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Happy Pride Month!
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
June is LGBT Pride Month. In Minnesota, we’ve come a long way from just a few years ago when a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and …
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It's National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and Americans are coming together to call for an end to senseless gun violence. The statistics on the growing problem of gun violence …
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Misplaced Priorities: The House Republican Anti-choice Agenda.
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
During this year’s legislative session, Minnesota House Republicans introduced six anti-choice bills while ignoring efforts to improve women’s health and the lives of working families. Anti-choice efforts included attempts to …
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Minneapolis Passes Paid Sick Leave.
Friday, May 27th, 2016
Today, the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to implement citywide paid sick leave. Paid leave will be available for all workers whose workplaces employ six or more employees, with a …
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House GOP Scramble to Avoid Blame for Lack of Transportation Deal.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Speaker Daudt (R – Crown/Zimmerman/Stanford Township/the other side of the line in the sand) and House Republicans held a press conference this morning in Maple Plain calling for a special …
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STATEMENT: After weeks of GOP inaction, Governor Dayton and Senate DFL strike a compromise to benefit Minnesota’s future….
Monday, May 23rd, 2016
ST. PAUL – The 2016 Minnesota legislature has adjourned. Joe Davis, Executive Director at ABM, released the following statement: “For the last two years, Republicans chose to put their corporate …
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DISCLOSE Act Blocked…Again.
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
With just a few days to go in the legislative session, House Republicans proved to the public one last more time their disinterest in increasing transparency and accountability in Minnesota elections. The …
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Republican Inaction Leads to Mad Rush as End of Session Draws Near.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
Though House Speaker Kurt Daudt claims that his “goal since the start of session” was to focus on infrastructure, he and House Republicans neglected to release a bonding bill or …