Report: Need for Paid Family Leave Greatest for Rural Minnesotans By Roz Brown - Minnesota News Connection | February 4, 2019 Federal law allows 60 percent of the U.S. workforce to take unpaid time off to care for a sick family member or new child, but many workers in rural communities can’t afford to skip a paycheck.
Economy/Jobs Losing a job unexpectedly is devastating By Jessica Webster | August 9, 2019 With unemployment insurance back in the news, as a governmental response to the economic impacts of Covid-19, here’s a look back at what it is and why it matters.
Economy/Jobs Report: Liberal MN’s Economy Outpaces Conservative WI’s By Elizabeth Braun - Minnesota News Connection | May 11, 2018 A new report says Minnesota’s economic policies have resulted in growth that has outpaced neighboring Wisconsin’s in most areas.
Economy/Jobs Big Goals, Little Progress on Fighting Poverty in MN By Elizabeth Braun - Minnesota News Connection | March 28, 2018 More than 533,000 Minnesotans live in households below the federal poverty threshold, and a new report cites major gaps in racial disparity.
Economy/Jobs Poor People’s Campaign Promises “Massive Wave” Of Actions Against Rising Racism, Poverty By Video by Will Hommeyer, Text by Michael McIntee | February 5, 2018 Invoking Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s name, a coalition of groups across the country and in Minnesota is promising a massive wave of non-violent civil disobedience action this spring to fight a rise in racism and poverty.
DC Video Replay- Trump’s First State Of The Union Address By Michael McIntee | January 30, 2018 President Donald Trump makes his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Topics include immigration, DACA, and the economy.
Economy/Jobs Kindred Kitchen Helps Food Entrepreneurs Get A Start By Paige Elliott | December 21, 2017 A one-of-a kind non-profit is providing a launching pad for healthy food businesses in North Minneapolis — a “food desert” that lacks fresh food offerings
Economy/Jobs Philando Castile’s Death Inspires Black Economic Movement By Cirien Saadeh | November 27, 2017 “We have to find another tool for resistance aside from the bodies of Black youth.” — Me’Lea Connelly, director of the Association for Black Economic Power (ABEP), which formed after the death of Philando Castile.
Economy/Jobs In 2021, St. Paul’s First African American Mayor Looks Back At His First Four Years By Michael McIntee | November 8, 2017 What can you expect from St. Paul first African American mayor? Days before Melvin Carter won a surprising first round ballot election he gave a speech pretending he had already been in office for four years.
Economy/Jobs Entrepreneurs Compete in Somali ‘Shark Tank’ By Laurie Stern- Minnesota News Connection | September 25, 2017 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.
Economy/Jobs Artists Wanted To Boost Lake Street Economic Development By Paige Elliott | September 20, 2017 “Lake Street has this real richness in arts and culture,” says Lake Street Council Executive Director Allison Sharkey. “We want to highlight that and remind people about what they love about Lake Street
Economy/Jobs Website Offers Second Chance to Job Seekers with Criminal Records By Eric Tegethoff-Washington News Service | September 13, 2017 People with criminal records often struggle to find employment once they are out of prison. A new website aims to help.
Democracy “Resistance” Part of Twin Cities Democracy Conference At U Of M By Veronica Carter - Minnesota News Connection | July 31, 2017 The national 2017 Democracy Convention is being held in the Twin Cities this week. Organizers want to find ways to give a voice to everyday Americans about issues that concern them, from war to inequality.
Economy/Jobs Equal Pay Day: “You Can’t Negotiate Your Way around Discrimination” By Mary Kuhlman - Iowa News Service | April 4, 2017 Nationally, women are paid on average 20 percent less than men. As of April 4 women around the United States have finally earned what it only took men 356 days to earn in 2016.
Economy/Jobs Minnesotans Struggle to Find Healthy Food By Veronica Carter - Minnesota News Connection | March 23, 2017 Lawmakers are considering funding the Good Food Access Program. It was approved last year to help end some of the food deserts in the state.
Economy/Jobs MN Lawmakers Consider Paid Parental Leave for Both Parents By veronica Carter - Minnesota News Connection | March 8, 2017 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 birth of a child or an adoption.
Economy/Jobs MN House Vote May Roll Back Low-Wage Workers’ Gains By Cirien Saadeh | March 6, 2017 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.
Economy/Jobs Federal Agencies Stop Twin Metals Mining Plans Near BWCA – Public Pressure Led To Decision By Michael McIntee | December 15, 2016 Environmentalists are hailing a decision from the Obama administration to deny Twin Metals Minnesota’s application for renewal of two sulfide ore mining leases that are located near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA).
CD3 Social Issues Are Business Issues To Congressional Candidate Terri Bonoff By Video by Bill Sorem, text by Michael McIntee | October 26, 2016 Congressional candidate Terri Bonoff says the social issues she champions are really businesses issues. She says her opponent Rep. Erik Paulsen is on the opposite side of those issues and that hurts businesses.
CD1 Rep. Tim Walz And Jim Hagedorn Debate In Winona – Transcript And Captioned Video By transcript By Susan Maricle, Video By Michael McIntee | October 9, 2016 Rep. Tim Walz and his Republican opponent Jim Hagedorn squeeze 21 different topics into a lively one hour League of Women Voters debate in Winona.
Economy/Jobs Frustrated Workers Urge Minneapolis City Council To Pass $15 Minimum Wage Now By Bill Sorem | September 13, 2016 Frustrated by politics and the courts, workers who want to raise the minimum wage in Minneapolis to $15 an hour are turning up the heat on the city council.
Economy/Jobs Minnesota’s Labor Unions Boosting Racial Economic Equality By Brandon Campbell - Minnesota News Connection | September 6, 2016 On the heels of Labor Day, and as the Twin Cities continue to struggle with racial disparities, a new report details how Minnesota’s labor unions are providing economic opportunities, especially for people of color.
2016 Presidential Race How To Engage A Huge Voting Bloc: 64-Million Low-Wage Workers By Andrea Sears - Keystone State News Connection | July 29, 2016 Can the energy of the “Fight for $15” battle be tapped for the November elections?
Economy/Jobs Minneapolis Workers Win Paid Sick Leave in Momentous Vote By Text by Cirien Saadeh, Video By Bill Sorem | May 27, 2016 Workers in Minneapolis had a momentous win Friday as the city became the first in the midwest to pass a paid sick leave ordinance.
Economy/Jobs Video Replay: United Black MN Legislative Agenda Unveiled By Bill Sorem | April 6, 2016 Leaders of Minnesota black communities have come together to create a United Black Legislative Agenda for the 2016 legislative session and beyond.
Criminal Justice Private Prison Leasing Bill Advances Despite Opposition By Michael McIntee | March 22, 2016 “The notion that we incarcerate people for profit, for corporate profit, I think is the antithesis of America.” — Minnesota Department of Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy.
