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  Aug. 2, 2012
SAVE THE DATE

6 p.m. Oct. 25
Nicollet Island Pavillion
40 Power Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Aug. 8: Summer Policy Series: Pathways to Prosperity - Family Independence

Aug. 22: Summer Policy Series: Health insurance exchanges

IN THE NEWS

"Navigating anti-poverty policy"

July 28 Capitol Report interview of Director of Policy Development Bob DeBoer on Pathways to Prosperity

"Citizens League to discuss regional tax-base sharing"

July 30 MinnPost preview of Summer Policy Series event

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IN THIS ISSUE
Family Independence: Pathways to Prosperity
The Theater of Public Policy at the Fringe
Bringing everyone to the table
Join the Citizen Solutions discussion online
Have you taken our member survey yet?

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Wednesday, Aug. 8 

Doors 7:30 a.m. | Program 8-9:30 a.m.

Aloft Minneapolis

900 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415

$10 for Citizens League Members, $15 for non-members.

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What is the Citizens League doing to support prosperity, rather than just reacting to poverty?

 

Our Pathways to Prosperity project is working with five community partners to launch Family Independence Demonstrations in Minnesota. These demonstrations will test new policies with groups of families that set goals and are accountable. Join us for a closer look.

 

Featured speakers include:

 
And join us for the next Summer Policy Series event:

The Theater of Public Policy at the Fringe

  

The Theater of Public Policy
   

Our friends from The Theater of Public Policy are performing at this year's Minnesota Fringe Festival, just getting underway.

 

They're bringing their mix of lively policy discussion and improvisational comedy to five performances beginning Saturday.

 

You can buy tickets to their shows here.


Intern Sally Cole"I found myself wedged between a determined fossil fuel supporter who advocated building more coal plants and my fellow intern, an enthusiastic renewable energy activist. 
 
"Being caught in the middle of their debate better informed me about the subject then any other meeting I could have attended." - Summer intern Sally Cole, on her Citizens League experience.
 
Read more about Sally's reflections on her time with the Citizens League here.

 

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County public health and human services staff provide immunization clinics, communicable disease and infection control, nutrition services, child protection and more.

 

Join the Citizen Solutions discussion online with this week's discussion question - "What can county leaders do to increase efficiency and improve health outcomes?"

 

Member name tags If you are a current member of the Citizens League, we want your feedback! Tell us what we're doing right, what we need to improve, and how we can better meet your needs by taking a brief, five-minute survey.

 

To access the survey please click here. 

 

Contact Membership and Engagement Manager Cat Beltmann for more information at cbeltmann[at]citizensleague.org or 651-289-1075.
About the Citizens League
 

For 60 years, the Citizens League has created common ground across parties and ideologies to solve some of the biggest challenges facing Minnesota. On issues like schools, taxes, transportation, health care, and water, some of Minnesota's greatest public achievements have emerged from the Citizens League. Citizens League members connect with other Minnesotans, learn to lead on issues that matter to them and create solutions that achieve the common good.