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Convenings on Climate Change

Join the Minnesota Budget Project in Duluth on December 2 and Mankato on December 3 as we host Convenings on Climate Change. We look forward to bringing together low-income service providers, environmentalists, faith leaders, labor groups, social justice advocates and other community members interested in learning why climate change is a concern for low-income communities, how proposed solutions can create new opportunities and ways to get involved.

These events will be informal and conversational, providing an opportunity for discussion around topics such as:

Providing low-income consumer relief from increasing energy prices.
Making energy efficiency/weatherization improvements on low-income housing.
Providing training and access to green jobs.
Building sustainable communities.

Find out more and RSVP.

Give to the Max was a success!

The Minnesota Budget Project was one of over 3,000 nonprofit organizations and projects who participated in GiveMN.org's Give to the Max Day on November 17.

Thanks to everyone who made this day a success - the Minnesota Budget Project raised over $2,000 on Give to the Max Day.

This success is a great start to our year-end fundraising efforts. But we have not yet crossed the finish line. There are crucial decisions ahead in 2010, and your strong financial support will help the Minnesota Budget Project to fight hard and smart for state and federal policies that raise revenues fairly, protect low- and moderate-income Minnesotans and rebuild our public institutions.

Join us in this work by making a contribution!

New Unallotment Resource Page

As the 2009 Legislative Session was coming to a close, Governor Tim Pawlenty surprised many by announcing that he would use his unallotment authority to resolve the state's remaining budget deficit. The Minnesota Budget Project has created a web page that includes links to useful information on the unallotment process and the Governor's unallotment decisions. It also includes brief background information on unallotment and the history of its use.

Visit the unallotment resource page.

Tax Changes in the 2009 Legislative Session Analyzed

In the 2009 Legislative Session, policymakers faced a daunting $6.4 billion budget shortfall. Policymakers made decisions about how to balance the budget in a context where Minnesota's tax system is a smaller share of the economy than a decade ago, and in which regressivity is rising.

A new analysis by the Minnesota Budget Project evaluates how proposals in the major tax areas would address two critical questions: how much revenue our tax system will raise, and what degree of fairness there will be. It compares the Governor's budget, the Senate omnibus tax bill, House omnibus tax bill, final tax legislation passed by the legislature, and the Governor's unallotment plan.

Read the analysis.
See our related analysis of the Governor's unallotment plan.
Download our comprehensive analysis of tax and budget proposals and outcomes of the legislative session and unallotment

State Policy Fellowship Seeks Applicants

Sponsored by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in coordination with the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI), the State Policy Fellowship Program seeks highly-qualified candidates to serve two years as entry-level analysts. Fellows will work in a state policy organization belonging to the SFAI network, such as the Minnesota Budget Project, or at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' state fiscal division in Washington D.C.

Fellows will gain hands-on education and experience while working alongside experts in the field of state policy to analyze the impact of state budget and tax policy choices on low-income residents and promote positive reforms. The program offers a competitive salary with health benefits and features professional development opportunities.

To expand the diversity of voices that speak with authority in state policy debates, the program seeks highly qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds who recently received a graduate degree in public policy, public affairs, economics, social work, public health, law, or a related field, and have an interest in state fiscal policies affecting low- and moderate-income households.

Completed applications must be submitted online by January 15, 2010.

Find more information or apply.

Updated November 18, 2009

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