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The Citizens League is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that empowers people to engage in civic life and public policy to make Minnesota a better place to live and work for everyone.
Recent News
2023-2024 Annual Impact Report
Learn more about how the Citizens League is engaging different voices and perspectives, activating deeper participation in public policy, impacting policy outcomes, and building for the future.
Photos & Video: 2024 Capitol Pathways Celebration
Event photos and video: Supporters, intern hosts, and students gathered on June 6, 2024 to celebrate another successful year of the Capitol Pathways Program.
Capitol Pathways Spotlight: David Mesta
We continue highlighting this year’s Capitol Pathways students with David Mesta a senior at Minnesota State University, Mankato interning with Second Harvest Heartland.
Watch Now: Interconnected – Minnesota’s Housing Crisis
Watch Now: Our Interconnected conversation on the housing crisis in both rural and urban areas of Minnesota.
The Latest from the League: Spring Newsletter 2024
Sent to the mailboxes of our individual and organizational supporters, our newsletter offers deeper insights into the ways Citizens League is creating unique spaces to bring different perspectives together and find great solutions.
Capitol Pathways Student Spotlight: Andy Muthoni
We are excited to continue spotlighting our 2024 Capitol Pathways students! Learn more about Andy Muthoni.
Current Work
Interconnected: Rural-Urban Conversations
This conversation series – hosted by the Center for Rural Policy and Development and the Citizens League – bridges the divide between urban & rural Minnesota by exploring our shared challenges and how to design a future that works for our unique communities. All discussions are recorded and can be listened to and viewed online.
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.
Strengthening Public Service
Citizens League is embarking on a new project to dig deeper and explore the unique challenges and barriers to public service, with a particular emphasis on non-elected roles and people who make our state’s local governments work.
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.
From Conflict to Convergence: Coming Together to Solve Tough Problems
Join us on Monday, November 25 to hear from authors Mariah Levison and Robert Fersh about their new book From Conflict to Convergence: Coming Together to Solve Tough Problems. This Citizens League Mind Opener is in partnership with Minnesota Public Radio’s Talking Sense series.