Please let him know your thoughts, thank him for the things he has already said he would veto, and encourage him to protect the people of Minnesota from an extreme agenda that will push us back into structural deficits.”
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Please call or email Governor Mark Dayton and tell him why you are opposed to this provision, that prevents undocumented immigrants from getting driver’s licenses, and ask him to use his power of veto to stop this provision becoming law as part of the Public Safety Bill (HF470).
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The ongoing occupation of the Governor’s office, in response to an anti-immigrant provision in the Pubic Safety bill (HF470) is asking for people to join them.
“Reclaim MN: Day of Action for Working Families” is organized by Mainstreet Alliance and many other progressive groups, from now until 7 am Friday morning. In light of the “power-grabbing” bills being pushed right now, this rally calls for people to join them to remind the Legislature who they work for and whose house the Capitol is.
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As the MN Legislative Special Session continues, please add your voice by tweeting or calling to let leadership know your positions on the budget bills under consideration. We need bills passed that will adequately fund our services.
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If you are keen to use your experience to make a difference and impact policy, the Office of the MN Secretary of State announced this notice of current vacancies on Minnesota State Boards, Councils and Committees last week. Check out the list sent out by Rep. Connie Bernardy and see if any of openings are up your street.
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Home stretch - MN legislative session ends tonight at midnight, 5/22 - please tweet, email or call Governor Dayton and your MN legislative representatives to support those bills and funding issues most important to you - today's the day! See the enclosed list of the most important issues on the table.
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Jason Lewis is inviting constituents of CD2 to fill in a short survey (3 questions only) on 3 important issues – the border wall, bathroom choice for transgender students, the ban on US aid funding of any organizations that either discuss abortion as part of family planning or advocate for abortion rights as part of their work overseas.
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A bill we thought was dead seems to be back on the table and the MN Republicans are trying to gauge local reaction to it, before possibly introducing the bill next session. This state-level bill contains provisions that mimic provisions in the national level ACHA Healthcare bill. It’s critical that we let the legislators know that Minnesota opposes this bill!
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Sounds like shady goings-on at the Legislature. Please call the MN GOP leadership to demand above-board and transparent governance.
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The vote to “repeal and replace” the ACA yesterday will take health insurance away from millions of Americans, gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions - including things like pregnancy, cancer, mental illness, eliminate services for special needs kids in school, and effectively let insurers charge women more than men.
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Join NARAL Pro-Choice, Planned Parenthood and others at the Capitol Building at 10.30am tomorrow to make it clear that ALL women must have the right to choose what is best for them and their families!
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Contact ANY or ALL of the Conference Committee members and tell them how outraged you are that they are selling out on their promise to protect your internet privacy.
Read MoreAs a continuation of this May Day call-to-action in support of inclusive social justice, we are promoting the Heart of the Beast Puppet Theater’s annual May Day Parade on Sunday, May 7.
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We are not truly free, until the most marginalized among us are free. This means that we need to continue to learn and inform ourselves about the issues – especially the ones that may not affect our own lives.
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HF945/SF800 Health and Human Services Omnibus bill is proposing a $500m cut to the budget. Call your reps and let them know why this is a bad idea.
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These bills have passed or are about to pass in the House and Senate and are headed to the Governor to consider for veto. It’s time to let Governor Dayton know how crucial it is to stay strong in support of progressive values. We will keep updating to this list, so check back
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A concerted effort by MN GOP to stifle, defund and rollback Metro Transit. This will particularly hurt the elderly and the disabled.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions has threatened to withhold Justice Department grant funding from jurisdictions that refuse to disclose people's immigration status to the federal government.
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Contact the Governor and Lt Governor to let them know why you think these provisions are wrong and should be vetoed.
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In order to pay for increased spending on Defense (54 billion), the Wall (2.6 billion) and De Vos’s School Voucher Program (1.4 billion), Trump’s draft budget cuts the EPA , the State Dept, Ag Dept., education, arts, housing & urban dev, health & human services.
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