‘One Minnesota’ vs. rural-metro divergence
Part VII: Reappraising “The Good Life in Minnesota”
Dane Smith
Environmental activism runs strong as ever, reinforced by climate and equity movements
Part VI: Reappraising “Minnesota: A State That Works.”
Reappraising ‘Minnesota: A State That Works’: Examining political shifts by the decade
Fifty years after the Time magazine cover story touting Minnesota as the nation’s model state, it’s time to reassess.
Reappraising ‘Minnesota: A State That Works’: More than 50 years of pendulum swings but a persistent center-left consensus
Part V: Fifty years after the Time magazine cover story touting Minnesota as the nation’s model state, it’s time to reassess.
At rural-urban convening, a first step toward a new ‘One Minnesota Equity Blueprint’
One of the takeaways from a three-day conference in Granite Falls: Signs of growth and progress toward equity abound in Greater Minnesota.
Worthington’s latest ‘BIO’ gathering showcases rural spark and resilience
In Greater Minnesota, an unrelieved narrative of decline and despair is both false and counterproductive. Signs of re-invention, self-reliance, resilience and vitality abound.
Promising ‘Grow Our Own’ initiative focuses on youth and equity for economic growth
Leaders and community activists have made a remarkable 10-year commitment to closing the opportunity gaps for youth in southwestern Minnesota.
Southwest LRT will help ease the mismatch between urban job seekers and metro jobs
Connecting workers in need of jobs with employers in need of well-matched workers should be a driving force in transportation policy.
‘Hungry for Equity’: Students inspire and challenge us to reduce disparities
Student speakers at a recent forum showed a confidence that both they and the majority white culture in Minnesota will make progress toward higher education equity.
Minnesota reaches tipping point on race disparity as a priority
The House-Senate “Working Group on Economic Disparities’’ shows a need for sustained resolve to prioritize racial equity.
The intriguing concept of Individual Security Accounts could help workers in ‘the gig economy’
Author Steven Hill describes how those without W-2 pay could have less precarious lives.
Urban and rural areas suffer as Minnesota’s inequality grows
The Minnesota disparity: a chasm between a relatively even prosperity in the suburban/exurban ring and the more distressed spaces within and outside that ring.
Minnesota leads the nation in progress toward tax fairness
In 2015 the Legislature should not undo the progress made over the last two years by backsliding toward increased regressivity.
In Red Wing and elsewhere, collaborative efforts giving kids a leg up
“We can’t just rely on the school system, we can’t just rely on the city government, or on the parents, or on the nonprofits. We have to work on this as a group,” said Red Wing City Council President Lisa Bayley.
In Grand Rapids, adults learn how crucial their involvement is to students’ success
An Itasca County event was like a massive parent-teacher-student conference in which adults were submitting to a performance review from youth.
Dear winners: Congratulations! And now, remember you’re a public servant
Be wary of assuming you have the “will of the people” behind you, or that you fully understand that will.
For business, grass is greener — here!
Study after study and ranking after ranking puts our North Star State near the top or heading in the right direction.
Has Minnesota reached a critical consensus on eliminating race disparities?
The launch of Met Council’s “Thrive MSP” is one of the latest leading indicators.
Personal relationships help close the achievement gap
“The school system is so rushed — to teach something you will remember for a test and then forget — that there’s no time for relationships,’’ says Paris Carruthers, 22.
Taxing Gatsby to invest in Ricardo makes sense
Much of the coming tax increases will be paid by people who now have a greater share of total income and wealth than their ranks have had since “The Great Gatsby’’ was written.
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