Archive for March 2017
Six Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Face Off For First Time At Forum
Hundreds of voters filled the Calvary Church while hundreds more watched on line as six candidates for Minneapolis mayor debated the issues in the first candidate forum of the 2017…
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MN Women Rally at Capitol for Equal Rights Bills
Lawmakers in Minnesota are debating legislation to give equal protection to residents regardless of gender, and they were greeted by hundreds of women urging them to vote 'yes' at the…
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MN Lawmakers Consider Paid Parental Leave for Both Parents
State employee unions are urging Minnesota lawmakers to sign off on an agreement they reached with Gov. Mark Dayton, giving six weeks of paid leave to both parents after the…
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MN House Vote May Roll Back Low-Wage Workers’ Gains
150,000 low-wage workers may lose their hard-earned sick and safe time gains after a vote taken by the MN House last week.
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Public Employee Union To MN Legislature: Don’t Blow the Surplus
Minnesota has a budget surplus of $1.65 billion and state lawmakers are being urged not to blow it on tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.
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