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04/23/20
  • Racial Equity
  • Income and Work
  • Health Care
  • Immigration
  • Federal Issues

Coronavirus responses should include all our neighbors, including immigrants

Excluding immigrant Minnesotans – who make up close to 9 percent of our state’s population – puts them and their families at risk, and it makes it more difficult for our state and communities to recover from this public health crisis.
04/07/20
  • Minnesota Budget Plans
  • Minnesota Budget
  • Immigration
  • Income and Work
  • Federal Budget
  • Federal Issues
  • Racial Equity
  • Health Care

Racial equity should be at the core of coronavirus responses

Due to the impact of historical racism and ongoing forms of discrimination and bias, BIPOC communities (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) will more acutely feel the economic and health effects of this coronavirus crisis. Without attention to equity, they are more likely to be left out of the policy responses.
03/25/20
  • Education
  • Minnesota Budget Plans
  • Income and Work
  • Health Care
  • Minnesota Budget
  • Immigration

Minnesota moderately well prepared to respond to looming recession

As we grapple with a rapidly changing economy due to the coronavirus and an all but certain recession, a new report...
09/05/19
  • Immigration
  • Income and Work

Minnesota has lots of opportunities to support immigrants, strengthen economy, according to new report

During a time when immigrants are being targeted by harsh federal policies , states have a unique role to play to...