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Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday condemned her Republican colleagues for proposing a budget resolution that includes massive cuts to key aid programs while backing an extension of giveaways for the wealthy and large corporations.
On Tuesday, the progressive lawmaker introduced new legislation to create the Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls within the U.S. Department of Justice to better respond to the national occurrence of missing persons and homicide cases involving Black women and girls.
A bill introduced on September 19 by Representatives Ilhan Omar (D – MN.) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D – NJ.) would establish an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls within the Department of Justice. Called the Brittany Clardy Act, the bill is named after an 18-year-old woman who was murdered in 2013.
MINNEAPOLIS — Located in Phelps Park one block away from George Floyd Square, the Southside Village Boys and Girls Club is quieter than usual this week as kids settle into school routines. However, there are sometimes as many as 100 kids in the building, which consists of three classrooms, a lunch area and a gym.
Now with a federal grant, the club plans to expand by an additional 8,000-12,000 square feet.
At a panel discussion on marijuana legalization hosted by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Rep. Ilhan Omar, much of the conversation focused on how reforms imposed upon the Minneapolis Police Department will also impact changes to come.
Rep. Ilhan Omar rallied in support for adult-use cannabis in Minnesota earlier this month, after backing the issue consistently during her tenure in office. Minnesota recently became the 23rd state to allow adult-use cannabis after Gov.
MINNESOTA, USA — Right now, states have different laws when it comes to protecting workers in excessive heat.
According to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, states like California and Washington have specific outdoor heat exposure standards, but Minnesota does not.
Minnesota does have hot and cold standards for work that occurs indoors, but not outdoors. However, Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says employers have a “responsibility to protect workers from heat-related hazards.”
House Republicans removed Congress’ only African-born lawmaker from the Foreign Affairs Committee early this year, but the effort to punish Rep. Ilhan Omar appears to have instead made her an even more prominent voice on the issues she cares about.
SWEET 14TH — Progressives in Congress continue to speak out with serious warnings to the White House about the direction of budget negotiations with House Republicans.