American Society of Civil Engineers gives MN a C for infrastructure ASCE’s 2022 Minnesota Infrastructure Report Card, released earlier this week, gave the state a C GPA for infrastructure. “Much of Minnesota’s infrastructure is aging and reaching the end of its expected lifespan. The majority of our systems were built in the late 20th century, before much of today’s modern technology was developed. New mate... Read More
Democracy, Voter Rights & Suppression, and Redistricting As mentioned in our last newsletter, we’re starting a new segment in e-news for updates and news concerning democracy, voter rights & suppression, redistricting, and other related topics. This week, we’re linking to coverage of efforts from President Biden and Democrats to pass a voting rights bill in Congress. If Democrats were able to change the filibuster, they coul... Read More
2003 Strib report / Earliest publication from timeline As we’re preparing for our 20th anniversary celebration, we want to guide you back to the publications Growth & Justice has published over the last two decades. In the coming newsletters leading up to the anniversary celebration, we’ll point to publications we think were particularly influential and important. In the spirit of this, we want to point you once more to ... Read More
Summit on Democracy Here’s an update on the first Summit on Democracy that President Biden hosted last week as part of his election promise to confront authoritarianism. Invited leaders from multiple sectors and countries attended to create an agenda for renewing democracy and combating threats to it. At the link above, you can find recorded sessions, Official Intervention statements from countries in attendance, FAQs, and... Read More
Key points from MN local elections Local elections took place last Tuesday. Below are some articles that detail key points from results across the state. One of the most highly discussed ballot measures in this round of Minnesota local elections was Minneapolis’s measure that proposed replacing the Minneapolis Police Department with a new Department of Public Safety “that ‘employs a comprehensive public health... Read More