Event: “Investing in Rural Prosperity” The Federal Reserve Bank will host “Investing in Rural Prosperity” on Tuesday, May 24 at 1 p.m. ET. The event will “highlight a new framework for advancing shared economic prosperity in rural communities across the United States, initially proposed in "Investing in Rural Prosperity," a new book published by the St. Louis Fed in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Boar... Read More
Thank you for celebrating our 20th anniversary! Thank you to everyone who attended our 20th anniversary celebration on April 11, and thank you to all of our wonderful panelists and moderators for sharing your time, stories, and thoughts with us! We had a conversation between past and present G&J presidents on our organization’s history and path forward, discussions on public policy through Lead for Minnesota Fellows who shared t... Read More
Democracy, Voter Rights & Suppression, and Redistricting As a recent example of how redistricting can be weaponized against marginalized communities, we’re pointing to an article in The Guardian about a lawsuit filed by tribal nations against the State of North Dakota over redistricting. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Spirit Lake Nation are suing the state, claiming that the recently approved legislative maps violate sec... Read More
Racial Justice Committee Progress Report Our ALANA Community Brain Trust colleague Dr. Bruce Corrie of Concordia University (St. Paul) testified this past Monday in front of the House Ways & Means Committee to help give a progress report on adopting the recommendations of the House Select Committee on Racial Justice. You can see all the presentations at this link. Dr. Corrie emphasized the economic impact of discrimination at national, stat... Read More
Public health and Minnesota We are talking about public health in this week’s newsletter not with the intention to weigh you down with heavy news, but to emphasize the importance of vigilance in combating this pandemic and to refocus conversation on the public health crisis that this country faces and must confront— both with COVID-19 and beyond. COVID-19 in Minnesota Around 3.2 million Minnesotans are fully vaccinat... Read More