Legislative updates Before the Minnesota Legislature adjourns this month, we’ll include more legislative updates in these newsletters. From MinnPost, here’s an article on “Six things that could get done at the Minnesota Legislature before the end of the 2022 session.” The issues the article highlights include budget & taxes (the state budget surplus), public safety, drought relief, liquor and gambling bills, Unemploy... Read More
Update on legislation affecting MN nonprofits Head to this page from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits for updates on state legislation that would drastically increase government oversight of nonprofits. Those updates include amendments to the Senate bill that would make the legislation apply only to nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations that receive 50% or more of their revenue from state funds. You can read about individual provisi... Read More
American Society of Civil Engineers gives MN a C for infrastructure ASCE’s 2022 Minnesota Infrastructure Report Card, released earlier this week, gave the state a C GPA for infrastructure. “Much of Minnesota’s infrastructure is aging and reaching the end of its expected lifespan. The majority of our systems were built in the late 20th century, before much of today’s modern technology was developed. New mate... Read More
Legislative updates— oversight overkill— your attention, please! Two pieces of proposed legislation currently moving through the state legislature in the Senate’s State Government and Senate’s Jobs bills would drastically increase government oversight of Minnesota nonprofits. This post from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits explains the various ramifications for nonprofits throughout the state should the legislat... Read More
Thank you for celebrating our 20th anniversary! Thank you to everyone who attended our 20th anniversary celebration on April 11, and thank you to all of our wonderful panelists and moderators for sharing your time, stories, and thoughts with us! We had a conversation between past and present G&J presidents on our organization’s history and path forward, discussions on public policy through Lead for Minnesota Fellows who shared t... Read More