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Few know of the integral role the Citizens League has played in making Minnesota into one of the most engaged and innovative states in the union.
Take a look at these reports and learn more about how the Citizens League has helped to make Minnesota Minnesota.
Charter Schools
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In the United States today there are over 3,700 charter schools, Minnesota is home to 127 of them. This report, published three years before Minnesota became the first state to pass legislation allowing for charter schools, marks the beginning of what has become a world-wide movement.
- Chartered Schools = Choices for Educators + Quality for all Students (November 1988)
Driving Blind
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This 2005 report calls for more choices and transparent funding mechanisms for a transportation system that is sustainable and responds to user choices. This includes "free flow pricing" (like MnPASS lanes), better choices for transit, and options like e-commuting and flexible work schedules that allow drivers to stay off the road during congested times. The Citizens League played a central role in bringing federal Urban Partnership Agreement funding to implement these elements in the Twin Cities and start a regional approach to pricing solo driving based on the existing footprint of our road system.
- Driving Blind (January 2006)
Fiscal Disparities
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Just months before the "Summer of '69," the Citizens League published this report revolutionizing the way the Twin Cities allocates property taxes. View this comprehensive report and check out the list of grievances that had been tyrannizing metropolitan residents.
- Breaking the Tyranny of the Local Property Tax (March 1969)
MinnesotaCare
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Five years before the state legislature passed legislation establishing MinnesotaCare, the Citizens League published this report, which contributed to this legislation and helped to ensure health care coverage for Minnesota's working poor.
- Start Right with "Right Start" (February 1987)
Minnesota Miracle
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In 1970, the Citizens League published this report advocating for equalization of school funding. The report was adopted as the platform for a gubernatorial candidate: Gov. Wendell Anderson found it compelling, and so will you.
- New Formulas for Revenue Sharing (September 1970)
Metropolitan Council
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Ever wonder why the Twin Cities is one of only two metropolitan areas in the country with a comprehensive regional government? It all started right here with this 1967 Citizens League Report. See how the Citizens League intended this unique organization to be structured.
- A Metropolitan Council for the Twin Cities Area (February 1967)
Metropolitan State University
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Metropolitan State University was born from this Citizens League report. The Citizens League intended the university to stand at the nexus of accessibility, flexibility (coupled with a urban campus) making it the university par excellence for working adults. Read this report to see exactly whom, how, and why the Citizens League expected Metro State to serve this demographic.
- An Urban College: New Kinds of Students on a New Kind of Campus (April 1971)