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Part 4: How the Hennepin County Attorney Defines Public Safety

"I know victims who would much rather not have been victimized in the first place," she said. "When we know there are successful things that can keep kids out of the system and help them not come back, that's really about prevention. And that's the best public safety."
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Historic Results for Minnesota Women Candidates

For the first time, Minnesotans will decide on two women candidates…
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NEWS: Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing

DETROIT (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed, an insurgent former public health…
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Bridging the Political Divides: Rural Women Running

Rural women running for political office this year gathered in a park near the Mississippi River in central Minnesota. Here is some of what they said. "It is going to be fast, and it is going to be hard, but we can get this done. I am done hearing that women cannot win, because look at us here.”
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Protecting Democracy #1: Sharing Information About Voting Rights and Sites

    Part 1: Connecting With Subsets of…
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Commentary: Women, Politics, and the Potluck People’s Party

Although we often hear people say that “women can’t win” in conservative rural areas, strong women have always led the way here. They rally neighbors when someone needs assistance. They activate the phone tree when there’s a threat to safety. They have eyes on everybody’s children. They strategize to fill the gaps left by a government that overlooks rural community concerns.
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The Long Struggle for Voting Rights

A history of voting rights, compiled by the League of Women Voters of Minneapolis
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Part 2: Clare Oumou Verbeten and Stacey Abrams Share Insights About Women Winning

Clare Oumou Verbeten and Stacey Abrams headlined a Women Winning event that focused on reproductive justice, DEI, protecting freedom, and the importance of electing women.
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Part 1: Stacey Abrams Keynotes Annual Women Winning Event (with photos)

Georgia's Stacey Abrams said at the annual Women Winning event June 8 that she has learned that “if you want to hold power, you share power. So we’re going to commit, share, organize, mobilize, litigate, disrupt, deny, engage, elect. ... We get to be visionaries who see the future and hold people accountable. It is how we demand health care, child care, justice.”
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The Electoral College Tantrum That Got Me Sent Home From School

"The remarkable thing about the United States is not that our institutions are perfect. It is that generation after generation we continue debating how to make them better. Democracy has always been an unfinished project."
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Monarca Democracy Defense Network Begins to Protect Voting Rights

Building on the Monarca model — which trained 50,000 Minnesotans as legal observers  — the groundwork has been laid for grassroots election defense networks to protect voting rights, get people to the polls, and be prepared to defend election results.
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EXPLAINER: Caucuses and Why They Matter

Why, where, how to get involved in the February 3 caucuses throughout Minnesota.
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ELECTION: What Your Board of Estimate and Taxation Does

This role matters because we work too hard for our money for it not to be managed responsibly. BET ensures fiscal responsibility, equitable allocation of resources, and transparent decision-making.
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HOUSING A Tale of Twin Cities: Responses to Encampments and Renter Protections

Housing needs are a prominent issue in both the Minneapolis and Saint Paul mayoral races this year, as well as city council races. This story focuses on two major issues impacting both cities, as well as showcasing community members working to fill gaps.
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Part 4: Mayoral Candidates Talk About Negligent Landlords

Question asked of mayoral candidates: "Investment Property Group, a California-based corporation, is profiting from Section 8 and low-income housing tax credits while neglecting the maintenance. We delivered a letter to management asking them to recognize our union and come to the table to discuss our needs. Instead, they called the police on us, pepper sprayed one of our members, and have started sending eviction notices."
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