Minnesota Budget Bites

Every year, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) gives Minnesotans an estimate of what the state needs in its "rainy...

Fresh pencils for back to school, shorter days, bright red maples – these are a few of the classic harbingers of fall....

Coronavirus is disproportionately harming the economic well-being and health of BIPOC communities and these impacts are rooted in systemic racism. Policymakers must respond with anti-racist policies that provide aid to those most in need, address structural racism to build broadly-shared prosperity, and strengthen state revenues in order to build equitable and inclusive communities for all.

July brought us more sobering news about the ongoing damage that COVID-19 is expected to have on the economy, and by extension the state’s budget.