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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: 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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ENEWS: A Smorgasbord: Thanks Pre-Election, Legislative Agenda-Setting, and More
Thank you for attending the Recipes for Success series! For the last 3 months, Growth & Justice has hosted Minnesota Equity Blueprint Breakfasts - Recipes for Success every other Wednesday, and through them we have had the privilege to hear from policy & community experts and have discussions with you, our community. Though we miss seeing and speaking with you face-to-face, we feel grateful to have convened virtually to ... Read More
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ENEWS: Democracy & Civic Engagement
A historical perspective on the upcoming election As we approach November 3rd, it’s intriguing to compare today’s political environment to the attitudes and energy surrounding an election in an era of similar great political tension and racial justice movements. Here’s a look at the election of 1860, just before the Civil War began. This story from HISTORY.com and a video talk from presidential historian Richard Nor... Read More
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