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Deep Dive: How the Attorney General’s Office Impacts Affordability, Housing, and Healthcare

At a recent campaign rally for Attorney General Keith Ellison, Sen. Tina Smith, Rep. Ilhan Omar, and Ellison talked about several key issues impacting voters this season. Following are excerpts of the discussion, including Ellison's talking points about the economics of daily living, healthcare, housing, and other details related to how affordability is tied up in government policy and enforcement.
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A Conversation About Priorities with U.S. Senate Candidate Peggy Flanagan

Two of our Future Forward editorial board members — a board of women under the age of 25 — had a chance to talk with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who is running for U.S. Senate. Here is some of the conversation.
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EXPLAINER: Mining in Minnesota

Minnesota has mined iron for well over a century, and it is still the largest producer of iron ore and taconite in the United States. Now the state is at the center of a bigger question: should it open a second kind of mining, for copper, nickel and other metals, in some of its most water-rich landscapes? This Explainer is part of a series designed to help people understand how the government — and the people we elect to it — serve the common good with the decisions they make about policy and funding priorities that impact the interconnected whole.
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The Long Fights for Labor Rights

  Labor educator Cassie Williams, the associate…
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NEWS: Four Finalists Selected for Minnesota Leopold Conservation Award

New release, September 4, 2024 — Four finalists have…
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Stories From the Road

“Not every disability is as visible as missing a limb or missing body parts or scars. There are things that affect us internally, beyond what the eye can see.”
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Making Income Disparities Visible in Marshall

We've seen throughout history that if things don't grow, they eventually die. I wonder, what is it going to be like in 10 years here?"
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Joyce Tofte: The Needs and Hopes in Southwest Minnesota

"I live with the hope that my ancestors have given me, so I have radical hope. Seeing rooms like this, with people hailing from all over the state of Minnesota, gives me hope that change can happen in my community."
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Commentary: How Women Are Seeing the Big View in Grand Rapids

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This is the first in a series of perspectives from a visit…
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Developing a Public Voice for a Better World

Learning Hmong, Thai, and English enabled me to better articulate my thoughts and explain the many colors of my identity. This was major progress toward my dream to become a bridge builder in a world full of segregation.
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A Bar of Their Own

Hiscock grins when asked what prepared her to run a socially progressive bar: “I’m a woman accustomed to being underestimated and overlooked."
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Four Steps to Help Small Farmers

Small farmers in Minnesota bring fresh local produce to their communities. But the road to get there can be steep and rocky, and includes economic, logistical, and bureaucratic barriers. 
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What Are Hometown Values?

The people we talked with for this issue are strong examples of neighbors living out values in communion with others.
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The Motivations Behind a Campaign: Rachel Bohman and Jen Schultz

Both Rachel Bohman of Rochester (District 1) and Jen Schultz of Duluth (District 8) are attempting to unseat anti-choice incumbents in the 2024 U.S.Congressional elections in Minnesota.
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Challenges and Joys in Northfield

"Everyone on the leadership board is under the age of 21; some are as young as 12. It is a phenomenal model. I’ve never been a part of something like this before."
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