Despite a rise in productivity in the U.S. economy, we aren’t seeing much growth in wages. In fact, many Minnesota...