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“Citing failures, Minnesota DFL lawmakers push juvenile justice system reforms”
This article originally appeared on the Star Tribune website on Janurary 12, 2023. You can find the original here. The proposals would be the most significant changes in more than a generation. By Chris Serres and Liz Sawyer Star Tribune. JANUARY 12, 2023 — 5:58PM...
“New Rules Discussed to Redefine Charges for Labor Trafficking in Minnesota”
by Cirien Saadeh 01/12/2023 January 12, 2023 — House File 42 (HF42), which would amend the State of Minnesota’s definition of labor trafficking, as well as the related sentencing guidelines, passed out of the Minnesota House Public Safety and Finance Committee...
‘It just makes products more accessible:’ CVS Health reduces cost of store-brand menstrual products by 25%
This article originally appeared on the KARE11 website on October 13, 2022. You can find the original here. CVS Pharmacy will cover the tax on all period products purchased in-store and online in 12 states, including Wisconsin. By Charmaine Nero MINNEAPOLIS — For...
Justice ‘By Zip Code, Not Fairness’
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is publishing an ongoing series about juvenile justice. The second article incorporated an interview with me and information about my youth restorative justice bill. Here are links to the first and section articles in the series, as well...
East Metro Voter Guide
Protect data privacy — and students
This article originally appeared on the Star Tribune website on May 12, 2022. You can find the original here. Proposed legislation would place new restrictions on tech companies and school districts. By Editorial Board Star Tribune Opinion editor's note: Editorials...
Protect student privacy at school
This article originally appeared on the Star Tribune website on March 10, 2022. You can find the original here. By Sandra Feist The tech…
Bill seeks automatic inflation adjustment for school funding formulas
This article originally appeared on the Minnesota House of Representatives website on March 2, 2022. You can find the original here.By Pratik Joshi Minnesota school districts need stable state funding to plan their budgets in the face of rising costs year after year,...
Bill would establish a minor’s right to legal counsel in police interrogations
This article originally appeared on the Minnesota House of Representatives website on March 1, 2022. You can find the original here. By Tim Walker Before an interrogation begins, police must recite the Miranda warning, which includes the familiar words, “You have the...
Access to menstrual products in schools would be required under bill
This article originally appeared on the Minnesota House of Representatives website on February 14, 2022. You can find the original here.By Rob Hubbard The restrooms of Minnesota’s public schools provide students with toilet paper and paper towels. So why not tampons...
Interview on The Matt McNeil Show
Updated: Feb 7 This article originally appeared on the AM950 Radio website on February 3, 2022. You can find the original here.
Students lead push for free menstrual products in Minnesota schools
This article originally appeared on the MPR News website on January 25, 2022. You can find the original here. Columbia Heights High School senior Amina Jama can still recall being a freshman needing to see the school nurse in the middle of the day to get a menstrual...
Free tampons and pads in school? That’s as radical as free toilet paper and hand soap
This article originally appeared on the Star Tribune website on January 21, 2022. You can find the original here. Elif Ozturk is only 15, but she's wise to the unspoken code that has been ingrained in her since middle school: If you're on your period and you're out of...
What veterans-related bills passed the Legislature in 2021
This article originally appeared on the Minnesota American Legion Website on August 13, 2021. You can find the original here. State lawmakers pass Veterans Restorative Justice Act By Tim Engstrom ST. PAUL — It was a rather successful year for veterans-related...
MN Enhances Efforts to Protect Immigrant Survivors of Crime
Updated: Dec 14, 2021 This article by Mike Moen originally appeared on Public News Service on July 1, 2021. You can find the original here. ST PAUL, Minn. - For an immigrant who is a victim of a crime, seeking justice can be especially difficult. Minnesota lawmakers...
We should treat, not punish, troubled vets
Updated: Dec 14, 2021 This article originally appeared in the Star Tribune on April 1, 2021. You can find the original here. We seek to expand access to a restorative sentencing structure. "I am not a victim. I am a proud wife of a man that honorably served his...
Vote Like Immigrants’ Rights Depend On It—Because They Do
This article originally appeared in Ms. Magazine on October 10, 2020. You can find the original here. Since 2017, the Supreme Court has upheld the most egregious attacks on immigrants’ rights. Adding Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court would make this...
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Minnesota State House District 41B
Updated: Oct 5, 2020 This questionnaire originally appeared on VOTE411 Voter Guide. You can find the original here. State Representatives serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the state legislature. They write and vote on legislation to...