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03/12/17
  • Federal Taxes
  • Health Care
  • Federal Budget

ACA replacement: Huge tax cuts for the wealthiest while raising costs and cutting care for struggling Minnesotans

The Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) doesn’t just slash the federal government’s commitment to...
03/08/17
  • Health Care
  • Federal Budget

ACA replacement bill would raise costs for health insurance for many Minnesotans and slash federal funding for health care

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a plan this week that would slash the federal commitment to...
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...
12/15/16
  • Federal Budget
  • Health Care

Minnesota’s stake in the Affordable Care Act debate: $16.4 billion loss in federal funding and 380,000 more Minnesotans without insurance

Without health insurance, broken legs or difficult diagnoses can lead to shattered finances and force families to choose...