SD37 Resolutions.xlsx

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1	Resolution Number	Platform category	# Resolutions	Resolution text

2	1	Agriculture	1 from Medina P-1A	prioritizes establishing and deeply investing in a comprehensive soil health program to provide accessible, motivating grants and direct payments to farmers to establish and sustain soil healthy practices; provide education, technical assistance, and research around soil healthy practices to farmers; and set a statewide goal to reach 5.75 million acres of farmland in soil healthy practices by 2030, 11.5 million acres by 2035, and 23 million acres by 2040.
3	2	Agriculture	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-20 1 from Greenfield P-01	supports funding for research, technical assistance, and education to rapidly implement regenerative farming, establish perennial crops, rotational grazing, cover crops, and no-till farming; investing in rural communities and our food and farming system; conserving and building healthy soils; cleaning our water; sequestering carbon; and bolstering farm income.
4	3	Agriculture	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports policies to reduce or eliminate the use of unsafe pesticides such as cancer-causing glyphosate and neonicotinoids, which harm pollinators, in agriculture, recreational land, and lawns.
5	4	Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights	1 from Maple Grove P-22	supports automatic voter registration.supports banning discrimination on the basis of gender / sex by aggressively advocating for removal of the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and for the passage of legislation to put an equal rights amendment in the Minnesota state constitution.
6	5	Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights	1 from Maple Grove P-13	supports banning discrimination on the basis of gender / sex by aggressively advocating for removal of the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and for the passage of legislation to put an equal rights amendment in the Minnesota state constitution.
7	6	Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights	1 from Maple Grove P-22	supports pre-registration of high school students ages 16 and 17.
8	7	Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights	1 from Maple Grove P-06	supports protecting of voting rights of all eligible voters, including unfettered access to voting polls, no excuse mail-in voting, reasonable voting windows, being safe from voter intimidation tactics, safety while voting and ensuring their votes are counted.
9	8	Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights	1 from Maple Grove P-06	supports protecting the constitutional right of free speech. The right to assemble peacefully to express an opinion needs to be protected from legislative tactics to infringe on our rights.
10	9	Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights	1 from Maple Grove P-22	supports requiring disclosure of spending on electioneering communications.
11	10	Consumer Issues	1 from Maple Grove P-17 1 from Maple Grove P-23	opposes the state of Minnesota joining the Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC).
12	11	Consumer Issues	1 from Greenfield P-01 1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports legislative oversight of Minnesota's member-owned electric cooperatives to improve transparency and ensure there is opportunity for input from members before key decisions are made that affect asset management, member payments, or climate impacts.
13	12	Consumer Issues	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-17 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports the development and deployment of a comprehensive policy to make available and maximize the expected use life, facilitate efficient repair, reuse, and recycling of manufactured products; minimize the use and maximize recycling of strategic materials; and promote widespread reduction, usage, or composting of food waste.
14	13	Education	1 from Maple Grove P-22	supports increasing State funding for early childhood education so low-income and low-middle-income families across the state have access to early childhood education.
15	14	Energy	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports a Green New Deal to provide an equitable energy future in which all Minnesotans, especially in the front-line and underserved communities, can reap the health and economic benefits of efficiency programs, renewable electricity, and clean energy jobs.
16	15	Energy	1 from Greenfield P-01 1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-20 1 from Medina P-1A	supports a transition to a zero carbon economy; mandating 100% carbon-free electricity throughout Minnesota by 2030; meeting or exceeding “Net Zero” carbon emissions by 2050; and supports a massive shift in electricity generation towards a future powered by wind, solar, storage, and a modern electrical grid that will power our homes, businesses, and transportation.
17	16	Energy	1 from Maple Grove P-06	supports expansion of alternate energy sources to fossil fuel, including, but not limited to, expanded infrastructure to service electric cars, supporting new technology businesses, and expanded availability of non-fossil fuel and coal energy such as wind and solar.
18	17	Energy	1 from Medina P-1B 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2040 as a part of a statewide plan that reduces racial, gender, and economic disparities while cutting greenhouse gases by 45% by 2030 and go to “net zero” by 2050.
19	18	Energy	1 from Maple Grove P-13	Transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2040 as a part of a statewide plan that reduces racial, gender, and economic disparities while cutting greenhouse gases by 45% by 2030 and go to “net zero” by 2050.
20	19	Government Accountability to the Public	1 from Medina P-1A	support ranked-choice voting (RCV) for use in all federal elections including congressional and presidential primaries and general elections.
21	20	Government Accountability to the Public	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports legislation asserting that all waters and wetlands in Minnesota have a right to exist, flow, and be protected against harm. Government entities or citizens shall have standing to bring action against any entity who intentionally or negligently damages waters and wetlands in Minnesota.
22	21	Health and Human Services	1 from Maple Grove P-22	supports an exemption to the ACA for enactment of cost-efficient single-payer universal healthcare in Minnesota that supports basic health and well-being, positively impacting the economic viability of our communities.
