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Expanding MinnesotaCare: We Can Lead the Way to Universal …

WEBMinnesotans shared powerful testimony on why we need to expand access to healthcare. A newly released study revealed that 76% of Minnesotans are “worried” or “very worried” about healthcare affordability, and 91% of Minnesotans agreed that “the government should expand health insurance options so that everyone can afford quality

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Governor Walz includes MinnesotaCare Public Option in State …

WEBTakeAction Minnesota applauds progress toward healthcare expansion. St. Paul, MN – Today, Governor Walz released the remainder of his budget proposal that includes a MinnesotaCare Public Option. First introduced in 2016, the proposal allows Minnesotans struggling to afford high-deductible plans on the individual market to buy-in …

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Health Care Cheat Sheet

WEBHealth Care Cheat Sheet. April 15, 2019. We know you care about fighting for our families, communities, and environment. But navigating health care policy can feel as frustrating as actually navigating our current health care system (IOW: really, really frustrating). We’re less than six weeks away from the end of the 2019 legislative session.

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40 Days of Choice: Showing Up with Love, Care, and Joy for …

WEBThe only abortion clinic in Northern Minnesota, WE Health Clinic, is situated in downtown Duluth. The unassuming stone building is distinguished only by the large words on the front: “Building for Women.” WE Health Clinic has provided reproductive health care since 1981, co-founded by Tina

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MNsure Health Insurance Exchange Signed into Law by Governor …

WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2013Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, [email protected] MNSURE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR DAYTON TakeAction Minnesota Reacts to Historic Legislation “Designed To Putthe Health Care

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Who the 1.8% Health Care Provider Tax is All About

WEBIn order to avoid a shutdown in 2011, Gov. Dayton made a deal to sunset the health care provider tax in 2019 — this year. But Minnesotans rose up across the state to save it. And we won. For legislators this session, the health care provider tax has been reduced to a number — 1.8% specifically.

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Who the 1.8% Health Care Provider Tax is All About

WEBIn order to avoid a shutdown in 2011, Gov. Dayton made a deal to sunset the health care provider tax in 2019 — this year. But Minnesotans rose up across the state to save it. And we won. For legislators this session, the health care provider tax has been reduced to a number — 1.8% specifically. But for the people living, working, and caring

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NEWS RELEASE: New State Data Reveals Minnesotans Struggle to …

WEBContact: Trisha Harms, 612-210-0819 . NEWS RELEASE . BREAKING: New State Data Reveals Minnesotans are Struggling to Afford Healthcare; COVID Fears Spur Support for Government Action

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2021 Statewide Campaigns

WEBAccess to Affordable Medicine – Stopping price-gouging, establishing a prescription drug affordability board, Unified Pharmaceutical Benefits to negotiate prices of publicly purchased medicine in Minnesota. Listen: Action Prescribed Podcast. Expanding MinnesotaCare – Expanding access to public health insurance through a …

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News Release: Attorney General Keith Ellison, patients, and …

WEBJessica Intermill, a lawyer and mother from Minneapolis, is among the patients calling for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board.Her medicine to treat Rheumatoid arthritis costs a staggering $56,000 per year, every year. Humira, used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis, has been price hiked 144% since 2012.In 2020, the average cost was $72,000 …

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Paid Sick Time for All

WEBMinnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time bill ( H.F.7) would allow workers to accrue up to 48 hours of paid sick time per year as an employment benefit. Paid sick time means being able to comfort a sick child, go to the doctor, take time off to get a COVID test, or seek safety without having to worry about losing pay or getting fired.

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8 Essential Organizations to Support for Reproductive Freedom

WEBWhole Woman’s Health Alliance: Online and in-person abortion care provider in Minnesota and beyond. Pro-Choice Minnesota: Advocacy group working to advance reproductive rights in Minnesota. Gender Justice: Minnesota-based legal advocacy firm fighting for gender equality, trans rights and reproductive freedom across the Country.

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Minnesota House passes statewide Earned Sick and Safe Time

WEBMarch 29, 2021. Last week, the DFL-led Minnesota House passed a landmark bill that would ensure all Minnesotans – regardless of income, race or zip code – can access Earned Sick and Safe Time. House passes HF7, paid sick and safe time mandate 3/25/21. COVID-19 vaccine • Get the latest information from the CDC.

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Safety is secure housing and healthcare

WEBSheila Nezhad, one of TakeAction’s endorsed mayoral candidates, celebrates the approval of the Yes 4 Minneapolis ballot language. On June 21, the Minneapolis city council voted to let the people of Minneapolis have a say in the future of rent stabilization and public safety.This fall, Minneapolis residents will be able to vote on charter …

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Community and self-care resources

WEBIt’s an understatement to say our hearts and minds have been through a lot lately. This piece by St. Paul City Council Member Mitra Jalali, “WTF just happened to us?” resonates deeply. Mitra reminds us: under racist, extractive capitalism, the only path to liberation is community care.

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Minnesota House Passes Nation Leading Prescription Drug …

WEB(ST. PAUL, MN)–After 26 year old Alec Smith passed away because he could not afford insulin, patients, experts, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers came together under a task force headed by Attorney General Keith Ellison and co-chaired by Nicole Smith-Holt to identify solutions to high prescription drug costs. Today, the Minnesota House approved …

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STATEMENT: Community Organizations Call on Walz, Frey, Carter …

WEBCommunity Organizations Call on Walz, Frey, Carter and Hutchinson to Stop “Operation Safety Net” Immediately NEWS STATEMENT April 15, 2021 (Updated April 21, 2021 10:18 a.m.) SAINT PAUL, Minn. –

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The Low-Wage Recovery and Growing Inequality

WEB75 Maiden Lane, Suite 601, New York, NY 10038 212-285-3025 www.nelp.org National Employment Law Project DATA BRIEF August 2012 The Low-Wage Recovery and Growing Inequality

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Random-Assignment Experiments Author Manuscript NIH …

WEBDoes Money Really Matter? Estimating Impacts of Family Income on Young Children's Achievement With Data From Random-Assignment Experiments Greg J. Duncan, Pamela A. Morris, and Chris Rodrigues Greg J. Duncan, Department of Education, University of California at Irvine; Pamela A. Morris,

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The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013

WEB3 More Working Adults Than Ever Are Depending on Low-Wage Jobs Since the recession, 58% of new jobs have been in low-wage occupations like cashiers and food preparation where the minimum wage sets pay scales.9 Six of the ten top growth occupations are low-wage, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.10 48% of college graduates work in …

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