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The Minnesota Budget Project is an initiative of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.
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New website tracks long-term trends in the well-being of Minnesota familiesThe Minnesota Budget Project is excited to announce a new online tool that looks at the challenges that have been facing Minnesota families over the last few decades. The new website, Minnesota Data Trends, provides reliable, baseline information on long-term trends in income, housing costs, transportation costs, access to health insurance, employment and other important measures. The goal is to focus attention on how many Minnesota families are facing multiple economic pressures that place them in a fragile situation - and many of these troubling trends predate the current Great Recession. The website is a collaborative effort of the Affirmative Options Coalition, Children's Defense Fund - Minnesota, JOBS NOW Coalition, Minnesota Budget Project, Minnesota Community Action Partnership and the Minnesota Housing Partnership. Visit the website Read our blog announcing the new website
Attempts to save GAMC still leave many childless adults without access to health careThe fate of General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC), which provides health care coverage for about 70,000 very low-income Minnesotans without children, was a high priority issue in the 2010 Legislative Session. Unfortunately, the compromise reached between the legislature and Governor leaves many without access to the health care they need. Policymakers also passed up on an opportunity to use federal resources to provide this vulnerable population with comprehensive care. Our updated issue brief examines the decisions made during the recent session. Read General Assistance Medical Care: Unique Program Serves a Unique Population
Updated tools for Following the DollarsWe have recently updated two important tools. Our State Budget Timeline is a one-page fact sheet that highlights the key points on the state's fiscal calendar and milestones in the budget development process. The Advocate's Fiscal Toolbox compiles the 10 or so most useful tax and budget resources for advocates. And, this fall we are offering our popular workshops that allow you to learn how the state and federal budget processes work - and how you can participate in and influence the process on behalf of the services you care about and the communities you serve.
Congress urged to continue improvements to tax creditsFifty nonprofits from across Minnesota joined a sign-on letter to the Minnesota Congressional delegation expressing strong support for recent improvements to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) that were included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These improvements help struggling Minnesota families to make ends meet. They provide powerful incentives that promote work, self-reliance and parental responsibility.
Read more about the importance of these
tax credits. See
the letter.
2010 session closes with many opportunities lostMinnesota policymakers faced challenges in the 2010 Legislative Session, including a $1 billion state budget shortfall and a court decision that created last-minute budget uncertainty. Our analysis describes the outcomes of the legislative session, and finds that policymakers failed to seize opportunities to set the state on a sound financial track and avoid damaging cuts to services that help Minnesotans recover from the recession.
Updated August 4, 2010 |
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