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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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Pan-African women and power

"The full development of women and girls is fundamental to the success and sustainability of any community. If women and girls are weak our communities are weak."
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‘Cultivate 2012’

"I wanted to explore the linkages among health, poverty, agriculture and our food system. Immigrants are critical to our food system and they cannot be left behind in the local food movement."
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Co-op women

"We may look like a bunch of grocers, but, really, we come to work every day with the intention of saving our world."
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All washed up? No and YES

"A support system helps you stay connected to hold onto your dream and work with it."
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2012 Changemaker: Minnesota nurses’ strike

"It felt like we were doing something extremely positive not just for the profession but for the patients and the community and the people who come through our doors."
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2010 Changemaker: Women & Water Rights

"We thought that by reaching out to different groups, having exhibits and different events, we could use art as the catalyst to bring the issue [of women and water rights] into sharper focus."
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2010 Changemakers: 29th Street Petal Pushers

"Girls are always thinking about their fantasies but the business plan can help them think forward and stay on track."
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At home here

"Our story can speak to other East African women about possibilities that can exist in spite of the obstacles we faced."
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Diva Rags

"[My business] is all about how I can help [customers] have a brighter day. It goes beyond the dollar."
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Economies of worth

"Our economic difference compared globally is obscene. What makes that acceptable?"
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A wider worldview

"We like things that we know even if it works against our best interest. ... 'Newing' is a big part of the answer of how we can get better at change."
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When love ends

You're getting a divorce: How can you protect yourself? What should you do first?
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