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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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Blueprint Related Legislation Tracking
Below are bills listed by number with accompanying descriptions and links to bill pages. HF 316: Family, friend, and neighbor child care grant program established; report required; and money appropriated HF 311/SF 291: Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated HF 278: Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modi... 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: Legislative Agenda Draft, Note from G&J President, & Rural Equity Action Guide Launch
Give your feedback on our legislative agenda draft If you click here, you can read the first draft of our legislative agenda showing the top priorities we have gathered over the course of the meetings we’ve held to collect your input. The priorities are sorted into the four chapters of the Minnesota Equity Blueprint— Human Capital, Economic Development, Infrastructure, and Environmental Resilience. Beneath each chapter’s... Read More
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