Community Voices is generously supported by The Minneapolis Foundation; .Speaking at a naturalization ceremony in 2018, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 31 new citizens hailing from 26 countries that, “We are a nation made strong by people like you … people who traveled long distances, overcame great obstacles and made tremendous sacrifices, all to provide a better life for themselves and their families.”Sadly, Justice Ginsburg’s vision of America contrasts sharply with the current reality. On Sept. 30, the Trump administration announced that it would cap the number of refugees the...…Community Voices is generously supported by The Minneapolis Foundation; .Speaking at a naturalization ceremony in 2018, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 31 new citizens hailing from 26 countries that, “We are a nation made strong by people like you … people who traveled long distances, overcame great obstacles and made tremendous sacrifices, all to provide a better life for themselves and their families.”Sadly, Justice Ginsburg’s vision of America contrasts sharply with the current reality. On Sept. 30, the Trump administration announced that it would cap the number of refugees the...WW…

When Minnesota’s largest utilities released plans for putting people to work during a sagging economy while also speeding up the state’s transition to green energy, solar energy topped two of the companies’ lists.The June proposals by and , which include solar projects at four sites in Greater Minnesota, came at the urging of the , which had asked the big utilities it regulates to move up the completion dates of energy projects that were in the works.The commission must now consider the plans, along with those put forward by other utilities, for approval. “It was nice to see that they gave...…When Minnesota’s largest utilities released plans for putting people to work during a sagging economy while also speeding up the state’s transition to green energy, solar energy topped two of the companies’ lists.The June proposals by and , which include solar projects at four sites in Greater Minnesota, came at the urging of the , which had asked the big utilities it regulates to move up the completion dates of energy projects that were in the works.The commission must now consider the plans, along with those put forward by other utilities, for approval. “It was nice to see that they gave...WW…

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