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Summary of Round 1 Findings

The following is a summary. See the full report here.

Five main themes emerged from our community workshops and online activities:

(1)   There was a consistent emphasis on reforming services, especially K-12 education; health and income support for the poor, disabled and elderly; long-term care for the elderly and higher education.

(2)   Participants see Minnesota as a high quality, well-educated state. They are generally willing to continue spending to maintain that, but want to focus on reform and a more competent, innovative government to accomplish that reform in partnership with others.

(3)   Participants believe the tax structure needs reforming, to become more fair and transparent.

(4)   Participants are willing to make across the board spending cuts in the short-term, but don’t favor spending cuts (alone) as a long-term strategy.

(5)   Participants want better information about the state budget and favor an inclusive approach.

Take a look at the report and share your thoughts below. These findings were presented to the Minnesota Legislative Commission on Service Innovation on March 7 and we’re working to create a plan for other ways we might take these findings forward. If there are ways you’d like to see these findings used or if you have thoughts on next steps for this project please share them below!