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• Posted An Ultra-Rich Republican is Running for Governor to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Ever heard of Scott Honour? There's only one thing you need to know: He's an ultra-rich Republican who just announced he's running for Governor. We wish we could say we're shocked that the ultra-rich want to take back our state...
• Posted Failed MN Senate Candidate Elected MNGOP Party Chair to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Nothing says making your party more relevant to today's voters like electing a guy too extreme and out of touch to win a MN Senate race in 2012. On Saturday, the MNGOP elected their brand new Party Chair. They picked...
• Posted Just Another Day Where Out of Touch MNGOPers Defend Corporate Tax Breaks to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  It's incredible the lengths to which the MNGOP will go to protect their special interest friends. To see just how committed they are to protecting big corporations ahead of middle class Minnesotans, check out what Sen. Julianne Ortman said at...
• Posted Paulsen and Kline Consistently Turn the Clock Back on Women to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Women's History Month is a time to reflect on the progress we've made, honor the great pioneers who fought for where we are now, and continue fighting for equality for all women in all facets of their lives. Unfortunately, women...
• Posted From Glenn "There Is No Gay Gene" Gruenhagen: "Welfare" Responsible for Out-of-Wedlock Births by "Minorities" to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Last week, state legislator Glenn Gruenhagen stood up at an anti-marriage equality press conference and bizarrely kept repeating, "There is no gay gene." Upworthy put it best: A politician attacks gay people using pretend science. Real science corrects him. Take...
• Posted Michele Bachmann Lies, Erik Paulsen Misleads on VAWA Vote to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Can you believe that Michele Bachmann lied about voting for the Violence Against Women Act? Late last week, the Republican-led House of Representatives finally did the right thing and passed the real, bipartisan, inclusive Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Republicans...
• Posted Sequestration: Anyone Surprised the GOP Chose Corporations Over the Middle Class? to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  There is, and will be, a lot of talk about sequestration this week, as the across-the-board budget cuts are set to take effect on Friday. Republicans are desperate to pin sequestration on Obama, but they must be sequestered from reality...
• Posted What Republicans Don't Seem to Realize About VAWA to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  In the U.S., 1 in 4 women are victims of domestic violence at some point in their lives. Every day, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.   These are just a few of the horrifying...
• Posted Michele Bachmann + Erik Paulsen = Congressional Soulmates! to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Imagine if Members of Congress did E-Harmony profiles or those old school computerized match games we did back in junior high. What if they were matched on a series of personality characteristics - in this case policy positions outlined by...
• Posted Mary Franson: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Mary Franson is certainly no stranger to controversial statements and public blunders. Remember last year? When she compared feeding food stamp recipients to feeding wild animals?     Well, she's gone and done it again. This time, Mary Franson is...
• Posted The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is NOT Frivolous, Rep. Erik Paulsen to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Can you believe that there are still folks out there who think equal pay for equal work is "frivolous"? Four years ago today, President Obama signed his first bill into law: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which addresses the...
• Posted What We're Thankful for This Year to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Every year, we get together with family and friends to celebrate all the things for which we're thankful. For all of us at ABM, that list of things and people we're thankful for wouldn't be complete if we didn't acknowledge...
• Posted The Impact of the Romney/Ryan Budget in Minnesota to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Mitt Romney is in Minnesota raising big bucks today, we decided to take a closer look at just what the Romney/Ryan budget plan would mean for Minnesota. Here's a quick look, by the numbers: As you can see, it's not...
• Posted Thank Gov. Dayton for Standing Up to ALEC to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  So far this legislative session, Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed 10 bills that were written or inspired by the corporate front group ALEC--the same organization now facing national scrutiny for its shady tactics and misguided model legislation. Instead of bowing...
• Posted ALEC Takes Over House Committee This Afternoon to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is back, folks. House Republicans passed an ALEC-inspired Voter ID constitutional amendment last night, which would do nothing but make it harder for law-abiding citizens to vote. Today, ALEC is taking over the House...
