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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 wild west

The abuse of women in North Dakota oil fields mirrors the abuse of Mother Nature
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Why it’s important to buy local

At chain stores, $14 of every $100 spent stays in the community. While at local, independent businesses, $48 of every $100 spent stays here.
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What the monarchs tell us

Butterflies are in danger and we can help, says University of Minnesota's Karen Oberhauser
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CEED: Seeding Environmental Justice

Ecosystem content is made possible by Organic Lawns by…
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Divestment speaks

Keeping your money out of fossil fuel companies' stock sends…
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30 Years! The Founding Story

Nearly 1,000 profile stories of women have been shared in the Minnesota Women's Press. The first was of comedienne Merrilyn Belgum, in Volume 1, Issue 1, April 16, 1985. Belgum died in May 2014 at age 89.
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Wise Ink: Publish on purpose

Wise words from a women-owned and -operated press
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Wilderness protector: Adventurer Amy Freeman

"People really need to pay attention to the importance of this [water] resource and work to preserve the clean water that we still have in the United States."
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Lt. Kim Lund: ‘Get into your neighbors’ business’

"Be the one to make the call [and report suspected abuse]. Don't assume that someone else will do it."
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Say NO to sulfide-ore mining

Now this priceless landscape is jeopardized by a new and dangerous threat - sulfide-ore mining for copper, nickel, and other metals. This risky type of mining has never been permitted in Minnesota.
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2014 Changemaker: Ann Manning

Organizing a national Women's Congress for Future Generations advocating for environmental change and economic justice
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2014 Changemaker: Betty Folliard

The organizer of the "We Are Woman" Minnesota Delegation led a trip to the Washington, D.C., rally and renewed efforts to pass the ERA
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