Don't Draw Subsidy from the Fiscal Disparities Pool - 5/9/2008
Alliance Executive Director Russ Adams and Citizens League Director of Policy Development Bob DeBoer published this commentary in the Pioneer Press arguing against a $200 million subisidy in the works for a parking ramp at the Mall of America. The subsidy will be taken from the fiscal disparities pool, a regional revenue-sharing program.

Metro Organizer - 4/29/2008
Green by Design, Crisis of Disinvestment: Organizing to Rebuild Our Communities, Dedication of the First Solar Panel at Little Earth and much much more!

Pioneer Press: Arden Hills Plan for U.S. 10 Intersection Will Disrupt Mobile Home Park - 4/21/2008
The city, along with Ramsey County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation, wants to eliminate the intersection by building a U.S. 10 bridge over the county road. Motorist safety is a major concern, as is connecting the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, a future development site, to the community. Plans for the intersection have drawn criticism because of the potential impact on Arden Manor, the mobile home community bordered on the east by U.S. 10, on the south by County Road 96 and on the west by Interstate 35W.

St. Paul Residents Demand Central Corridor Project - 4/18/2008
The Alliance and partners organizations in the Stops for Us campaign organized a rally to restore funding for the Central Corridor LRT project on Thursday.

Pioneer Press: St. Paul Contract Reforms Would Ensure More Minorities, Women Win Bids - 3/19/2008
A powerful new department and an expanded Human Rights Commission would oversee all St. Paul contracting operations under a series of reforms being drafted by the city attorney's office. The goal is to increase the amount of money and contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses — groups currently left out of the loop, according to leaders in the black community and an independent audit of the city's minority contracting programs last year.

Twin Cities Finance and Commerce: Coalition Promoting Eco-Friendly Reuse for Ford Plant - 2/29/2008
This article highlights the large and growing coalition advocating for green reindustrialization of the Ford plant, including the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, the UAW Local 879, the Sierra Club Northstar Chapter and Clean Water Action Alliance, as well as students from Macalester College.

Community Benefits Agreements: Growing a Movement in Minnesota - 1/28/2008
The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability recently released this report on community benefits agreements to further develop local understanding of the CBA's potential to yield significant, community-desired results from large-scale redevelopments and other projects. More and more organizations and coalitions are turning to the CBA model to produce meaningful — and, perhaps more importantly, enforceable — outcomes for low-income people and communities of color.