Citizens League Voice: Our Patchwork Nation
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...
Citizens League Voice: Counting on the Numbers People
Citizens Speak By Amy Goetzman A tax buff and a budget guru come out of retirement to help St. Paul’s nonprofits and the city work together Sometimes government is as plain as the snow on your street. Essential services—a catchall category that includes plowing,...
Citizens League Voice: Met Council, To Be Continued…
League Notes By Quinton Skinner During the recently concluded Minnesota legislative session, the Citizens League supported a bipartisan bill introducing reforms for the Metropolitan Council. The Met Council was formed in 1967 and is the regional planning organization...Citizens League Voice: Group Equity in Edina
League Notes By Quinton Skinner After more than a year of meetings, interviews, listening sessions, and the compilation of an anonymous online survey, the Edina Race and Equity Task Force submitted 21 recommendations for addressing long-term racial inequity in the...