EARN in Minnesota

Minnesota Network publications

• Montana Housing Fairness Credit

  • May 1, 2024
  • Montana Budget and Policy Center
  • Aubrey Godbey
  Budges and Taxes Housing

• Proposed federal Child Tax Credit expansion would boost the incomes of millions of families

  • January 25, 2024
  • Minnesota Budget Project
  • Haleigh Sinclair
  Budges and Taxes EARN in the Midwest Family Economic Security

• Race in the Heartland: Equity, Opportunity, and Public Policy in the Midwest

  • October 10, 2019
  • Common Good Iowa
  • Colin Gordon

  A half-century removed from the high-tide of the civil rights movement, progress on racial equity has slowed or stalled on many fronts. Nowhere is this more starkly evident than in the […]

  Worker, Racial, and Gender Justice

• Do Immigrants Present an Untapped Opportunity to Revitalize Communities?

  • October 19, 2016
  • Fiscal Policy Institute
  • David Dyssegaard Kallick, and Steve Tobocman

  As many cities across the nation experience population decline and an increase in vacant and distressed property, there is a need for economic and housing revitalization. New research from Welcoming Economies […]

  Economic Development Immigration

• Minnesota Economy Improving But Harsh Disparities Leave Too Many Workers Behind: The State of Working Minnesota 2016

  • October 1, 2016
  • Minnesota Budget Project
  • Staff Report

  The U.S. economic recovery has been slow. Although Minnesota hasn’t been immune to the effects of an economic recovery characterized by fits and starts, Minnesota’s economy has a number of […]

  Jobs State of Working X

• High Road WIOA: Building Higher Job Quality into Workforce Development

  • December 17, 2015
  • Keystone Research Center
  • Stephen Herzenberg

  In response to the federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA), most states are now in the latter stages of developing federally required plans and policies for operating their systems […]

  Job Training & Apprenticeships Jobs

• For Many, Hard Work is Not Enough: The State of Working Minnesota 2015

  • September 1, 2015
  • Minnesota Budget Project
  • Staff Report

  While Minnesota is recovering from the Great Recession, many working Minnesotans still struggle to reach economic security. Even though unemployment is back to pre-recession levels, workers have not seen substantial […]

  Jobs State of Working X

• Minnesota’s Workers Need Earned Sick and Safe Time

  • August 1, 2015
  • Minnesota Budget Project
  • Staff Report

  Hard-working Minnesotans should not lose wages or their jobs when they take time off to care for themselves or a sick family member, or deal with domestic abuse. But currently, […]

  Paid Sick, Family, and Medical Leave

• Too Many Minnesota Workers Face Low Pay and Few Benefits: The State of Working Minnesota 2014

  • February 1, 2015
  • Minnesota Budget Project
  • Staff Report

  Minnesota is known for our hard-working residents, but too many find that their hard work is not enough. Wages haven’t kept up with the cost of living, and jobs that […]

  Jobs State of Working X

• Bringing Vitality to Mainstreet: How Immigrant Small Businesses Help Local Economies Grow

  • January 4, 2015
  • Fiscal Policy Institute
  • David Dyssegaard Kallick, and At Americas Society/Council of the Americas

  Immigrants are a little more likely to own businesses than their U.S.-born counterparts, but they are a lot more likely to own Main Street businesses such as grocery stores, restaurants, […]

  Immigration