Hundreds of hourly wage workers and advocates marched through downtown Minneapolis and to City Hall on Wednesday, urging the city to adopt laws that would mandate paid sick leave, more
The Power of Women
If someone were to ask you what leadership is, I’m sure your responses would be as varied as the responses I have heard when people are asked to define racial
Low-income families face health price hikes because of MinnesotaCare cuts
Health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for thousands of people on low-incomes will increase because of cuts to MinnesotaCare that were approved this week. Although a GOP-led attempt to repeal MinnesotaCare didn’t make
Big premium increase requests show volatility in health care market
Hike requests come after insurers lost $300M on policies for individuals. Big premium increases that Minnesota insurers proposed last week reflect losses they’ve been taking in a part of the
Navigators: Keeping the Consumer Interest at Heart
By Megan Halena. As the Health Care Program Coordinator at TakeAction Minnesota, I work with Navigators to learn about the realities of people’s health insurance needs and options, to assist
Taking Stock of Session
We can change who benefits in our economy when we change who decides in our democracy. It is because we believe in this simple idea that we as members of
Still Fighting to Make 47K Voices Heard
Last weekend, strong, bi-partisan language that would restore the right to vote to 47,000 Minnesotans stalled at the Capitol. Thousands of Minnesotans like you took action this year to move
MinnesotaCare: Big news, but big cuts
When the House Republicans made it a priority to eliminate MinnesotaCare this year, we faced an uphill battle to protect this essential program. But thousands of Minnesotans like you spoke
Right to Own Silencers Placed Over Rights of the Silenced Through House GOP Refusal to Pass Voting Rights Restoration Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2015Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org Guns Trump Civil Rights for House GOP Leadership St. Paul, MN – TakeAction Minnesota issued the following statement following the
Despite Concern Over HHS Cuts, TakeAction Thanks Dayton, Bakk, Lourey for Protecting MNcare
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18, 2015Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org Despite Deep Concern Over Cost-Sharing Increases, TakeAction Minnesota Thanks Governor Dayton, Senate Majority Leader Bakk, Senator Lourey for Tenacious Leadership
