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NAACP, TakeAction Minnesota Announce 10 Complaints Filed with EEOC Against Target Corporation for Unfair Hiring Practices
February 20, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org NAACP, TAKEACTION MINNESOTA ANNOUNCE 10 COMPLAINTS FILED WITH EEOC AGAINST TARGET CORPORATION FOR UNFAIR HIRING PRACTICES “Target Has A Huge Opportunity To Help Reduce Minnesota’s Worst-in-Nation Racial Jobs Gap By Adopting New EEOC Hiring Guidelines” Minneapolis, MN (February 20, 2013) – Standing outside the Hennepin County Government center on a
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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 Guidance By HHS St. Paul, MN – TakeAction Minnesota issued the following statement from Associate Director Liz Doyle, upon today’s introductions of S.F. 184 and
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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 – TakeAction Minnesota lauded the Governor Dayton’s budget proposal and his courage to restructure the tax system to make it fair for Minnesotans. The statewide
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Health Insurance Exchange Provides Enormous Opportunity for Minnesota Consumers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE PROVIDES ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR MINNESOTA CONSUMERS “New Insurance Exchange Has Opportunity to Rein in Costs, Increase Accessibility for Over A Million Minnesotans” St. Paul, MN (January 9, 2013) –TakeAction Minnesota issued a statement following this afternoon’s introduction of legislation which would create a new state-based
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Minnesotans Want Responsible Budget That Provides For Broad Prosperity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2012Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org MINNESOTANS WANT RESPONSIBLE BUDGET THAT PROVIDES FOR BROAD PROSPERITY St. Paul, MN – TakeAction Minnesota released the following statement on the heels of today’s state budget forecast: “This morning’s forecasted budget deficit is the sadly predictable outcome of over ten years of imaginary thinking about
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Demonstrators Want To End Bush Tax Cuts For Richest 2%, To Protect Working Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: GretaBergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org DEMONSTRATORS WANT TO END BUSH TAX CUTS FOR RICHEST 2%, TO PROTECT WORKING FAMILIES Event Coincides with Beginning of Lame-Duck Congressional Session Launching “Who Pays?” Campaign Minneapolis, MN – A group of over forty Minnesotans representing the Americans for Tax Fairness coalition, and including representatives of SEIU, TakeAction Minnesota,
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Over 200 Call on Target Corp. to Change Hiring Practices, Help Close MN’s Worst-in-the-Nation Jobs Gap
For Immediate Release – May 9, 2012Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org OVER 200 CALL ON TARGET CORP. TO CHANGE HIRING PRACTICES,HELP CLOSE MN’S WORST-IN-THE-NATION RACIAL JOBS GAPTakeAction Minnesota Asks Target To “Take the Lead in Fair Hiring” Minneapolis, MN – Over two-hundred leaders from TakeAction Minnesota carrying signs saying “I’m Ready To Work!” converged on Target’s
