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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.

  • 02/12/2023
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Discussion on the Homeless Youth Act (HF444)

Rep. Hodan Hassan encouraged people to visit or volunteer at a shelter to understand the people facing these issues.

  • 02/07/2023
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UPDATES: 2023 Legislative Session

Gender-Based Violence Bills to Protect Victims of Gender-based Violence Discussing Domestic Violence and Homeless Youth at Legislature Intense Testimony for

  • 01/25/2023
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Discussing Domestic Violence and Homeless Youth at Legislature

January 24 — Rep. Kristin Bahner (DFL–37B) introduced HF424 to the House Public Safety and Finance Committee, in order to

  • 01/24/2023
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State Policy Makers Discuss Criminal Justice Reform

See related story about the January 19 House committee testimony for HF 25 January 16, 2023 — A group of

  • 01/18/2023
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Edie Barrett: My Run for House in Rural Minnesota

When it comes to behavioral change, and beliefs, this is not simply a Greater Minnesota challenge, nor a Minnesota challenge — it is a national challenge. It is THE challenge of our time. How do we find our way back to each other and to the values that connect us?

  • 11/29/2022
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SERIES: Diversity in Politics

See Also: Values & Vision Electing Women

  • 10/29/2022
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New Campaign to Bring Equal Rights to Minnesota Women

We are recentering this story in honor the birthday of the Equal Rights movement. “Women are the majority, and it is time we exert our voting power to get the equality we deserve.”

  • 09/08/2022
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Pam Costain on Authenticity in Politics

It is really important to see invisible work that is done by women to hold societies together, to hold communities together. It is embarrassing to live in the United States and still have poor representation in Congress, poor representation in our business community.

  • 07/26/2022
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Vote Run Lead Event: Preparing Women for Politics

“Democracy can only work if it accurately reflects the people it is supposed to represent,” says Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. “We must expand the electorate to change the electorate.”

  • 06/25/2022
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What Minnesota Politics Looks Like: Housing, Education, Public Safety

Phase Two of the CALL housing movement will begin this summer, which could include a scorecard of legislators’ work on behalf of solving the housing crisis.

  • 06/20/2022
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If Roe Falls What Could Change for Minnesotans?

“The November election is going to be really important for people who care about reproductive rights in the state.”

  • 04/28/2022