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2021 Legislative Agenda Draft
2021 Draft Priorities - Using an overarching diversity, equity and inclusion lens for policy consideration HUMAN CAPITAL Top Priorities: o Improve access to affordable health care, including a MinnesotaCare buy-in and pursuing other pathways to universal coverage. o Improve the economic security of households through successful safety net programs and ensure that pay and benefits for workers provide a route out of poverty. o Increase inves... Read More
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ENEWS: A Momentous Earth Day, Agribiz Needs Immigrants, GiveAtHomeMN
50th Earth Day and Minnesota’s 1970 Solidarity The 50th anniversary of Earth Day finds the globe in a heightened state of awareness about the interdependence of earthlings and our ecosystems, the fragility of human and planetary health, and the consequences of both environmental degradation and economic injustice. Minnesota’s place in this momentous anniversary was highlighted in a Star Tribune article&nbs... Read More
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ENEWS: MN Clean Cars, Inequality Widens, Solar in Schools
Minnesota accelerates “Clean Cars’’ effort Minnesota Gov. Tim. Walz this week unveiled new plans to reduce carbon emissions in Minnesota through a new “Clean Cars” initiative that would require manufacturers to offer more “low-and-zero” emission choices to auto buyers. While low-emission and electric vehicles are a part of the way forward towards a cleaner and more equitable future, the Minnesota ... 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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ENEWS: 2019 Legislative Priorities for One Minnesota
Our 2019 Legislative Priorities Outlined, for an Equitable and Indivisible Minnesota At press conferences in St. Paul and St. Cloud this week, Growth & Justice and OneMN.Org outlined legislative priorities for the 2019 Legislature that reinvest in ALL our human potential, reduce demographic disparities, accelerate climate action and rebuild our infrastructure. We were joined at these events by dozens of individuals represe... Read More
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