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DEEP DIVE: How Politics Is, and Is Not, Addressing Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (new resources added 10/8/2026)

In a conversation with U.S Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan last week with members of our young Future Forward editorial board, we talked about how powerful it is for four Minnesota women to be running for the two highest offices in the state — including Governor. We also talked about the obvious misogyny we see in the highest places in U.S. government.
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What Data Says About Violence in Minnesota: A Reflection After the Latest Mass Shooting

“Despite widespread media attention to mass shootings committed by estranged people, the majority of homicides are committed by individuals known to the victims.”
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“What Forgiveness Means to Me” — A Story of Healing From Domestic Violence

After surviving an acid attack in South Africa by her ex-husband — and spending four months in a hospital — Primrose Ruwocha was able to rebuild her life in Minnesota.
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What I Wish Were Different for Survivors Like Me

The question I wish people would ask is not, "Why did you go back?" It is: "What was missing that would have made it possible for you and your children to stay safely gone?" ... The system fails survivors when it only recognizes danger at the moment of crisis. Safety has to last longer than the emergency.
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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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Part 3: Exploring Community-Based Violence Intervention Programs

A panel discussion talked about how effective community-based violence intervention programs are in resolving behaviors in the long term.
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Part 2: Restorative Justice Seeks Accountability Without Prison

How a community-based group is helping youth and adults take accountability for their actions, without incarceration.
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Ohio Advocacy Group Is Tracking ICE Agent Violence Against Women

An analysis by The 19th indicates that — of a list of 152 agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection who have faced administrative disciplinary action or criminal penalties for allegations of violent crimes— 73 percent of the people were categorized as being criminally charged or convicted and sentenced related to sexual offenses. Fifty percent were categorized as being criminally charged or sentenced related to crimes against minors.
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Part 1: Discussing Gun Violence Remedies in Bloomington

"The system will fail us if we wait for the system to solve itself.”
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Bipartisan Legislators Announce New Laws to Address Domestic Violence That Take Effect August 1

Minnesota lawmakers hosted a news conference Thursday to highlight new domestic violence laws to strengthen protections for survivors, close longstanding legal loopholes, and improve accountability across the criminal justice system.
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Maine ICE agent linked to fatal shooting has history of domestic violence accusations (The 19th)

This story was originally reported by Mel Leonor Barclay…
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Who Doesn’t Want to Ban Semi-Automatic Weapons? A Deep Dive on Legislative Efforts

Guns have remained the leading cause of death for children and adolescence in the United States. “If this was any other leading cause of death we would respond with urgency. We would study it, we would fund it, we would coordinate a serious, sustained response.”
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From The 19th: Minnesotan’s Issue With Domestic Violence Services Underscores Chasm

Domestic violence organizations have to turn away thousands each day. Julia was one of them.
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Survivors of Domestic Violence Share Inadequacies of the Legal System

A new short documentary produced by Battered Women's Justice Project centers the stories of two domestic violence survivors. A recent panel discussion unpacked what society needs to be able to recognize and do.
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The Capitol Action Day Around Violence Protection

Organizers responsible for the day and call to action included Violence Free Minnesota (VFMN), the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA), Mending the Sacred Hoop (MSH), Minnesota Alliance on Crime (MAC), Minnesota Children’s Alliance (MCA), and the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC).
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EXPLAINER: What Is Happening to Our Health Care, From Heather Cox Richardso...Part 4: How the Hennepin County Attorney Defines Public Safety