Price gouging is a term used to refer to business practices that artificially increase prices at an extreme level. Things have only gotten worse since the 2020 pandemic; price gouging has been on the rise, impacting families all over the country. And while mega-corporations like Amazon continue to rake in record profits, working families bear rising costs. 

From more child care support to hunger-free schools, here are 5 positive things that happened in Minnesota to lift your spirits.

During the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota progressive leaders delivered countless wins for Minnesotans. Among the most notable were new pieces of legislation that support Indigenous people in Minnesota.

This National Coming Out Day, we’re celebrating the new laws passed by Minnesota progressives this year to protect LGBTQ+ people.

Adult-use cannabis officially became legal on August 1st, 2023, thanks to progressives in the Minnesota House and Senate.

Thanks to progressives, these four new laws are making Minnesota a more equitable state for our undocumented neighbors.

These plans to shortchange students, sell our health care system to the highest bidder, and do irreparable damage to the climate in favor of big payouts for corporate polluters are unacceptable. 

Progressives have transformed how our election system works and expanded the right to vote for all eligible Minnesotans.