
Socioeconomic Obstacles to Being a Candidate
How socio-economic status keeps people out of these spaces, prevents people from running, and also keeps folks in these offices year after year.

Stepping Out for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Candidates
Supporters of women of color and LGBTQ+ legislative candidates came out to celebrate the intersectional movement

Breaking Barriers in Minnesota Politics
What political barriers are diverse Minnesota women and LGBTQN+ people trying to open?

26 Victims of Intimate Partner Homicide in Minnesota in 2021
"They were loving mothers, beautiful souls, the life of the party, free spirits, and so much more."

Talking Politics With Disabled Community Members
Local advocate Judy Moe, Director of the Richfield Disability…

Q&A With MWP Publisher and Editor Mikki Morrissette on Sue Scott Podcast
Minnesota Women's Press and Changemakers Alliance founder…

Child care pros on squaring the circle of low wages and high costs: We need public funding
So what will solve the problem? Public funding.

Court: Minnesota Schools’ Racial Imbalance Alone Not a Constitutional Violation
Court of Appeals rules that plaintiffs in a 7-year-old school desegregation case have not proven the state intended to isolate students by race

988 Suicide Prevention Number Increases Access to Support Centers
Suicide, or death by intentional self-harm, has been steadily rising in Minnesota for the past 20 years.

In the News: October 2022
Post–School Shooting Guide, Tech Gaps

Reprint: Facts about Voting
Newsrooms across the country are shining a light on threats to democracy.

How to Welcome New Ukrainian Neighbors
Minnesota welcomed 132 Afghan families last winter with strong…


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