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- Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
Temple Israel, Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, January 24 at 6:30pm - Day on the Hill 2010
The Capitol
Thursday, March 25 at 8:00am
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Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
Happy New Year everyone! Let's make 2010 a great year for Minnesota's children - http://jrlc.org/jrlc-blog/203-my-ican-ne
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Some end of year good news for poverty alleviation! "The judge issued a temporary restraining order reinstating money for a small nutrition program that Pawlenty cut from the budget."
http://www.startribune.com/politics/stat
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Needed in 2010: Jobs! Read more at the Bemidji Pioneer....
www.bemidjipioneer.com
Many of the candidates for Minnesota governor in 2010 are talking about jobs creation as a way to “grow” Minnesota out of the current “Great Recession.” It appears they aren’t too far off the mark.
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Should Minnesota allocate bonding funds for housing? Weigh in here:
www.inforum.com
As affordable housing developers and supporters, we hear the sentiment that “bonding bills are jobs bills” echoed across the state.
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition A new JRLC blog post, on the grim connection between GAMC and the increase in county burials...
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
Register now for Day on the Hill, first ten get a FREE JRLC mug (only 6 left)!
http://jrlc.org/day-on-the-hill/register
Thanks to our FIRST Day on the Hill registrant - Glen Hanggi! Be one of the first 10 to register and we will send you a FREE JRLC mug!
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
"In some Minnesota localities, as in many other places around the
country, indigent and county-assisted burials have been on the rise in
the last couple of years as economic conditions have worsened."
If GAMC is cut, we will see this number increase even more... we need to stop these tragedies and resuscitate GAMC!
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It's a grim but necessary county job that, unlike building roads or jailing bad guys, usually escapes notice: burying the dead when no one else can
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Fox covers yesterday's GAMC protests:
www.myfoxtwincities.com
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The working poor are speaking out this morning at the governor's mansion as two different groups will stand in front of the governor's mansion today. They have two different agendas, ...
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition A nice Minnpost article by JRLC Board Member Steve Hunegs:
www.minnpost.com
MinnPost thanks these generous donors of $25,000 or more:MAJOR FOUNDATIONSJohn S. and James L.Knight FoundationBlandin FoundationMcKnight FoundationMinneapolis FoundationOtto Bremer FoundationINDIVIDUALS ...
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition last one, for now: #4) KTTC
www.valleynewslive.tv
News Home Page For Valley News Live Fargo
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition GAMC protests, news coverage #3: MPR
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Several progressive groups held protests across Minnesota this Tuesday morning to protest Gov. Pawlenty's line-item veto of a health care program for the poor.
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition GAMC protests news coverage #2: MinnPost
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MinnPost thanks these generous donors of $25,000 or more:MAJOR FOUNDATIONSJohn S. and James L. Knight FoundationBlandin FoundationMcKnight FoundationMinneapolis FoundationOtto Bremer FoundationINDIVIDUALS ...
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Prepare yourself for an onslaught of news articles about the GAMC protests today. #1: Pioneer Press!
www.twincities.com
The fight over Minnesota budget cuts comes to Gov. Tim Pawlentys official St. Paul residence today, when two groups hold sidewalk protests.
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition JRLC office has begun the reading of two thousand names to help our state understand the magnitude of 35,000 vulnerable human beings who could lose health insurance if the Legislature and Governor don't act quickly and restore GAMC. It'll take a couple hours to read 2,000 names then we will imagine that number multipli...ed by 15....thanks OSJ for encouraging us and others to do this.
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Are you concerned with the status of Minnesota's children? Be a fan of the Interfaith Children's Advocacy Network (iCAN), a program of JRLC - http://www.facebook.com/iCANmn. Help us get to 50 fans by New Years!
iCAN is the Interfaith Children's Advocacy Network of the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition. iCAN organizes people of faith in Minnesota to advance socially just legislation in the areas of children's health care, child care and early education, and a healthy home environment.
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