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Federal data affirm Minnesota’s choice to raise the minimum wage
American workers earning the least saw wage gains from 2013 to 2014. Those gains were largely in states where the minimum wage increased last year. The boost for low-wage workers was the silver lining...
View ArticleResource measures basic needs budget for Minnesota counties
The typical family in Minnesota needs to make $16.34 an hour to make ends meet. That’s according to data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The analysis from...
View ArticleHouse jobs omnibus bill lowers wages, threatens job quality and cuts...
Legislators are busy putting together the FY 2016-17 budget, but some of the budget plans coming out do not help build a state of shared opportunity. Minnesotans need jobs with good wages and good...
View ArticleNine reasons to celebrate Saturday’s new $9.00 minimum wage
Minnesota’s minimum wage increases to $9.00 Saturday for large employers (and $7.25 for youths and small employers) thanks to legislation passed in April 2014. Next year, the wage will increase again,...
View ArticleAffordable housing is out of reach for many Minnesotans
A report from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2015, shows that workers need to earn about twice the minimum wage to afford a fair market two-bedroom apartment in Minnesota. The...
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New report shows how out of reach housing costs are
A report from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2016, shows that workers need to earn almost twice the minimum wage to afford a fair market two-bedroom apartment in Minnesota. The...
View ArticleWorkers across the state get a raise today, but often still can’t make ends meet
Today many Minnesota workers will receive a raise. That’s due to the final scheduled minimum wage increase to $9.50 for large employers (and $7.75 for small employers and young workers). In 2014,...
View ArticleLocal interference bill moving through Legislature would inhibit local...
Local interference bills, which prevent local governments from setting higher wage and job quality standards for private-sector employees than state law, are currently moving through the Minnesota...
View ArticleAs rising rents outstrip Minnesotans’ incomes, affordability policies are...
A full-time worker needs to earn $18.60 an hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in Minnesota. That’s up from $17.76 in 2016, and is nearly twice the state minimum wage for large employers. The...
View ArticleTip penalty proposal in Minnesota House threatens economic security
The economic security of workers who receive hourly wages and tips in Minnesota is threatened by House File 4061, which was the subject of a hearing in the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability...
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