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ENEWS: MABC Driver Diversion Program Gains Traction
MABC Driver Diversion Program Gains Traction The St. Paul Pioneer Press revealed in a story last week how license suspensions for unpaid traffic tickets can become a vicious circle and an unfair “debt trap” for low-income workers. The article goes on to describe a legislative effort to expand “driver diversion” programs, which allow folks to legally drive after making arrangements to gradually repay the tickets. Th... Read More
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ENEWS: Hospitals and Renewable Energy for Rural Vitality
Blogpost on Hospitals and Renewable Energy in Rural MN Two new blogposts with lessons on rural economic development have been posted on our website by Growth & Justice Policy Fellow Chuck Brown, a writer and retired manager of a rural manufacturing company who served 12 years on the Olivia City Council. In his first blog, Brown describes how farsighted local government leaders in Renville County recently built a much improved, self-su... Read More
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ENEWS: Newsmaking in Northwestern MN & Housing Needs Highlighted
Our Rural Project Featured in Grand Forks Herald The Sunday March 19 edition of the Grand Forks Herald featured a package of three op-eds by our partners in the Minnesota Rural Equity Project, describing how the project’s legislative priorities can help strengthen the regional economy and reduce disparities in northwestern Minnesota. The op-eds focus on: increased investment in broadband and transportation infrastructure, more... Read More
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ENEWS: You Are Invited: Connecting “Urban Currents” to Our Rural Project
You Are Invited: Connecting "Urban Currents" to Our Rural Project You are invited to a free breakfast presentation on Tuesday March 28, and an overview of our Minnesota Rural Equity Project. We'll describe how the project fits into a "One Minnesota" metro-rural framework for business growth and a more inclusive economy. The headline for the event, "Bridging the Political Divide: Urban Condescension & Rural Resentment" is dra... Read More
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ENEWS: Of Mice and MN
Of Mice and MN We're getting plenty of feedback and praise for our commentary on the cover of the Star Tribune's Opinion Exchange section Sunday, which revisited Aesop's Fable about "The Country mouse and the City Mouse." Former Minnesota Rural Education Association leader Vernae Hasbargen and Growth & Justice President Dane Smith collaborated on an appeal to Minnesotans to improve their attitudes around the so-called rural-metr... Read More
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