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ENEWS: Register Now for G&J Equity Convening! See Also: Business Ethics, Broadband for Millennials,
REGISTER NOW: For “Thriving by Design, Rural & Urban Together,” June 27-29, in Granite Falls Registration is now open for our signature event of 2018, a statewide convening June 27-29 in the historic and scenic western Minnesota town of Granite Falls. Participants in this event will help us create a unifying “One Minnesota Equity Blueprint,’’ a new social contract that helps address all our damaging... Read More
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ENEWS: Our Voice on Rural Equity, Good Government, and USDA Task Force
Our Voice Heard on Rural Equity Agenda in 2018 MinnPost reporter Greg Aamot, one of the most knowledgeable media observers on public policy affecting Greater Minnesota, interviewed us at length for a preview of legislative initiatives aimed at revitalizing rural regions and closing the rural-metro divide. From his recent article : “Meanwhile, a think tank that's been focused on issues related to... Read More
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ENEWS: Candidates on Greater MN Needs, the Super Bowl, and “Faith in Civic Life”
Candidates Address Greater Minnesota Needs Growth & Justice will be working in 2018 to influence candidates for office and the news media, toward evidence-tested public policies that foster more equitable growth and a “One Minnesota” mindset. At a recent gubernatorial candidate forum focusing on Greater Minnesota issues, we were impressed by how the sponsors (the Center for Rural Policy and Developm... Read More
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ENEWS: On the Regional Divide, Gender Equity, and Local ISPs
The Rural-Urban Divide and MinnPost Growth & Justice has been sharing information and ideas with MinnPost editors and reporters on many of the public policy issues swirling around regionalism, Greater Minnesota economic development and our state’s so-called metro-rural divide. At a lively discussion of that topic at a MinnPost Social this week, G&J President Jane Leonard spoke briefly on the imperative of high-speed internet ... Read More
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ENEWS:On Olivia, Early Childhood, and Reinvesting in the “Pipes”
Olivia Revisited for MN Policy Lessons Our commentary on the cover of the Star Tribune Op-Ex section Sunday offers incisive and constructive analysis, outlining the public policies that Greater Minnesota needs for a thriving and more equitable future. We make our case by revisiting the town of Olivia, 15 years after the Star Tribune published an in-depth series that captured the hopes and fears of a fragile community at a time of crisis in... Read More
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