From G&J President Jane Leonard, on Kindness and Equity Jane Leonard officially became president of Growth & Justice this week, and she takes the reins with an eloquent introductory blog post inspired by her five-year-old grand-niece’s home-made sign urging us to “Be Kind Absouloutly to Everyone.” From the post: “This persistent push for equity – emphasizing that social justice and greater shareholding by a... Read More
Op-Ed Refutes Attack on Renewable Policies Growth & Justice helped coordinate the publication of a counterpoint op-ed in the Star Tribune last week that showed how renewable energy increasingly makes business sense for Minnesota utilities, consumers and workers. The article responded to misleading information in an op-ed by a national conservative academic and activist, Steven Hayward, who actually called for abandoning Minnesota poli... Read More
Tis the Season, for Supporting Equitable Growth! In the seasonal spirit of sharing our blessings and bounty, please consider a gift to Growth & Justice, to help us advance public policies that build a more equitable Minnesota. Growth & Justice embodies the legacy and communitarian spirit of our North Star State, through non-partisan advocacy for a “One Minnesota” policy framework and growing our economy by investing in human... Read More
We Can’t Coast on Early Childhood Our latest blogpost revisits the state of early childhood education and urges Minnesota decision-makers to double down on this crucial investment in our future workforce. Guest blogger Brendan Klein, a St. John’s University junior who was a Growth & Justice intern last summer, observes: “In a recent ranking of best states on early childhood measures, Minnesota came in 7th for pr... Read More
’Tis the Season, for Supporting Equitable Growth! In the seasonal spirit of sharing our blessings and bounty, please consider a gift to Growth & Justice, to help us advance public policies that build a more equitable Minnesota. Growth & Justice embodies the legacy and communitarian spirit of our North Star State, through non-partisan advocacy for a “One Minnesota” policy framework and growing our economy by investing i... Read More