Minnesota
State Government
Governor
Tim Walz (D)
State Senate
33
Democrats,
33
Republicans
State House
69
Democrats,
64
Republicans
Minnesota
Economic well-being - Minnesota
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
11.1
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.2
Poverty rate
9.3%
Unemployment rate
3.6
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
5.1
August 12, 2019
Nonprofit employing homeless youth seeks permanent location
January 15, 2019
Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?
February 14, 2018
Trump's proposal to end heating assistance called dangerous for rural Minnesotans, seniors
November 30, 2017
These Minnesota schools with low-income students are beating the odds
February 24, 2016
FOX 9, February 24, 2016: St. Paul program 'Right Track' helps low-income teens get jobs
July 14, 2015
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, July 14, 2015: AP-NORC Poll: Many Californians unaware of caregiver program for low-income seniors, disabled
"McCormack gets paid $11 an hour through the In-Home Supportive Services Program, which pays family members and other caregivers to help about 467,000 enrollees with such things as housecleaning, bathing, grocery shopping and laundry so they can stay at home rather than move to a nursing home or other care facility. A poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that less than one-third of Californians age 40 and over have heard of the program, which dates back to the 1950s."