North Star Policy Institute

North Star Policy Institute is a progressive think tank that produces research and analysis to promote smart investments in the priorities of working families.

[North Star Policy Institute @NorthStarPolicy]

"Governor-elect @Tim_Walz is one of the few incoming governors that has specifically said he wants to raise the state’s gas tax to pay for transportation improvements. The state hasn’t enacted an increase to its gas tax since 2008"

[Bloomberg @business]

After the midterms, new governors have their sights set on fixing roads and bridges https://t.co/au4ioVanwF

[Dave Cooper @metaCoop]

St. Paul becomes the latest city to set a $15 minimum wage. If you want to keep track of all the states and cities raising their minimum wages, check out @EconomicPolicy's minimum wage tracker. #FightFor15 https://t.co/GSL7Segk9y

[North Star Policy Institute @NorthStarPolicy]

Minnesotans live under a $27 billion mountain of student loan debt. What are key issues and recommendations for policymakers to address this crisis? New North Star report by @margaretkaplan: "The Debt Dilemma: Student Loan Debt and the Minnesota Economy" https://t.co/2rzCmgPG6r

[Economic Policy Institute @EconomicPolicy]

About half of all non-unionized workers at US companies are subject to these forced arbitration agreements, which is more than double the share of workers in the early 2000s. https://t.co/8b1m7XgNDm

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

States can do more to help undo the harmful legacies of past racism & the damage caused by continuing racial bias and discrimination.

Here's one method: changing state & local tax policies: https://t.co/6DPceufzyK
#RaceAndTaxes

[North Star Policy Institute @NorthStarPolicy]

A Minnesota student graduating from college today has an average of $31,000 in debt. Whether we realize it or not, #studentdebt affects both individuals and the broader community. Read about North Star's new report here: https://t.co/NpHQ2J7MVB

[North Star Policy Institute @NorthStarPolicy]

New governors focus on infrastructure: https://t.co/N68U2Jrl3j #mnleg #mngov

[Fight for a Union @FightForAUnion]

BREAKING: St. Paul just passed a $15 minimum wage for over 50,000 in the city. That's 25% of all workers! St. Paul is the first to pass $15 since the 2018 midterm election. Amazing hard work from all the groups that fought and won today! Congratulations. #FightFor15

[North Star Policy Institute @NorthStarPolicy]

"Well-paying jobs that don’t require a college degree are multiplying at the fastest rate in three decades, offering more Americans a path to the middle class. But economists warn one group is missing out: women."
via @washingtonpost h/t @IWPResearch https://t.co/PDs9TrVWIq

[Economic Policy Institute @EconomicPolicy]

"Wage growth is too slow. It's not that employers are hiding it in benefits," says EPI's @LarryMishel https://t.co/FFdaNMeus9

[North Star Policy Institute @NorthStarPolicy]

Minnesota Business Tax Rate Equals U.S. Average: https://t.co/8sDdgIzw9D

[Economic Policy Institute @EconomicPolicy]

Worker empowerment is on the new House majority's agenda. @kari_paul: https://t.co/nhY1ICpNF4

[Craig Helmstetter @c_helmstetter]

According to the October @MPRnews | @StarTribune Minnesota Poll, 56% of likely voters support a Gas Tax increase, including the majority of both men & women, younger & older, those from higher & lower income households, all 4 regions of the state https://t.co/zNoNa1zLdx

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

$15 minimum wage bill will raise pay for 56,000 workers in St. Paul. But given the prevalence of wage theft, strong enforcement provisions must ensure these workers are actually paid the raises they'll be gaining. Via @katie_hatt & @lhuizar06 https://t.co/7WFjFiLpkO #15forSTP

[North Star Policy Institute @NorthStarPolicy]

In 2018, the real purchasing power of Minnesota’s gas tax has declined by 35.6% relative to 2000. https://t.co/nh3NU2SptD #transportation

[CTUL @CTUL_TC]

To consider franchises as small businesses is both misleading and dangerous for workers. #15forSTP #FF15

[Heidi Shierholz @hshierholz]

Democrats have the House -- their job now is to make policies that empower workers a top priority. https://t.co/8Q4XZrsnFP via @economicpolicy

[NCSL @NCSLorg]

MN will have the only legislature under divided control in the entire country. Something that hasn't happened since 1914 https://t.co/NpIGLIKyIk #NCSLelections #ElectionDay

[Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinst]

NEW on the blog: @lenorepalladino examines what the $40.6 billion Wells Fargo spent on #stockbuybacks could do if the money was redirected to support it's workers instead of enriching shareholders. https://t.co/vMlSENrNiL

[North Star Policy Institute @NorthStarPolicy]

.@cityofsaintpaul leaders can both adopt a much-needed minimum wage increase for workers and ensure that all workers will benefit from it. Read how robust enforcement provisions are crucial, co-authored with @NelpNews @lhuizar06: https://t.co/D2D2wf8bJB #15ForSTP #1FairWage