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ENEWS: Legislative wrap-up, Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2021
Final legislative wrap-up Minnesota’s legislative session ended earlier this week. While the governor and leaders discussed a special session to wrap up work on issues that weren’t addressed before the session deadline, they have not yet reached an agreement on one. To read about where key issues stand after the end of the 2022 session, check out this article from the Duluth News Tribune. It covers tax cuts/rebate checks, public saf... Read More
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ENEWS: Legislative session & Investing in Rural Prosperity
Event: “Investing in Rural Prosperity” The Federal Reserve Bank will host “Investing in Rural Prosperity” on Tuesday, May 24 at 1 p.m. ET. The event will “highlight a new framework for advancing shared economic prosperity in rural communities across the United States, initially proposed in "Investing in Rural Prosperity," a new book published by the St. Louis Fed in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Boar... Read More
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ENEWS: Rural stewardship & equity and Immigrant Entrepreneurship
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
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ENEWS: Child care report, nonprofit legislation, & upcoming events
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
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ENEWS: Thanks for celebrating our 20th anniversary!
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
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