by Jacob | Apr 25, 2018 | Capitol Pathways, Uncategorized
By Kalia Xiong, Capitol Pathways Program Manager The sun was out, the weather was warm—we couldn’t have asked for a nicer day to gather for our third Capitol Pathways cohort meeting! The meeting opened with a team building activity where interns learned more about...
by Jacob | Apr 25, 2018 | Uncategorized, Voice
Affirmative & Negative By David Schimke Want to improve public discourse? Be a good sport. Author Amy Chua, best known for Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has once again managed to tap into an emerging national conversation. “At different times in the past,” the...
by Jacob | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized, Voice
The First Word By Pahoua Hoffman Shared experience leads to lasting solutions In 2004, a middle-aged single mom (we’ll call her Joan) began work at a company that provided cleaning services to a large retailer in St. Paul. Her hourly wage for cleaning windows,...
by Jacob | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Earlier this year, the Citizens League published the findings of a scoping project regarding potential changes to the minimum wage in St. Paul. Commissioned by the Saint Paul Foundation, we began our work in November of 2017, identifying key questions, assessing data...
by Jacob | Apr 19, 2018 | Capitol Pathways, Uncategorized
TPT Almanac’s David Gillette caught up with Capitol Pathways 2016 alum Adrian Benjamin, now a Legislative Assistant with the Minnesota House DFL caucus. Adrian credits Capitol Pathways in broadening his networks and opening doors that led to opportunities in...
