North Star Policy Action

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Today we released The State of Working Minnesota, an annual report on the status of working people in our state. In this 1st edition, we look at the state’s recovery from the pandemic. A 🧵on our key findings: https://t.co/hDc8VTXH5P

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ICE’s Operation Metro Surge cost Minnesota thousands of jobs between December 2025 and February 2026 impacting workers, families, and businesses across the state.

Our report on the economic impacts was featured by COURIER at their new MN newsroom: https://t.co/bGaqXaEFiy

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Yesterday, North Star Policy Action Executive Director Jake Schwitzer testified before the Minnesota Senate on how tariffs, anti-immigrant policies, health care cuts, and worker protection rollbacks are creating uncertainty across Minnesota’s economy. https://t.co/6UWmcyhfDc...

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Allowing ACA subsidies to lapse would push thousands off coverage, saddle families with impossible costs, and hit rural Minnesota the hardest. Minnesotans deserve stable, affordable health care.

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The Trump administration is failing to extend key ACA subsidies, subsidies that 22 million Americans rely on, including tens of thousands of Minnesotans. Without action, health insurance premiums will spike as early as next week. Here’s how it this would impact Minnesota:

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The worst hit? Older Minnesotans. A 60-year-old couple making $85,000 would see:
• With credits: $7,225
• Without credits in St. Paul: $19,730 (+173%)
• In rural MN: $25,751 (+256%)

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Expanding Possibilities shows that nuclear energy is safe, practical, and proven.

By lifting the moratorium, Minnesota can build a cleaner, more affordable, and economically vibrant future for all.

Read the full report: https://t.co/WvoDUIT26F

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NEW REPORT: Minnesota has committed to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040, but we’re not on track to get there.

Our new report, Expanding Possibilities, shows how lifting Minnesota’s ban on new nuclear construction could change that.

READ: https://t.co/NOYgpMV3F5

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Worker benefits:
• Creates more stable, local jobs than any other energy source
• Average nuclear worker earns $140,000/year — 50% more than in wind or solar
• Nearly 1 in 5 nuclear workers are union members, the highest union density in the energy sector

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@CTUL_TC Minneapolis should ensure that construction projects are built ethically, safely, and legally.

Let’s make sure everyone who builds our city can live and work with dignity. Read the full report: https://t.co/QhF9Ztv9Vx

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LIVE: Wage theft and worker exploitation is rampant in Minneapolis’s non-union construction industry.
Today at City Hall, we joined @CTULtwincities and over 100 workers + allies to call for action and present our new report.

Here’s what we heard:

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@CTUL_TC Minneapolis City Council President Elliot Payne stood in solidarity with workers: “Generations of workers have fought for the labor protections we have in Minnesota and in Minneapolis. But these protections mean nothing if workers can’t access them.”