Minnesota Budget Project

09/23/2026

Hear from our health care policy analyst, Jessie Luévano, about our latest H.R. 1 report and what the federal law’s changes to Medicaid could mean for Minnesotans. Then read the report to learn how Minnesota can respond and prioritize preserving Minnesotans’ health coverage.

Link to report: mnbudgetproject.org/hr1report

09/23/2026

We're here at the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Annual Conference and having great conversations about what public services we should invest in when MNleg policymakers take bold action in 2027.

09/18/2026

Census data helps us to understand our communities and make informed decisions about the resources people rely on. Data from the American Community Survey (ACS), part of the U.S. Census Bureau, helps us understand economic and social trends across Minnesota at the state, local, and county levels.

The Minnesota Budget Project signed onto a letter from The Census Project urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to resolve the delay in releasing 2025 data.

Without ACS data, we have a less complete picture of how policy and economic changes have affected inequality, poverty, and income across Minnesota. Minnesotans must be able to count on this data and feel confident in its accuracy. Read the letter:

09/17/2026

Each year, the Census Bureau releases data that helps us understand economic and social trends across Minnesota. This year, the release has been delayed with no new date yet set.

The data helps us understand poverty, income, and health coverage across racial and ethnic groups. It will also provide an important benchmark for understanding future impacts of the federal reconciliation law H.R. 1’s massive cuts to food assistance and health care.

The Minnesota Budget Project signed onto a letter from The Census Project urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to resolve the delay in releasing this data.

Read the letter:

09/17/2026

Minnesotans deserve access to health care, food, housing, strong public schools, and the essential resources that help people and communities thrive. As federal cuts put these services at risk, we’re calling on MN’s future leaders to take a people-centered approach to the challenges ahead. That means protecting the services Minnesotans rely on and raising additional state revenues from high-income people and corporations that can afford to pay more to meet this moment.

Add your nonprofit’s name to our letter to candidates for governor and by September 18: togetherwerisemn.org/take-action

09/14/2026

Minnesotans are facing rising costs while nonprofits are navigating federal fundings cuts and disruptions that impact their service to their communities.

Minnesota can choose a different path: one where everyone has what they need to thrive and communities have the resources to meet the challenges ahead. We’re calling on candidates for governor and to make protecting shared public services and investing in our communities a priority for 2027 including raising additional state revenues from the high-income people and corporations that can afford to pay more.

Add your nonprofit to our letter by September 18: togetherwerisemn.org/take-action

09/11/2026

Nonprofits across are seeing growing needs in our communities while navigating federal cuts and disruptions to health care, food support, and other essential public services.

We’re calling on candidates for the MN Legislature and governor to show bold leadership in 2027 to protect Minnesotans’ health and economic well-being, strengthen the services our communities rely on, and raise additional revenues from high-income people and corporations that can afford to pay more to meet the challenges ahead.

Add your nonprofit by Sept 18: togetherwerisemn.org/take-action

09/10/2026

This is a good time to re-read our blog about the One Big Beautiful Bill's tax provisions:

The federal Reconciliation Bill extends many parts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 that otherwise would have expired – and repeats the TCJA’s pattern of providing the largest tax cuts to higher-income people.

08/07/2026

What we're reading: Economic Policy Institute's The cost of mass deportations in states like Minnesota and what federal tax dollars could be funding instead

This week, EPI will release a new tool showing the cost of mass deportations to taxpayers in every U.S. city, county, and state. For the first time, the actual economic tradeoffs imposed on all taxpayers will be shown in one place. Below, we preview the data for Minnesota, a prominent target of the....

07/17/2026

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