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The Minnesota Budget Project is now on Facebook (and on Twitter too)! We will use Facebook to provide more real-time reporting of quick facts from hearings and other meetings, to let you know about upcoming events that we think you would find beneficial, and to share interesting reports or blogs that we come across - all through a method that is quicker and more accessible to those on the go.

Nothing we currently do is going to go away…Facebook and Twitter are just another way we can share information. We will be posting a regular Facebook journal on our blog and in our e-newsletter Minnesota Budget News & Tools so those who can't follow us on Facebook, or those who missed something during a busy week, can catch up on any of the really essential information we shared. Whatever we post on our blog and on Facebook is set up to tweet to our Twitter account.  

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General Assistance Medical Care serves a population with unique challenges

General Assistance Medical Care, which provides health care for about 70,000 of Minnesota's poorest and most vulnerable residents, is set to end on March 31. Finding a way to replace this program will be one of the top priorities in the 2010 Legislative Session.

If you are looking for some key background information on the issue, the Minnesota Budget Project's analysis briefly examines what makes this program so important and discusses the options on the table for replacing it.

Download General Assistance Medical Care: Unique program serves a unique population.

Urge Congress to address nonprofit and community concerns in final health reform bill

While there is some uncertainty about the path forward for comprehensive health care reform, one thing is certain: doing nothing is not an option. It's time to weigh in to make sure that the final health care reform bill addresses the concerns of Minnesota's nonprofits and our communities: tax credits to help small nonprofit employers afford health insurance, expanding access to affordable care to more low-income people through Medicaid, federal funding of the Medicaid expansion, and funding provisions that are progressive overall and do not add to the federal deficit.

State's $1.2 billion budget shortfall largely the result of job and wage losses

Our analysis of the state's November 2009 economic forecast highlights the need for a long-term solution to Minnesota’s recurring budget deficit problems. The analysis pulls key facts from forecast — including a new $1.2 billion deficit that has opened up in the current biennial budget (FY 2010-11) due to a larger-than-expected drop in income tax revenue. It projects a long, slow economic recovery, and a $6.6 billion deficit in the next state biennial budget (FY 2012-13).

See our analysis
Visit our blog, MinnesotaBudgetBites.org, additional analysis of the forecast figures and what they mean
Find the forecast and related materials from Minnesota Management and Budget

Updated February 4, 2010

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