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ENEWS: Session Summary, Rollout in Little Falls, Summer Spotlight
Session Recap The 2019 Legislative Session in Minnesota has come to an end. Growth & Justice played a role at the State Capitol as a monitor and supporter of our partners’ advocacy, when necessary, stepping in to provide testimony and/or send out action alerts through communications. For example, we testified in support of the tax bill, specifically urging expansion of Working Family Credit and MFIP. We also attended hearings and kept... Read More
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ENEWS: Inclusion for Rural & Urban Places & People; MN Equity Blueprint/Human Capital; Latinos Drivi
Rural & Urban Challenges & Opportunities: Not So Divided After All Special Message from G&J President Jane Leonard: As April turned into May, I was honored to participate in two similar events at vastly different locations: first, our release of the Human Capital chapter of the MN Equity Blueprint last Friday with OneMN.org in Olivia, MN, with over 40 southwestern region community & economic leaders; and then on Tu... Read More
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ENEWS: Blueprint in Olivia, Reclaiming our Democracy, Where’s Our Train?
First Equity Blueprint Rollout April 26, in Olivia Mark your calendars and SAVE THE DATE! The first section of the Minnesota Equity Blueprint – with special focus on how Minnesota communities can invest more equitably in our “Human Capital” - will be released on April 26, 2019, from 9 to 11 AM at Master's Coffee Shop in Olivia, MN. Join us for a southwestern Minnesota focused event, with... Read More
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ENEWS: Matters of Fact, Homecoming Essay, Equity Investments
Note: This week Growth & Justice launches “Matters of Fact,” a new recurring feature of our weekly e-news, featuring original analysis from our own research operation, headed up by Policy & Research Director Kate Searls. A quick cut from the latest American Community Survey (ACS) reaffirms that that Minnesota faces significant and serious challenges with regional and racial disparities. ... Read More
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ENEWS: G&J Goes National, Rural Workforce, Pioneer TV
Our Rural-Urban Unity Theme Goes National Few state policy organizations are more focused than Growth & Justice on coalescing rural and urban communities around action that builds a more equitable and sustainable prosperity, erasing geographic and demographic disparities and accelerating climate action. And we’re excited to now be attracting attention from other states around this unifying theme. G&J Presid... Read More
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