This summer, Minnesota is the first Midwest state to join the “We Are Still In” campaign, to uphold the commitments of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Continue Reading →
MN First Midwest State to Join “We Are Still In” Climate Campaign
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U.S. Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Unions in Janus Decision
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A recent report projects the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus decision will cut wages for government employees, and lead to a drop in U.S. economic activity of between $11.7 billion and $33.4 billion annually. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Labor/Unions, Minnesota, AFSCME, mape, US Supreme Court
Light Rail Shutdown To Protest Deportations
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18 people were arrested after blocking a light rail line to protest deportations. The action is part of the national “Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy/Jobs, Immigration, Minimum Wage, Minnesota, Racial Equality, ICE, Poor People's Campaign
GOP-Backed Farm Bill Would Gut Program Vital to MN Agriculture
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Farmers across Minnesota are worried about a proposed Farm Bill in Congress that would end a popular conservation program. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, Minnesota, Agriculture, Conservation Stewardship Program
13 Arrested Protesting Pre-Emption Bill In Rep. Garofalo’s Office
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Arrests are made as the Poor People’s Campaign, founded 50 years ago by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., protest a bill that would prevent local governments from raising the minimum wage. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy/Jobs, Minnesota, MN House, Racial Equality, Pat Garofalo
Report: Liberal MN’s Economy Outpaces Conservative WI’s
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A new report says Minnesota’s economic policies have resulted in growth that has outpaced neighboring Wisconsin’s in most areas. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy/Jobs, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mark Dayton, Scott Walker
Study Shows Midwest’s Resilience in Changing Climate
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How climate change shape the Midwest over the next 20 years? A new study by The Nature Conservancy gives us some clues. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, Minnesota, climate change, global warming
Proposal Aims to Better Prepare MN 911 Dispatchers for Guiding CPR
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Most people assume 911 operators can guide them through CPR if needed over the phone, but only 50-60 percent can actually do so. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Minnesota, MN House, MN Senate, American Heart Association
Remote Music Education Enriches Rural MN Music Programs
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A Minneapolis-based nonprofit is using remote learning to enrich rural and less well-funded school music programs. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Education, Minnesota
Big Goals, Little Progress on Fighting Poverty in MN
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More than 533,000 Minnesotans live in households below the federal poverty threshold, and a new report cites major gaps in racial disparity. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy/Jobs, Homelessness, Minnesota, Racial Equality, joint religious legislative coalition, Poverty
Thousands of MN Students Protest Gun Violence
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Tens of thousands of Minnesota students participated in rallies both at home and in Washington, D.C. The “March For Our Lives” movement stretched nationwide in response to escalating gun violence across the country. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Gun Violence, Minnesota, Nancy Nord Bence, Protect Minnesota
MN Anti-Sexual-Harassment Legislation Fails
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A bill aimed directly at combating sexual harassment in the Minnesota Legislature won’t be coming up for a vote this session. A subcommittee on workplace safety and respect still plans to meet next week to discuss Minnesota Statehouse sexual harassment policies. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Minnesota, MN House, MN Senate, Erin Murphy, Sexual Harassment
Proposal Would Raise MN Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
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A bipartisan measure that would raise Minnesota’s statewide minimum tobacco-purchase age to 21 is moving through the Statehouse. The bill would make Minnesota the sixth state in the country to pass such a measure. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Minnesota, Cigarettes, ClearWay Minnesota
Minnesotans Defend Unions Before Crucial Court Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case with high stakes for unions. Janus vs. AFSCME will decide whether public-sector unions can continue to deduct fees for non-members who benefit from representation. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Labor/Unions, AFSCME, US Supreme Court
Urban farming: Lessons from Growing Power
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Growing Power, an ambitious urban farming non-profit, closed its doors in November. But new organizations are already sprouting from the seeds it planted. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Economy
Immigrant Families Farming Dreams Become Reality With Non-Profit’s Help
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A shared farm is helping Hmong immigrants make Minnesota a leader in the local foods movement. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Minnesota, Agriculture, New Economy
MN Leads Nation In Water Pollution Fight With New Fertilizer Rule For Farmers
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Minnesota is the first state in the country to try to limit water pollution by regulating fertilizer application. Scientists are researching the effectiveness of farmers’ choices, from crop rotation to nanotechnology Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, Minnesota, Agriculture
Federal Court Orders Greater Oversight of Dakota Access Pipeline
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A judge has ordered greater oversight measures for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The decision comes in the wake of the Keystone Pipeline spill, which highlighted the risk pipelines pose to local communities. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Energy, Environment, Indian Affairs, North Dakota, Dakota Access Pipeline, Keystone Pipeline
Local Coops Help Keep Internet Under Public Control As Net Neutrality Repeal Looms
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Communications Commission (FCC) says it will vote to repeal net neutrality on December 14. Supporters of net neutrality say the vote would benefit giant telecommunications companies and hurt everyone else. Opponents of the change say there is still time for the public to act. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Minnesota, Net Neutrality, Broadband, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Small Independent News Outlets have Outsized Impact
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A new study shows hows that even small independent news outlets can have a dramatic effect on the content of a national conversation. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Blog, the media consortium
Human Rights Advocates Alarmed by ICE Request To Expand St. Paul Detention Center
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St. Paul is one of four cities where Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to build additional detention centers. Human-rights and immigration-law groups from Minnesota sent ICE a letter of objection. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Immigration, Minnesota, St Paul, ICE
MN Gubernatorial Race Kicks Off With First Live-Streamed Forum In Duluth
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All six DFL candidates running for governor will appear at Minnesota’s AFSCME convention in Duluth on Friday. The forum will be live-streamed here on The UpTake. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Minnesota, MN Governor Debates Live, MN Governor's Race, chris coleman, Erin Murphy, paul thissen, Rebecca Otto, Tim Walz
Endbridge Line 3 Pipeline Resistance Heats Up In Minnesota
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A march and rally are planned Thursday for the only public hearings in the Twin Cities on Enbridge’s controversial proposal to build a new pipeline called Line 3. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Energy, Environment, Minnesota, Dakota Access Pipeline, Enbridge Inc.
Entrepreneurs Compete in Somali ‘Shark Tank’
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A “Shark Tank”-style national competition in Minneapolis has awarded cash to three Somali entrepreneurs whose inventions will benefit both their local communities and Somalia. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy/Jobs, Minnesota, Somalia, Minneapolis Somali community
Recipe for MN Wild Rice Harvest: Just Add Clean Water
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The wild-rice harvest in Minnesota is wrapping up an exceptionally good year despite threats to its future. Continue Reading →