Engaging Citizens To Create Policy Solutions

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The Citizens League is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to ensure Minnesotans of all backgrounds and ideologies have the opportunity to be engaged, inspired and empowered to take an active role in public policymaking. Together we must work to promote democracy for the common good.

Recent News

Announcing our 2019 Board Nomination Slate

With great enthusiasm, Citizens League Board of Directors has unanimously approved the following slate of board candidates, below, as proposed by our Nominations Committee, to be voted on by our members on the evening of Thursday, October 11 at the Civic...

Video: Citizens League presents Minimum Wage Study recommendations to Saint Paul City Council

Video: On September 12, the Citizens League provided details on the recommendations and the process that led to the Saint Paul Minimum Wage Study Committee report.

Citizens League submits final recommendations of Saint Paul Minimum Wage Study Committee

Recommendations are based on hours of deliberations and study from the 21 members of the committee, which represented a wide range of the Saint Paul community.

Current Work

St. Paul Minimum Wage Study Committee

We are convening an independent study committee to answer key questions surrounding a minimum wage ordinance in the City of Saint Paul. Their charge will be to review previous scoping work, review other relevant research, agree on findings and conclusions from this effort, and finally, develop and put forward recommendations for a minimum wage ordinance to the City.

Calling Home

Minnesota’s 65+ population is increasing dramatically. As individuals, partners and families plan for life changes that are inevitable, we ask: What does home look like as we age? We’re here to help with the conversations and next steps as Minnesotans plan for the future.

Capitol Pathways

With the long-term goal of making our government truly representative of our communities, the program opens access to the Minnesota Capitol to the next generation of leaders of color. Through this program, interns build relationships with established Capitol leaders, gain exposure to various kinds of careers in policy, get real-world experience in career fields they would like to learn more about and build a strong professional resume in the process.

Citizens League Voice is a quarterly publication that stimulates quality conversation and meaningful debate by engaging Minnesotans of all backgrounds and ideologies with non-sensational journalism and fact-driven essays designed to explore the most effective policy solutions for today and tomorrow.

Voice is delivered each quarter to our members. If you’re interested in supporting quality conversation on the issues that impact Minnesotans, join the Citizens League today! You’ll receive a subscription to Citizens League Voice.

This time, we tackle the mining in Minnesota: the facts and arguments surrounding public workers, economic anxieties, and the quest for retirement security. Iron ore helped shape Minnesota’s culture and history. Now, copper-nickel mining is dividing those who want to protect the environment and those who want to see more mining in the Northland. Read A Good Debate: Ground Control online now.

Events

The Citizens League hosts forums for civil discussion across Minnesota. Our event series includes events that are open to the public, member-only and workplace events to help inform and engage Minnesotans on important policy and civic leadership discussions. Event series’ include Policy and a Pint™, Mind Opener and EDTalks.

Thursday, October 11, 2018
2018 Civic Celebration Honoring Richard Davis

Join us and a few hundred of your fellow Minnesotans from across the political spectrum to catch up with old friends, meet new people, and recognize the trailblazing leadership that promises to endure for generations!

Crafting good public policy is complicated work, but the League has a history of working with people on all sides of an issue to create well-informed solutions. At a time when our policy challenges seem insurmountable and the public’s trust of governing bodies are at all-time lows, the need has never been greater for a trusted convener who can help people define and solve the pressing policy needs of today.

Bob Butterbrodt
The Citizens League is a place where all the stakeholders can convene, talk about different points of view, and then come to common ground. That is how you effectuate public policy and change.

Cyndi Lesher
Part of the Citizens League mission is to build the next generation of civic leaders. With programs like Capitol Pathways, it has just continued to expand to reach a broader and broader section of people. They’re developing a group of civic leaders that has a Citizens League understanding of how policy should be developed.

Brian Bell

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