Posts Tagged ‘Racial Economic Disparities’
Minnesota Census Takeaways: Incomes Rise, Poverty Falls, Disparities Persist
American Community Survey data released today shows that Minnesota has continued to make progress in the past year and that we have still have work to do to be a state that works for all Minnesotans. On the positive side, Minnesota continues to have income growth.1 Incomes in Minnesota continue to be high relative to…
Read MoreMid-Week Reads: Voter Suppression and Racial Economic Disparities
Every week, North Star will take some time out of our schedules to bring you our favorite reads from the past week. Jeff Van Wychen Stop Voter Suppression Economist and former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich neatly highlights various forms of voter suppression practiced by states around the nation and endorses “a new Voting Rights Act—that renews…
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