The Heritage Foundation published a report Monday examining what an average poor household looks like in the U.S., remarking such families have more living space than the average European, enjoy standard kitchen amenities and purchase entertainment systems like video game consoles and cable or satellite television.
The Minnesota Catholic Conference, an organization representing “the united voice of the Catholic bishops of Minnesota on public policy matters,” has released its legislative priorities for Minnesota’s 2012 session. At the top of the list is a constitutional amendment banning relationship rights for same-sex couples. The group also says it will work to protect the safety net for the poor, even advocating tax increases if necessary.
A study released on Friday (PDF) by the Williams Institute at the UCLA College of Law found that gay and lesbian couples face higher rates of poverty than heterosexual married couples.
“The myth of gay and lesbian affluence is…
Public defenders, the lawyers appointed to represent the poorest Minnesotans in criminal court, have taken another budget cut this year. The Board of Public Defense will take a $1.5…
Tuning into MPR this morning I was bogged down with listening to talk of Hurricane Katrina revisited. But the part that concerned me was the man who called in berrating the victims for not having a self preservation instinct enough…
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman hailed the successes of the 1996 welfare reform law, signed by Bill Clinton ten years ago today, citing that “passage of this law has brought nearly a million and a half children out of…
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