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Senate Posse Caucus outlines priorities, vows to defend communities amid federal policy shifts
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Members of the Minnesota Senate Posse Caucus laid out a slate of policy priorities — from housing and education to criminal-justice reforms — and said they will push state action to protect communities in response to federal policy changes.
Members of the Minnesota Senate Posse Caucus said at a news conference that they will press for state policies to protect Black, Latino, Asian and Indigenous Minnesotans as the federal government pursues changes they described as threatening to civil-rights and social programs.
"Minnesota is at crossroads in how we view and support our black, brown, and indigenous communities," said Senator Zaida Mohammed, policy caucus chair. "The members of the Posse caucus will not be silent and we will act in the best interest of Minnesota and all of its communities."
The caucus outlined priorities that include culturally responsive, accessible health care; protections from discrimination; a fully funded cradle-to-college education plan and college funding; an equitable bonding bill; and increased access to safe, dignified housing. Members also highlighted specific bills they plan to champion: the REED Act to improve literacy instruction, the Minnesota Building Families Act to require insurance coverage for…
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