• Posted Right to Work is Unsafe, Unfair and Unnecessary to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  So-Called "Right to Work": A Centerpiece of the ALEC Corporate Agenda Corporate America's biggest goal is to keep their labor costs as small as possible and to prevent workers from organizing unions to advocate for employee rights. To achieve this...
• Posted ABM Demands Apology from Republican Party of MN to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Alliance for a Better Minnesota demands apology from Republican Party of Minnesota Over 2,500 signatures will be delivered to Rep. Franson tomorrow Today, Carrie Lucking, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Better Minnesota, released the following statement in response...
• Posted What Could Have Been... to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  From our Press Secretary Ryan: This weekend, the silent film The Artist won several of the highly coveted awards at the 2012 Oscars. And with any award show, we started to wonder what could have been? What could have been...
• Posted Voter ID is Solution in Search of Problem to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  From Kate: What does "free" mean to you? Does it mean costing our state millions of dollars when we're already stretched financially? Does "reducing spending" and "no new taxes" bring about thoughts of middle-class Minnesotans reaching into their nearly empty...
• Posted MNGOP on Reform: Let's Not and Say We Did to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Lately, we've been looking into the "reform" in Republicans' Reform 2.0 (or as we call it--Deform 2.0) plan. We've uncovered some interesting facts about it that we thought we should share with you. One of the Republicans' Deform 2.0 goals...
• Posted Legislature Will Hear 5 ALEC Bills Today to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Today, the legislature will hear five bills ripped straight out of the ALEC playbook. By now, you may have heard us--or someone else--talking about ALEC. So now you're probably wondering, "Just who is this ALEC guy?" Well, the answer is...
• Posted Voter ID Call to Action to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  From Kate: Alright, folks. This outrageous Voter ID legislation has gone too far already. We know the facts about SF 1577, but what does NOT seem to be getting across is the incredibly detrimental effects of this bill to the...
• Posted And the Hits Just Keep on Coming... to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  From Kate: The war against women has taken an even more outrageous turn in our state. Republicans in our state legislature recently introduced a bill targeting women that would force a physician to hold off on from providing the best...
• Posted It's Caucus Time! to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  From Kate: Today is the day, folks! We've all marked our calendars and ripped off paper chain links counting down to today. It's caucus day! Tonight at 7pm, Minnesota's politicial parties will hold caucuses for the 2012 election. This is...
• Posted Right to Work? Let's Make Real Change Instead to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  The conservative, corporate-friendly Center of the American Experiment (CAE) released a report today claiming our state would be better off if we passed a "right to work" law, which would reduce workers' rights and gut labor unions. Wait...what?! Right to...
• Posted MN Reps Try to Out Wait Occupiers to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  From Kate: In Washington, DC last week, groups of 10-20 Minnesotans waited (some for hours on end) in order to speak with their US Representatives. Jennifer Carpenter, an out-of-work education professional, urged Minnesota's Representatives who do not support the Jobs...
• Posted #99inDC: Take Back the Capitol to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  Our Deputy Director, Joe, flew to DC this week to take part in Take Back the Capitol. What is Take Back the Capitol, you ask? This week, the 99% converge on the Capitol to take it back from corporate control....
• Posted A Youth-Driven World AIDS Day to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  From Kate: In recognition of World Aids Day (December 1), Planned Parenthood empowered youth to lead a campaign for education and services for their peers. Although the global incidence rate of HIV is lower than in recent years, the rate...
• Posted So I Can Fight for Others Rights, But... to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  From Kate: ...if I need an abortion, my health care will not provide for me. It's completely outrageous that with over 40,000 women serving in the U.S. military, they are not deemed worthy of the standard of health care that...
• Posted The Giving Season to Alliance for a Better Minnesota
  From Kate: As we come up on the holiday season, we have many opportunities to give to food drives and our local food pantries. The recent issues, however, are not the quantity alone, but the quality of the food donated....