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From Labor Day to Lyndale Avenue: the New Movement to Lift Standards in Cities
September 7, 2015
By 9am on Tuesday, September 5th, 1882 New York’s City Hall was surrounded by rows of armed police officers both on foot and mounted on horseback. Assembled a full hour
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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MNcare Helps MN Work – #3 in a Series: Spotlight on Chronic Illness
MinnesotaCare provides coverage for many Minnesotans living with chronic illness. Here are some of their stories: MinnesotaCare Covers Low-Wage Workers When Corey, who lives in St. Paul, was 22, he
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MNcare Helps MN Work – #2 in a Series: Spotlight on Families and the Self-Employed
MinnesotaCare is working for many Minnesota families. Here are some of their stories. MinnesotaCare Covers Farmers Starting a farm business takes a lot of time, energy, and planning. As beginning
