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ENEWS: Aaliyah Hodge Op-Ed, Legislation Tracking, A Breath for George
Aaliyah Hodge Op-Ed in Star Tribune Please take a few minutes today to read Aaliyah Hodge’s op-ed in the Star Tribune, “Counterpoint: Why the shift in social studies standards is needed.” It addresses the opinion article by Katherine Kersten published last Sunday titled “Woke revolution looms for schools," which denounces the Minnesota Department of Education’s proposed new standards for K-12 social studi... Read More
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ENEWS: Taxes, Equitable Recovery, and Tracking MN Equity Blueprint
Taxes: G&J co-founder and Board Member Lee Lynch’s Star Tribune Op-Ed On Monday, the Star Tribune published Growth & Justice board member Lee Lynch’s op-ed titled “Please raise my taxes; I can afford it.” Lee details his successes as an entrepreneur and underlines his support for President Biden and Governor’s Walz’s proposals of increasing taxes on the wealthy. Tax increases must be coupled with effo... Read More
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ENEWS: State legislative work continues amidst national upheaval
House Ways & Means Committee Meeting The Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee meeting on Jan. 11 offered a presentation from Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) to provide an update on the state’s two primary sources of funding for COVID-19 response (the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund and the State’s COVID-19 Minnesota Fund), as well as an overview of recent stimulus bill passed by Congress and how it may benefit Mi... Read More
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ENEWS: Privilege & Racism in the Rural Midwest and Rural Broadband
White privilege & anti-racist initiatives in the rural Midwest In a recent StarTribune opinion piece, “How young men of color mattered to a rural Midwestern community,” Cary Radisewitz of Luverne, MN, describes a few of the disturbing instances of blatant racism in a small South Dakota town and its neighboring communities during his time as the Huron (SD) University’s head football coach. He also provides importa... Read More
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ENEWS: Equity Partnerships, Legislative Priorities, and Safe Holidays
Dear Readers: In this atypical Thanksgiving week, in an exceedingly difficult year, we offer our great THANKS for your encouragement, ideas, and moral and financial support in 2020. After premiering the Minnesota Equity Blueprint in late February, the COVID-19 shutdown hit, and we really weren't sure we would make it to 2021, along with many other organizations in the nonprofit and for-profit universe. We have instead seen our mission... Read More
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