Policy

Hennepin County is expanding its mental health response budget by $20 million through 2024.

Will we support bills that value these workers with adequate training, fair wages, and benefits to show them how essential they really are?

Minnesota’s policymakers had an opportunity during this legislative session to take action to gain a portion of that $6.6 billion of annual GDP, and they failed. Instead, efforts to close racial equity gaps fell victim to polarized and antiquated views of economic growth and competitiveness.

How do we reimagine the work of reducing poverty, supporting mental health services, and dealing with trauma to minimize substance abuse and violence, in order to diminish the need for police to step in as an end to those consequences?

Restorative approaches allow justice to be “done with you” and not “done to you.”

Minneapolis received a lot of attention in 2020 for public safety. Some believe stronger law enforcement is needed to combat

Trauma-to-Prison Pipeline, Restorative Justice for Vets, Bias in Protests and Sentencing, Reparations, other resources

In honor of our joint commitment to promote the progressive, women-led interests of equity and justice for all in this state, we are showcasing some of the legislation WoMN Act is supporting this year.

LSP’s “Incentivizing 100% Soil Healthy Farming Bill,” which was developed by a team of farmer, rural, and urban members, will be introduced in the Minnesota legislature this month.

Deporting new mothers, pandemic insecurity in detention facilities, awaiting Biden Administration on immigrant status, vaccines for immigrants

“The system isn’t broken; we just haven’t built it.”

Digital-only story With so much attention paid to the inaction and deficits of governmental structure, we can forget what government