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People’s House Series: A Family Friendly Minnesota
February 7, 2019
Our Capitol, Our Voices Courage is contagious. This week, women, young people, POC & immigrant workers, and people from all walks of life were at the Capitol to call for
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Cost of Care: Efemona’s Story
By: Efemona Kosi I am lucky to be covered under my parent’s healthcare plan. My mother is a nurse and my father is a correctional officer. We’re ensured under my
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People’s House Series: Paid Time to Care & What it Means to be Human
I’m Amanda. I’m the organizing director at TakeAction Minnesota. And I’m a new mama to Luz. She’s almost 7 months old. When she was born, I took almost 14 weeks
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Surviving, Thriving: Amity’s Story
By: Amity Foster When I was 22 years old, I was diagnosed with leukemia. I was fresh out of college. I did not have a job. I did not have
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Two Loose Screws: Anne’s Story
By: Anne Tews In 2010, I lost my job and got health care coverage through Thrivent. It cost an arm and a leg, and if I were to use it
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People’s House Series: Protect Health Care & The Provider Tax
There are deep, underlying questions we should be asking our elected leaders and each other. What kind of world do we want to live in? What does it mean to care for each other? What would it mean if we had health care that included everyone in Minnesota and left no one to fend for themselves? No one should have to crowdfund to get the care they need.
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Claiming Our Vision on Health Care—One Story at a Time
“I am a self-employed horse trainer and I moved back to Minnesota to start my business, in part specifically because of MinnesotaCare. It has provided fabulous coverage for me, and I could
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People’s House Series: First week of the legislative session
Dear Friends, Each week, the People’s House Series will share our progressive take on what’s happening at the people’s house (aka the Capitol). My name is Kenza Hadj-Moussa. I’m the
