The Legacy of Speaker Melissa Hortman
A re-release of Episode 10 with special guest Dr. Kristin Lyerly, OB-GYN and Committee to Protect Healthcare Chair, to discuss the legacy of House Speaker Melissa Hortman, a champion for abortion rights, affordable healthcare, paid family leave, and LGBTQ protections.Background reading:
The Washington Post (E.J. Dionne): Melissa Hortman’s legacy is a ‘Minnesota Miracle’
Star Tribune (via the Minnesota House DFL website): DFL leaders: That was the most consequential legislature in generations
MPR News: Anger to action: How DFLers transformed Minnesota abortion rights after Roe
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