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In a new web video, Heather Boushey, a senior economist at the Center for American Progress, explains why we need paid family and medical leave, what a program would look like, and how we could pay for it.

Watch the video below and read more about Heather's proposals for paid family and medical leave in Helping Breadwinners When It Can't Wait: A Progressive Program for Family Leave Insurance.

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The Emmer Budget Plan: There is No Spoon.
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave Either Tom Emmer is still stuck on the first stage of grief because of his disastrous campaign to date, which re...
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Police Department Relies on Residents to Keep K-9 Unit
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave Last summer, we set out on the Make Minnesota Thrive Drive , a tour of the state to find out what makes our state gre...
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RELEASE: Tom Emmer Makes False Claims on Role in DWI Legislation
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave Emmer Makes False Claims on Role in DUI Legislation : Supporters of Lessening Penalties for Drunk Drivers Were Defense...
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Oil Spills Also Happen in Minnesota
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave A new study from the National Wildlife Federation came out today, which emphasizes the fact that oil spill aren’t...
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Emmer's Response to Ad "Insulting" -- Minnesotans Deserve Better Than Vague Excuses, Blaming Others
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave  Republican Gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer responded to a new ad being run by Alliance for a Better Minnesota...
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"The Target I Knew Was The Target That Embraced Its Gay Employees"
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave Target Corp. is in full damage control mode this week. Why? Because people aren't happy about the corporation's decis...
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Potholes are the Result of Funding Cuts
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave Pothole. They’re always an annoyance, but this year it’s become something of a dirty word in Minnesota. Po...
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More People Want a Walkable Lifestyle
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave Walking is great. It’s a healthier form of transportation for you and the environment, but every time I talk abou...
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We Must Invest in a Clean Energy Economy
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave Tomorrow marks three months since the BP oil spill. It’s a harsh reminder that the key to our energy future lies...
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Lowering Waiters' Wages is Unacceptable
| Posts with the tag Paid Sick Leave A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (by which I mean last week at the Eagle Street Grille), Emmer claimed tha...
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