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03/29/23
  • Minnesota Taxes
  • Racial Equity
  • Minnesota Tax Credits
  • Minnesota Taxes and Tax Plans

House Property Tax Division bill includes transformational changes to the Renters’ Credit

One of the highlights of last year’s tax discussion is moving forward again this session: a game-changing proposal to...
01/25/23
  • Minnesota Taxes
  • Federal Issues
  • Federal Taxes
  • Minnesota Taxes and Tax Plans
  • Minnesota Tax Credits
  • Poverty
  • Racial Equity

Child poverty declines sharply thanks to federal Child Tax Credit expansion

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Thanks in part to improvements policymakers made to the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC), recent U.S. Census data show that from 2019 to 2021, child poverty fell a remarkable 59 percent. Minnesota policymakers should build on that success and create a state Child Tax Credit.
07/28/22
  • Racial Equity
  • Income and Work

Roe reversal strips basic decision-making, economic security from millions of people

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Currently abortions are legal and protected in Minnesota under the state’s constitution. But many people across the country, including in our neighboring states, cannot access their full reproductive and health care rights or may have to travel and undergo significant costs and strains to do so.
05/23/22
  • Minnesota Budget
  • Racial Equity
  • Education
  • Minnesota Budget Process
  • Federal Budget

Lack of public investment shifts costs of college education to students and families

Higher education is a steppingstone for many Minnesotans to further their career goals, gain advanced qualifications in ...