“We have a legislature that looks more and more like Minnesota,” said Flanagan, of the legislative diversity in St. Other examples include the establishment of the first Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls along with a $1.24 annual budget to assist with cases, and the Juneteenth state holiday.

She called the 2023 legislative session, the passing of the baton from organizer to organizer, and legislature to legislature. “As someone who’s been doing this work, there’s a really important story to be told about how much work has been done over the last decade to make this happen,” said the St. “First of all, this session was incredible,” declared the second-term lieutenant governor.Ī former state legislator (2015-19), former Minneapolis school board member (2005-09), and long-time Native American activist and community organizer, Flanagan has been an advocate for working-class families and Indigenous communities.

Governor Flanagan spoke with the MSR about this year’s legislative session. Many credit that to the fact that the DFL controls the governor’s office, the House, and the Senate.īefore their trip to D.C., Lt. The paid family and medical leave was among nearly 80 “long overdue” bills that were passed in 2023, by the Minnesota legislature, and only the eighth time in 40 years that a special session wasn’t needed to pass the state budget. The paid family and medical leave program will provide all Minnesotans with partial wage replacement for medical leave, bonding, or caring for a family member. to celebrate Minnesota’s recent legislative victories, including paid family and medical leave. In June, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, along with other state officials, met with senior White House officials in Washington, D.C.

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