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2021 Legislative Agenda Draft
2021 Draft Priorities - Using an overarching diversity, equity and inclusion lens for policy consideration HUMAN CAPITAL Top Priorities: o Improve access to affordable health care, including a MinnesotaCare buy-in and pursuing other pathways to universal coverage. o Improve the economic security of households through successful safety net programs and ensure that pay and benefits for workers provide a route out of poverty. o Increase inves... Read More
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ENEWS: Legislative Agenda-Making & Economic Disparities
Dec. 16 Blueprint Blastoff Thank you to everyone who came to either or both of our Blueprint Blastoffs! We appreciate the time and input you gave us, and we are in the process of consolidating your notes and top priorities to be incorporated into a draft of our 2021 legislative agenda. Once that’s pulled together, we’ll send it out to all of you, so keep an eye out for that coming into your inbox sometime around the beginning ... Read More
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ENEWS: We Are All Criminals, Blueprint Blastoff and Economic Justice Creating Growth
For this week’s e-news, we present a longer reflective story via a visit with criminal and juvenile justice reformer Emily Baxter, the founder of We Are All Criminals, written by Elyse Eckert, Growth & Justice public engagement intern “One in four people has a criminal record; four in four have a criminal history” – header on the We Are All Criminals website What illegal acts have ... Read More
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ENEWS: Reflections on Veterans Day & Public Policy ActivismÂ
Reflections on Veterans Day & Public Policy Activism In lieu of regular e-news this week, I share some reflections on two related events: Veterans Day and our upcoming MN Equity Blueprint Blast-Off sessions to prioritize a legislative policy agenda for the 2021-22 session (Nov. 18 and Dec. 16, both noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom). These events are related in my heart and mind because of my Dad, Rod Leonard, a Korean War veteran ... Read More
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ENEWS: THANK YOU, GROWTH & JUSTICE SUPPORTERS!
THANK YOU, GROWTH & JUSTICE SUPPORTERS! We send you a special enews, one reminding us all that despite the election upheavals this week (and more so because of them…), the work of G & J continues. We keep on keeping on, propelling and communicating regional, racial, and environmental equity — with inclusive, sustainable growth and social justice as our guiding principles. We seek your ... Read More
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