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ENEWS: A Strong Debut for “The Minnesota Equity Blueprint”
A Strong Debut for “The Minnesota Equity Blueprint” The Minnesota Equity Blueprint rolled out amid considerable fanfare last week, earning statewide media coverage and winning praise from the dozens of participants in six communities along the Mississippi River that were part of the presentation. The Blueprint is 170-page guidebook with more than 140 recommendations for creating a more inclusive and equitable economy and a more su... Read More
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ENEWS: Transportation Forward, Arts Give Back, Case for Public Investments
Let’s Move Transportation Forward! Consensus is overwhelming across Minnesota in favor of a major new package of investments in transportation and transit. Business groups, labor groups, social justice advocates, and rural and metro communities agree that an ample and equitable transportation package will serve the causes of climate action, racial and regional equity, and business growth. So join ... Read More
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PRESS RELEASE: Top Priorities for the “One Minnesota Equity Blueprint” Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2019 Regional and Racial Disparities, Climate Action, and Infrastructure Are Top Priorities in the 2019 Legislative Session For the “One Minnesota Equity Blueprint” Project MONDAY JAN. 14 PRESS CONFERENCES • 11:15 a.m., State Capitol Building, Press Conference Room B-971, 75 Rev. Martin Luther King Boulevard, St. Paul. • 2 p.m., Great River Regional Library, Mississippi Room 106, ... Read More
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ENEWS: Renewing Minnesota Exceptionalism, Inequality Peaking Again, Happy New Year!
Take the Lead With Us, in Renewing Minnesota’s Exceptionalism We were honored when distinguished Star Tribune columnist Lori Sturdevant, in her last column before her retirement, literally gave us the last word on how to preserve and renew Minnesota’s exceptional communitarian spirit. She quoted Growth & Justice President Emeritus Dane Smith, who said: "The degree to which we embrace (diversity and immigra... Read More
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ENEWS: Getting It Right on Single Payer Costs, Keeping an Eye on Tax Fairness, Convene Community
Getting It Right on Single Payer Costs Our op-ed in the Star Tribune this week sets the record straight on misrepresentations of our 2012 report, Beyond the Affordable Care Act. Some Republican campaigns are selectively citing figures in the report in support of claims that a unified and universal public system of health care financing (also known as single-payer or Medicare for All) would raise the cost and worsen the quality of health c... Read More
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