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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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Union presidents: activists, counselors, collaborators, leaders

"Women tend to work in collectives very comfortably-which makes union work a comfortable place to be active."
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Healthy journey

"I couldn't figure out how to keep my insurance through the county, so I lost it. I'm not stupid and I have a lot of privilege, with advantages like a high school education, support [from family and friends], fluency in English."
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Crop tenders

"They [immigrants] are key to our workforce. ...They work hard. They are well-liked workers and often they have family generations on the same farm."
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Dairy diva

"I just wasn't cut out to work with plants. Living, breathing animals are just more my thing."
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Environmental justice

"It's all about access. Buying LED light bulbs and buying organic, locally grown produce is an important first step. But how can we give everyone access to these solutions?"
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Natural legacies

"I'm fascinated with people and why they do what they do."
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Mercado mentality

"The market is an attractive environment for women business owners because it'." neighborly, friendly and offers a chance at consensus style decision-making."
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2008 Changemaker: Girl-focused education

"We intentionally recruit from underserved populations."
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Hard-hatted woman

"I wondered, 'where can I shine?' I believe you create your own destiny. I decided to use my bilingual skills."
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Stretched to the max

"I encourage my clients to have open conversations about money and its place in relationships and life. It is healthy for us to be involved in the creation of a budget, spending and savings plan."
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Community grocer

"I was a bra-burning feminist in the '60s, but I've learned that's not an effective way to get things done."
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Worship the earth

80 Minnesota congregations pledge their commitment to the environment
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