Michelle Obama shared company with a Minneapolis woman Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the State of the Union address on Capitol Hill. Because of a chronic health problem, Abby Schanfield, 21,
Minnesota health care advocate to sit with First Lady during State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Minnesotan Abby Schanfield will sit in the star-studded First Lady’s box at the State of the Union on Tuesday night. Schanfield is a recent University of Minnesota graduate
Governor Dayton Lays Out Vision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 6, 2013Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org<mailto:greta@takeactionminnesota.org> GOVERNOR DAYTON LAYS OUT VISION THAT WILL IMPROVE LIVES OF MINNESOTANS ACROSS STATE St. Paul, MN – Dan McGrath, Executive
Federal Logjam Over Basic Health Plan Begins to Clear
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 5, 2013Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722 , greta@takeactionminnesota.org<mailto:greta@takeactionminnesota.org> FEDERAL LOGJAM OVER BASIC HEALTH PLAN BEGINS TO CLEAR HHS Statement Offers Clear Path Forward for MinnesotaCare St. Paul,
House, Senate introduce bills to keep MinnesotaCare
House and Senate lawmakers want to move to the next stage of federal health care reforms without scrapping innovative state programs like MinnesotaCare. The 20-year-old program, which provides affordable health
TakeAction Minnesota Applauds Introduction of Senate, House Bills Strengthening MinnesotaCare Under Affordable Care Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2013Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org TAKEACTION MINNESOTA APPLAUDS INTRODUCTION OF SENATE, HOUSE BILLS STRENGTHENING MINNESOTACARE UNDER AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Legislation’s Biggest Obstacle: Lack of Federal
How to Vote Down Voter ID: Minnesotans defeat the GOP’s plan to restrict the franchise
In late October, two weeks before the election, amid the glut of attack ads, a TV commercial appeared in Minnesota that grabbed everyone’s attention. It opens on former Governor Arne
Exchange advances despite controversey
Battles over administration of health care marketplace play out in committeeJanuary is generally not the time of year for four-hour committee hearings at the Capitol. But Wednesday’s gathering of the
What’s to like, what’s not to like in Dayton’s budget?
Delight, disdain greet Dayton’s plan. Like an inkblot test, reactions to Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget depended on who was looking at it. Republicans zeroed in on the tax provisions in
Governor’s Courageous Commitment to Structural Tax Reform, New Revenue Will Result in Broad, Sustainable Prosperity for Minnesotans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2013Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org “GOVERNOR’S COURAGEOUS COMMITMENT TO STRUCTURAL TAX REFORM, NEW REVENUE WILL RESULT IN BROAD, SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY FOR MINNESOTANS” St. Paul, MN