23	22	Health and Human Services	1 from Maple Grove P-17	supports legislation to require Tricare, Medicare, VA Health Administration, and all private insurance to cover the cost of neuropathy care for veterans and all Americans who suffer from diabetic foot-related issues.
24	23	Health and Human Services	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-13 1 from Maple Grove P-17	supports the proposed Minnesota Health Plan (currently SF 1643/HF 1774), a commonsense, comprehensive, affordable, universal health care system that fulfills these important principles and criteria. Furthermore, the DFL Party supports enactment of the Medicare for All Act of 2021, HR 1976, in coordination with the Medicare for All Act of 2019, S 1129, at the national level.
25	24	Labor and Employment	1 from Maple Grove P-12	support legislation in the state legislature that would provide up to 12 weeks of partial wage replacement leave for workers to take care of their own serious medical condition, that of a family member, or to bond with a new child.
26	25	Labor and Employment	1 from Greenfield P-01 2 from Maple Grove P-02 1 from Maple Grove P-13 1 from Maple Grove P-24	support strengthening refinery workforce safety and skills through construction trades registered apprenticeship programs.
27	26	Labor and Employment	1 from Maple Grove P-12	supports state-issued bonus checks of $1,500 each to the 667,000 frontline workers who have risked their lives working during the pandemic.
28	27	Natural Resources and the Environment	1 from Maple Grove P-20 2 from Maple Grove P-06	Mandate the calculation of climate impacts including external and social costs of carbon, for all new infrastructure projects; limit funding or deny permits for high-impact projects and incentivize those with the lowest carbon footprint; remove existing fossil-fuel based infrastructure as quickly as possible.
29	28	Natural Resources and the Environment	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-17 1 from Maple Grove P-20	opposes any effort to circumvent or weaken state or federal environmental laws or protections involving administrative procedures and permitting.
30	29	Natural Resources and the Environment	1 from Medina P-1A 1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports a moratorium banning copper-nickel sulfide mining in Minnesota's watersheds until it is proven first to be safe in water-rich environments for the protection of some of America's greatest treasures, including but not limited to Lake Superior, the BWCA, Voyageurs National Park, and the Mississippi River.
31	30	Natural Resources and the Environment	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports eliminating the conflict of interest between mineral regulation and promotion in the Department of Natural Resources by reassigning responsibility for development and economic analysis of state minerals to the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
32	31	Natural Resources and the Environment	1 from Greenfield P-01 2 from Maple Grove P-02 1 from Maple Grove P-13 1 from Maple Grove P-24	supports substantial investment in Minnesota's water infrastructure.
33	32	Natural Resources and the Environment	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-17 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports the reduction of lead exposure in people and animals by eliminating lead in drinking water, investing and lead remediation in Minnesota homes and other locations, and banning the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle.
34	33	Natural Resources and the Environment	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports the reduction or banning of toxic and carcinogenic substances, such as harmful PFAS chemicals, in consumer goods, and require newly-developed similar substances to be proven safe before widespread manufacture and use.
35	34	Natural Resources and the Environment	1 from Medina P-1A 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports upgrading our failing public water infrastructure, water treatment plants and the piping to supply public water, sewage, and stormwater to ensure safe drinking water and to protect aquatic ecosystems from pollution.
36	35	Public safety and Crime Protection	1 from Maple Grove P-6 1 from Maple Grove P-16	oppose “stand your ground” or “shoot first” laws which allow the use of deadly force anytime a person subjectively believes his or her life is threatened, even if there is a clear and safe way to avoid the danger.
37	36	Public safety and Crime Protection	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-17	supports gun-sense legislation, including support for passing universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders, and opposing permitless carry and stand-your-ground laws.
38	37	Public safety and Crime Protection	1 from Maple Grove P-06	supports responsible gun reform to ensure that reasonable requirements to owning and operating a gun are in place. The safety of our children in schools, the safety of our population in theaters, malls, etc., is paramount. Legislation should require proper training, background checks, and appropriate permits for gun possession. This is no different than owning and operating a car.
39	38	Retirement Security	1 from Medina P-1A 2 from Maple Grove P-20	supports the continued divestment from fossil fuel funds by the Minnesota State Board of Investment to protect the pensions of Minnesota civil servants and educators from financial risk and to help move our economy to clean energy sources.
40	39	Transportation	1 from Maple Grove P-06 1 from Maple Grove P-17 1 from Maple Grove P-20	supports development of sustainable public transportation, including mass transit, commuter rail, light rail, and buses, charging stations for electric vehicles, as well as viable options for pedestrians, bicycles, and other non-motorized transportation options.
41	40	Veterans Affairs	1 from Maple Grove P-17 1 from Maple Grove P-23	supports immediate and full funding of work to restore 100 skilled Care Nursing beds to our state Veterans Home.
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46			3	Agriculture
47			6	Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights
48			3	Consumer Issues
49			1	Education
50			5	Energy
51			2	Government Accountability to the Public
52			3	Health and Human Services
53			3	Labor and Employment
54			8	Natural Resources and the Environment
55			3	Public safety and Crime Protection
56			1	Retirement Security
57			1	Transportation
58			1	Veterans Affairs
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