Our 2019 Legislative Priorities Outlined, for an Equitable and Indivisible Minnesota At press conferences in St. Paul and St. Cloud this week, Growth & Justice and OneMN.Org outlined legislative priorities for the 2019 Legislature that reinvest in ALL our human potential, reduce demographic disparities, accelerate climate action and rebuild our infrastructure. We were joined at these events by dozens of individuals represe... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2019 Regional and Racial Disparities, Climate Action, and Infrastructure Are Top Priorities in the 2019 Legislative Session For the “One Minnesota Equity Blueprint” Project MONDAY JAN. 14 PRESS CONFERENCES • 11:15 a.m., State Capitol Building, Press Conference Room B-971, 75 Rev. Martin Luther King Boulevard, St. Paul. • 2 p.m., Great River Regional Library, Mississippi Room 106, ... Read More
Getting It Right on Single Payer Costs Our op-ed in the Star Tribune this week sets the record straight on misrepresentations of our 2012 report, Beyond the Affordable Care Act. Some Republican campaigns are selectively citing figures in the report in support of claims that a unified and universal public system of health care financing (also known as single-payer or Medicare for All) would raise the cost and worsen the quality of health c... Read More
Setting Record Straight on “Medicare for All” Growth & Justice Senior Fellow Dane Smith was featured on Minnesota Public Radio last week. In an interview with Tim Pugmire, Smith set the record straight on recent campaign misrepresentations of our 2012 reports on the projected costs and benefits of a single public financing system for universal health care (also known as “single-payer’’ or “Medicare ... Read More
Movin’ on Up! Come to Growth & Justice Open House on Oct. 30 Growth & Justice is on the move this fall, building a new public policy blueprint that will push our state toward a more equitable prosperity. And we’ve literally moved too, to accommodate our expanding work and staff. We invite you to learn more about our ambitious new initiatives on October 30, anytime from 4 to 8 p.m., at an Open House in our new off... Read More