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The Mulch: A Global Day of Action.

Monday, December 14th, 2009
By Alison Hamm, Media Consortium Blogger On Saturday, December 12, climate activists rallied to call for a binding climate agreement. Vigils, fasts, and protests were held around the world, and …
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Students Work to Reduce Their Carbon Footprints.

Friday, December 11th, 2009
As the world’s leaders meet to discuss ways to reduce emissions and combat global warming, schools in Minnesota are looking to do the same. Over 100 schools in Minnesota have …
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Elementary Students Don’t Get Adequate Counseling.

Thursday, December 10th, 2009
There are only about 75 elementary school counselors in the entire state of Minnesota. Although the recommended student-to-counselor ratio is 250 to 1 (and the national average is 450 to …
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Greater Savings Found in Latest Health Care Reform Analysis.

Monday, December 7th, 2009
A new study by the Commonwealth Fund and the Center for American Progress Action Fund estimates that health care reform legislation will lead to greater savings than the Congressional Budget …
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Deficit Could Affect Snow Removal This Winter.

Friday, December 4th, 2009
What does Minnesota’s anticipated $1.2 billion deficit and no hope for a special session mean for Minnesotans as the first real snow begins to fall? In the summer it meant …
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CBO Report Confirms Stimulus Act Created Jobs.

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
A new report released by the Congressional Budget Office confirmed that the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act is already responsible for more than 1 million jobs nationwide, including over 11,800 …
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First reNEW Minnesota Candidate Screening to feature Dayton, Entenza, Thissen.

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
This Thursday marks the first meeting of TakeAction Minnesota and the reNEW Minnesota Campaign’s Candidate Interview Series, featuring Mark Dayton, Matt Entenza, and Paul Thissen. From reNew.mn: Each candidate will …
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Stepping up for 2010 and beyond.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
From Denise Cardinal, Executive Director here at Alliance for a Better Minnesota: You’ll love this. A friend forwarded me a post written by radical right-wing blogger Mitch Berg about the …