Faith-based organizer shares lessons from Minnesota's progressive year

Members with ISAIAH's childcare initiative Kids Count On Us lead a press conference at Playschool Childcare, in Maplewood, MN during a Childcare We...

September 26, 2023
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Members with ISAIAH's childcare initiative Kids Count On Us lead a press conference at Playschool Childcare, in Maplewood, MN during a Childcare Week of Action (Photos courtesy of ISAIAH) After winning back the majority last year, Democrats in Minnesota now control both state legislative chambers and the governor's office. They've been harnessing that power to pass historic investments in families, healthcare, voting and the environment. But grassroots activists say lawmakers could not achieve these wins without the years-long labor of organizers on the ground.

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