About North Star Policy Action North Star Policy Action (NSPA) is an independent research and communications institute working to improve the lives of everyday Minnesotans. We develop and amplify bold, data-driven policy ideas that challenge the status quo and uplift...
2025 State of Working Minnesota by Aaron Rosenthal
Medical Assistance or Millionaire Tax Cuts by Aaron Rosenthal
An Unbelievable Script by Aaron Rosenthal
Digging A Bigger Hole by Aaron Rosenthal
At 10 PM, a 16-year-old clocked in to their shift. They spent the next 6 hours cleaning a meat grinder with a pressure hose. At 4 AM they clocked out. At 8:50 AM, their school day started. Though this scene may sound like an excerpt from Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel,...
Minnesota’s economy is under siege after the first month of a chaotic Trump administration. We’re in an on-again-off-again trade war with our closest neighbors, employers are planning “recession-level” layoffs, the Executive Branch is unilaterally canceling contracts...
Cutting Medicaid by Aaron Rosenthal
The number of students receiving taxpayer money for vouchers to attend private or religious schools has surged in the US, growing from 12,000 at the turn of the century to over 1 million today. At the same time, evidence has mounted showing that these vouchers weaken...
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