Monthly Archives: January 2011

Proposed corporate tax cuts are not a proven job-creation strategy

Legislative leaders have named cuts in business taxes as one of their priorities for the 2011 Legislative Session. Senate File 1 proposes to gradually cut the corporate tax in half over a six-year period, and ratchet back the statewide business … Continue reading

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Fellowship opportunity with the Minnesota Budget Project and the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative!

If you like the work we do here at the Minnesota Budget Project and have a graduate degree in public policy or a related field, consider the State Policy Fellowship Program. The Fellowship is a two-year opportunity to join the … Continue reading

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Medicaid for Minnesotans could mean a Happy New Year

Minnesotans have great cause for celebrating in the New Year. Minnesota’s new governor, Mark Dayton, is taking immediate action to help some of the state’s most vulnerable residents access health care (the signing ceremony is scheduled for this Wednesday at 9:30 am in … Continue reading

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