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Turning point: The long term effects of recession-induced child poverty
First Focus, May 2009, 15 pp.
A study showing that children who fall into poverty during a recession will suffer in adulthood.

Bridges to a better bottom line
Citizens League, March 2009, 70 pp.
In response to the economic downturn, five foundations came together to find practical ways to improve public services and that cost less.

2008 Metropolitan survey
Metropolitan Council, February 2009, 4 pp.
Results of a survey of Twin Cities residents which asks them to rank the region's top public concerns and quality of life.

Commission to end poverty in Minnesota by 2020, Legislative report
Legislative Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020, January 2009, 72 pp.
The Commission's final report of research results. In addition to including the Commission's recommendations for ending poverty in Minnesota by 2020, it includes: the case for ending poverty in Minnesota, key elements that determine poverty, what economists and other experts are saying about workforce trends, ideas for implementing the recommendations, and special sections on economic disparities and the connection between health care and poverty.

The Elder economic security initiative program: The Elder economic security standard index for Minnesota
Minnesota Women's Consortium and Wider Opportunities for Women, January 2009, 118 pp.
Addresses income adequacy for Minnesota’s older adults using the national WOW-GI National Elder Economic Security Standard Index (Elder Index) methodology. The Index benchmarks basic costs of living for elder households and illustrates how costs of living vary geographically and are based on the characteristics of elder households, including household size, home ownership or renter status, and health status.

Preparing Minnesota's workforce for tomorrow's economy
Governor's Workforce Development Council, November 2008, 24 pp.
The Council's recommendations for preparing Minnesota's workforce for the future. Committees identified problems and provided recommendations in the areas of business and community connections, diversity, education, and skill and wage advancement.

Staying afloat in tough times: What states are and aren't doing to promote family economic security
National Center for Children in Poverty, August 2008, 23 pp.
Examines state-level policies that help families both avoid and cope with economic hardship. The report highlights policies that benefit individual families and for which 50-state data sources are available. Three categories of policies are included: work attachment and advancement, income adequacy, and asset development and protection.

Enabling families to weather emergencies and develop: The role of assets
The Urban Institute, July 2008, 30 pp.
About four in five low-income families are "asset poor," lacking enough liquid savings to live for three months at the federal poverty level without earnings. This report examines a cluster of policies that would improve financial markets and savings opportunities for low-income families.

Mind the gap: Reducing disparities to improve regional competitiveness in the Twin Cities
Brookings Institution, October 2005, 44 pp.
A look at race, class, and place disparities in the Twin Cities and why reducing them is important to build a more competitive workforce, bring more money into the region, and make the region stronger and more competitive. Also presents a policy framework for reducing disparities.

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