ST. PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) – Lawmakers in Minnesota’s Queer Caucus unveiled their list of legislative priorities on Thursday, setting the stage to further their efforts after a productive 2023 legislative session. “Last session, our caucus was an undeniable force in...
Our Minnesota state constitution is 167 years old, written the same year as the dreaded Dred Scott decision. It’s showing its age. There is no equal rights clause in it, though 27 other states have some form of state equal rights amendment embedded in their...
PRESS ADVISORY For Immediate Release Contact: Betty Folliard betty.folliard@gmail.com (612) 868-3511 Curtis Johnson Curtisrjohnson@hotmail.com (651) 983-0515 2.6.2024 ERA Minnesota Declares 2024 The Year of the ERA Saint Paul – Activists and partner organizations from...
A ballot measure that would place an equal rights amendment and abortion protections in the state constitution will have to wait until 2026, according to the Minnesota Legislature’s most-powerful member. House Speaker Melissa Hortman said Wednesday she thinks the...
…An update to Minnesota’s equal rights amendment, which would add language to the state constitution if approved by voters on a 2024 ballot question, has been pushed for by some in the legislature for a number of years. It would also include provisions...
Here are some actions to take before the ERA Rally at the MN Capitol on Feb 12 and/or share with your people: Send letters/postcards to your state representatives & state senators. Find yours HERE: https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/. Be sure to add your...
Looking for a way to support the Equal Rights Amendment? Submit a resolution at your caucus! Individuals at their precinct caucuses can submit resolutions. If a majority of the caucus adopts a resolution, it advances to the Organizing Unit. We’d love to see...
If you are wondering why in this day and age an equal rights amendment would be necessary when so many legal protections already exist, consider this: Last week a state human rights investigation determined a Minnesota company violated a woman’s civil rights when it...
The Equal Rights Amendment was a rallying call for a generation of feminists. Its formation began with the suffrage movement in the 1920s, and it was again the focus of feminism during the second wave. Now, in states like Minnesota, women, and their allies have pushed...
A push to update Minnesota’s constitution to say there’s “equality under the law” will get another look at the state capitol this year. A newer version could also bolster abortion protections here. Caroline Cummings...
