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CALL: What We Are Talking About This Week

Notes from our weekly Changemakers Alliance newsletter

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In 2022 we launched an experiment, creating the Changemakers…

White House Announces First Initiative on Women’s Health Research

“Every woman I know has a story about leaving her doctor’s office with more questions than answers."

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Commentary: “Florida”

Ellie Krug (she/her) has a radio show on AM950, and speaks and…

‘We’re going to pass this’: Walz advocates for gun control in Minnesota

“We’ve been having this damn conversation too long,” Walz said.

Status on Reproductive Freedom Defense Act

When Rep. Esther Agbaje (DFL­­–District 59B), also known…

Marilyn Carlson Nelson Talks About Entrepreneurial Integrity … and More

“Whatever you do, do with integrity. Wherever you go, go as a leader. Whoever you serve, serve with care. Whenever you dream, dream with your all, and never, ever give up.”

Setting Up Gender-Based Violence Issues and Solutions

Economic abuse, rape, criminalization of victims, gun-related homicides, and why the village needs to be part of the solutions

What Do We Actually Know About Gun Violence?

Details about gun ownership, national school shootings, Minnesota gun deaths, and intimate partner homicides

Emotional Press Conference With House Legislators About Public Safety

Rep. Athena Hollins takes questions about HF16, a bill that…

Discussions About State Grant Oversight Shaping Up at Minnesota Legislature

With several GOP legislators starting to use the term "guardrails" in terms of budget-related discussions, and many DFL legislators attempting to address long-term issues of housing and other public safety concerns with the budget surplus to be allocated this year, we examine financial audit at the state level.

Governor Walz signs the PRO Act into law

It took less than a month for the legislation to be introduced and to make it to the House and Senate floors for a vote. 

Iranian-Americans Rally at the Minnesota State Capitol 

On January 25, Iranian-Americans gathered at the Minnesota State…

Abortion legislation passes out of the MN House 

"This is a second level of protection to the constitutional freedoms we currently enjoy based on the legal precedent of Doe v. Gomez, at the Minnesota Supreme Court."

Testimony on Behalf of Restoring the Right to Vote to Formerly Incarcerated Felons (HF28)

Testimony about House File 28: Right to vote restored to individuals convicted of a felony upon completion of any term of incarceration imposed and executed by a court for the offense.