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Star Tribune

February 4, 2016

St. Paul launches study of citywide sick leave policies

When St. Paul City Council Member Rebecca Noecker got a call on Monday that her son was sick at day care, she had to worry about missing meetings and postponing

Pioneer Press

February 2, 2016

42 percent of St. Paul workers lack sick time, report says

A new report shows 42 percent of working St. Paul residents lack access to paid sick time — a key benefit being debated by local government on both sides of

MinnPost

January 28, 2016

‘We know what the problem is’: Forum offers perspectives on racial disparities in Minnesota

If there was one message that Angela Glover Blackwell and several local leaders wanted to stress Wednesday at a forum on race and equity in the Twin Cities, it was

MinnPost

January 26, 2016

Metro area janitors say contract fight is about more than pay

Sonia Cortez works 40 hours a week cleaning offices, restaurants and recycling plants for St. Paul-based Marsden Building Maintenance at just below $15 an hour. But it’s still not enough

Star Tribune

January 22, 2016

For MinnesotaCare, a death warrant or a new lease on life?

Roberta Brown considers herself a member of the “disappearing middle class” — a marketing consultant with a successful small business who nonetheless finds the cost of health care increasingly beyond

Southwest Journal

January 22, 2016

Ellison, city leaders advocate for Working Families Agenda

Minnesota’s low-wage workers are stretched thin in part because of low wages, pay gaps and wage theft, panelists said Tuesday at a forum hosted by Congressmen Keith Ellison and Bobby

Albert Lea Tribune

January 4, 2016

Panel hears from both sides for easing drug-crime sentences

A Minnesota commission has heard both support and concern for easing the penalties for possession and drug dealing ahead of an impending vote on drug-sentencing changes.  The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines