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Minnesota Legislature s budget plans differ on how to address racial inequality Jessie Van Berkel, Star Tribune
In the days after George Floyd s death, Minnesota legislators on both sides of the aisle said the state was at a critical moment. I believe that Minnesota needs to lead the nation in race reconciliation. We have an opportunity. This is an opportunity that comes around once in a generation. And what are we going to do with that? Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said the week after Floyd died in police custody.
For legislators, the answer to that question lies, in part, in the hundreds of pages of budget plans released this week.
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By: McKenzie Kemper, Freelance Journalist-in-Training
The MN House Health Finance and Policy Committee Meeting met today, Feb. 10, to discuss Black maternal health and recommendations from the House Select Committee on Racial Justice. Also discussed was HF660, “Establishing Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act,” introduced by Rep. Ruth Richardson (DFL, 52B).
Follow the linked tweets below to read about the committee’s discussion.
Meeting called to order and a quorum is present to discuss aforementioned Agenda topics. Motion moved for approval of the minutes and the aye s have it. Minutes from 2/9 have been approved. UpTake MN Coverage (@uptakemn) February 10, 2021
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Exactly eight months after the killing of George Floyd, a new Minnesota legislative committee is urging lawmakers to consider a number of measures designed to close gaps across race in education, housing and public health and the criminal justice system.