by Jacob | Apr 12, 2018 | Voice
A Good Debate: Pension Tension Opening Arguments Spring 2018 JUMP TO: THE CONTOURS OF A CRISIS Minnesota must come to grips with the grave state of its public pension system By Mark Haveman PANIC ATTACK The overheated rhetoric around the future of public pensions...
by Jacob | Apr 12, 2018 | Voice
A Good Debate: Pension Tension Cross-Exam Spring 2018 Each quarterly issue of Citizens League Voice will feature a section that involves bringing people together to share their differing opinions on a timely issue. We started with Just the Facts, designed to provide...
by Jacob | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
As the Pioneer Press reports, “government pension plans are paying out more than they are taking in.” According to the latest valuation reports, state public pensions should have $16 billion more in investments right now to pay for future retirement...
by Jacob | Apr 5, 2018 | Capitol Pathways, Uncategorized
As the 2018 Legislative Session continues, so does our Capitol Pathways internship program, providing opportunities at the Capitol for college students of color. Part of our 33-student cohort this year is D’Andre Anthony Gordon, a 2nd year student at Hamline...
by Jacob | Mar 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Citizens League supports a bipartisan bill (HF 3917) now moving through the state’s House of Representatives introducing reforms for the Metropolitan Council. The proposed reforms closely resemble the recommendations that came out of our Met Council Task...
