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ENEWS: Chauvin Trial, Reckoning with Racism, & Equity Blueprint-Related Legislation
Chauvin trial begins March 8 The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged in the murder of George Floyd, is set to begin March 8. In the coming weeks through the G & J newsletter, we’ll highlight different coverage of the trial to provide updates and insights in conjunction with our work statewide to lift up equity and inclusion policies and practices that confront racism and build shared sustainable... Read More
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ENEWS: Race, Wealth, and Health Care
What we’re reading this week: Heather C. McGhee’s essay in NYT This week, check out “The Way Out of America’s Zero-Sum Thinking on Race and Wealth,” an essay in the New York Times by Heather C. McGhee that is adapted from her book The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. The essay discusses undoing the “idea of a fixed quantity of prosperity” and ho... Read More
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ENEWS: Aaliyah Hodge Op-Ed, Legislation Tracking, A Breath for George
Aaliyah Hodge Op-Ed in Star Tribune Please take a few minutes today to read Aaliyah Hodge’s op-ed in the Star Tribune, “Counterpoint: Why the shift in social studies standards is needed.” It addresses the opinion article by Katherine Kersten published last Sunday titled “Woke revolution looms for schools," which denounces the Minnesota Department of Education’s proposed new standards for K-12 social studi... Read More
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ENEWS: Taxes, Equitable Recovery, and Tracking MN Equity Blueprint
Taxes: G&J co-founder and Board Member Lee Lynch’s Star Tribune Op-Ed On Monday, the Star Tribune published Growth & Justice board member Lee Lynch’s op-ed titled “Please raise my taxes; I can afford it.” Lee details his successes as an entrepreneur and underlines his support for President Biden and Governor’s Walz’s proposals of increasing taxes on the wealthy. Tax increases must be coupled with effo... Read More
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ENEWS: In 2021, Criminal Justice Reform & A Breath for George
MN Attorney General Ellison announces Conviction Review Unit Advisory Board Attorney General Keith Ellison recently announced the members on the new advisory board for the state’s first Conviction Review Unit, which will aim to “advise the Attorney General on the establishment, functioning, and hiring of the unit… advise on national best practices and evolving issues related to wrongful convictions and sentenc... Read More
