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Attempts to save GAMC still leave many childless adults without access to health careThe fate of General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC), which provides health care coverage for about 70,000 very low-income Minnesotans without children, was a high priority issue in the 2010 Legislative Session. Unfortunately, the compromise reached between the legislature and Governor leaves many without access to the health care they need. Policymakers also passed up on an opportunity to use federal resources to provide this vulnerable population with comprehensive care. Our updated issue brief examines the decisions made during the recent session.  Read General Assistance Medical Care: Unique Program Serves a Unique Population
Become a more effective advocate - learn how to follow the dollarsThis summer and fall, we are offering our popular workshops that allow you to learn how the state and federal budget processes work - and how you can participate in and influence the process on behalf of the services you care about and the communities you serve. Follow the Federal Dollars is offered on July 21 and October 28. Follow the Dollars, your guided tour through the state's budget process, is offered August 3 and October 28.
Congress urged to continue improvements to tax creditsFifty nonprofits from across Minnesota joined a sign-on letter to the Minnesota Congressional delegation expressing strong support for recent improvements to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) that were included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These improvements help struggling Minnesota families to make ends meet. They provide powerful incentives that promote work, self-reliance and parental responsibility.
Read more about the importance of these
tax credits. See
the letter.
2010 session closes with many opportunities lostMinnesota policymakers faced challenges in the 2010 Legislative Session, including a $1 billion state budget shortfall and a court decision that created last-minute budget uncertainty. Our analysis describes the outcomes of the legislative session, and finds that policymakers failed to seize opportunities to set the state on a sound financial track and avoid damaging cuts to services that help Minnesotans recover from the recession.
Updated July 10, 2010 |
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