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Minnesota Budget Project
St. Paul, Minnesota ·The Minnesota Budget Project is a research and advocacy organization that promotes solutions so that all Minnesotans have access to opportunity and economic well-being.
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Race in the Heartland: Equity, Opportunity, and Public Policy in the Midwest
- October 10, 2019
- Iowa Policy Project
- 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 twelve states of the Midwest region, where racial disparities in economic opportunity and economic outcomes are wider than they are in other regions, and policy […]
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 Global Network and Fiscal Policy Institute indicates that immigrants represent some of the brightest potential for revitalizing urban communities. However, experience suggests, that immigrants are often overlooked […]
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 strengths, compared to the recent past and to national trends. Some economic indicators are back to pre-recession levels, including unemployment. Considering perhaps our most comparable […]
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 of workforce development under WIOA. This process creates an unprecedented opportunity to build into each state’s plan concrete ideas for using state and local workforce […]
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 wage growth. Wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living, and many families can’t meet their basic needs for child care, transportation, housing and […]
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, 1.1 million Minnesotans, or 41 percent of the state’s workforce, face this situation because their jobs do not offer earned sick leave. These workers live […]
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 only offer part-time hours and lack critical benefits aren’t enough to make ends meet. Even as the economic recovery has begun to take hold, too […]
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, and barber shops, finds a new study released today by the Fiscal Policy Institute and Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Immigrants make up 16 percent […]
In the Shadow of the Great Recession: The State of Working Minnesota 2013
- August 1, 2013
- Minnesota Budget Project
- Staff Report
Thousands of Minnesotans have little reason to celebrate this Labor Day. Even though the state’s economy is slowly improving, many workers are struggling to climb out of the Great Recession. They are still looking for jobs, working part time, earning less than they did before the recession, or accepting jobs that don’t meet their abilities. […]