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‘Ban The Box’ Bill In Minnesota Could Help Ex-Offenders Get Jobs
May 8, 2013
A few hours before the cops clapped handcuffs on him, James Cannon, a student at the University of Minnesota, was feeling better than ever about his prospects for the future:
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Complaint alleges unfair hiring practices at Target Corporation
Instead of employing capable and qualified workers, many claim the Target Corporation would rather employ unfair hiring practices that disproportionately exclude African-Americans. Ten African-American Minnesotans filed formal complaints with the
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Health exchange incentive for insurers added to Minnesota House bill (w/ live video)
After a more than $100 million investment to create a Minnesota health insurance exchange, a leading proponent worries insurers will snub it. The success of health exchanges relies on having
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Complaints allege unfair hiring
Instead of employing capable and qualified workers, many claim the Target Corporation would rather employ unfair hiring practices that disproportionately exclude African-Americans. Ten African-American Minnesotans filed formal complaints with the
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TakeAction’s Liz Doyle Q-A: Health exchange must be consumer-friendly and help small buisnesses
Minnesota’s health insurance exchange — a landmark piece of state legislation — has drawn lobbyists and interest groups attempting to shape the far-reaching policy to the Capitol en masse this
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Dan McGrath builds on a life of social change for TakeAction Minnesota
Dan McGrath didn’t exactly spring from the womb as a community organizer, but he might as well have. Fourteen years of Catholic school and having a priest for an uncle
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Minnesota woman guest of first lady
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,
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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
