Advancing Recommendations to Support Pathways to Prosperity
For details, read the executive summary (pdf) or the entire working document (pdf) that shows our findings, conclusions and recommendations to date.
If you have ideas or examples that will help develop these recommendations, please contact Bob DeBoer at bdeboer[at]citizensleague.org. |
Rochester Event: Coffee and Conversation
MN's Fiscal Wake-up Call: Planning for 2011 and BeyondMonday, June 28Doors 6:30 | Program 7:00 pmRochester Community and Technical CollegeHeintz Center Commons 1926 College View Drive SE, RochesterFree and open to all
 How do Minnesotans adjust to the "new normal" of higher costs for reduced government services? How do we determine what are essential government services? Join us for a presentation of the new policy brief on the 2011 state budget shortfall from Bill Marx, chief fiscal analyst for the MN House of Representatives and a video from the Concord Coalition. Then join with area lawmakers in a roundtable discussion of your preferences for solutions.  Coffee for this event is provided by Dunn Brothers. |
Support the Citizens League with your Kowalski's Receipt
 Kowalski's Markets has generously included us in their Groceries for Good Causes program.
Place your receipt in the Citizens League bin at your local Kowalski's. Kowalski's will make a contribution to the Citizens League each quarter based on the number of receipts in our bins. If you don't see a bin at your local market, please ask the store manager and they will add us as space allows.
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Your Vision for Parks and Trails: Last Call for Participation
Time is ticking down help co-create a vision for Minnesota's parks and trails through the Parks and Trails Legacy Project. We're also closing in on our goal of 250 participants in the CitiZing project, so please join us! You have until the end of June to provide input that will help guide how money from the 2008 Legacy Amendment and other traditional sources of funding will be spent on state and regional parks and trails.
We've held 17 regional workshops throughout the state to talk with Minnesotans about their visions for our parks and trails. We've learned a lot and are feeling well prepared for the next phase of our work. Summaries of each of the workshops can be found here.
We'll be coming back to you for help on the next phase of work late this summer, so stay tuned.
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Member Profile: Kathryn Roberts
 Kathryn Roberts is CEO and President of Ecumen. She has been a Citizens League member for four years. She is a former board member and former chair of the development committee.
Kathryn says:
Why she joined: "I have always been interested in public policy and civic engagement. The League offers insight and practice in both areas, so it was perfect for me." How she practices civic engagement: "Civic engagement is an important activity at Ecumen. As policies and issues emerge that affect the aging, we invite and encourage our staff, residents and residents' families to have their voices heard with vigor. Our corporate and individual efforts have definitely influenced policy makers in a positive way. Ecumen will continue to grow our own internal 'grassroots' civic engagement efforts." Why she would recommend Citizens League membership to others: "The League offers an opportunity to meet people with diverse views around complex issues. It also offers the tools to have productive and meaningful conversations that lead to deeper understanding and, hopefully, a stronger appetite to be engaged in civic issues."
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