by Jacob | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
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. After 14 weeks of study from May to August 2018, the Citizens League’s Minimum Wage Study Committee has...
by Jacob | Aug 23, 2018 | Capitol Pathways, Uncategorized
Do you work in or around the MN legislature? Lobby at the Capitol, do advocacy work or community organizing? Then support students of color and their path to becoming civic leaders in Minnesota by hosting a Capitol Pathways intern for the 2019 legislative session!...
by Jacob | Aug 21, 2018 | Uncategorized, Voice
Affirmative & Negative Interview by David Schimke Journalist Dante Chinni on the nation’s political differences, the divisive nature of easy ideological labels, and the need for nuanced data On the eve of the 2008 election, reporter Dante Chinni began searching...
by Jacob | Aug 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Tuesday, August 21: Mind Opener: Peering Over the “Benefits Cliff” Join us Tuesday morning for our next Mind Opener, where Stephanie Hogenson, Outreach Director at Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota will join us to explain potential “cliff...
by Jacob | Aug 13, 2018 | Uncategorized, Voice
Conversation Starters By Quinton Skinner The Civic Caucus goes beyond the headlines to provide the public with nonpartisan policy recommendations Sunlight streams through the windows of a meeting room off the main hall of the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis, where two tax...
by Jacob | Aug 9, 2018 | Uncategorized, Voice
The First Word By Pahoua Hoffman Too often, the problems we face are due to a lack of vision and collaboration A question I often get when I’m out and about in the community is: Whom does the Citizens League serve? And I take pride in reminding members and potential...
