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OPINION EXCHANGE | State Sen. Kari Dziedzic: My cancer journey — an enlightened perspective
Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• Over my years in the Minnesota Senate, I had rarely found myself working on health and human services policy. In winter 2023, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. This diagnosis launched me into a profound journey through the intricacies of health care, medical access and insurance coverage.
Senator Kari Dziedzic’s Legislation to Cover Wigs for Cancer-Related Hair Loss Included in Health and Human Services Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Friday, May 3 the Senate passed SF4699, the omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental budget bill, which will expand health insurance coverage for Minnesotans and build a more comprehensive and accessible mental health system. A provision by Senator Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of wigs for cancer-related hair loss was included in the bill.
Speaker Hortman, Majority Leader Dziedzic announce formation of Joint Task Force on Emergency Medical Services
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Today, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL – Brooklyn Park) and Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL – Minneapolis) announced the formation of a new Joint Task Force on Emergency Medical Services. The panel will be charged with examining new ways the Legislature can strengthen the lifesaving services EMS personnel provide in communities across the state.
Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic and Senate Co-authors Celebrate Driver’s Licenses for All ahead of October 1 Effective Date
SAINT PAUL, Minn.–Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic(DFL—Minneapolis), Senate President Bobby Joe Champion (DFL—Minneapolis), and Senator Zaynab Mohamed(DFL — Minneapolis) today celebrated the enactment of Driver’s Licenses for All, which is due to take effect tomorrow, October 1, 2023.
Senate Majority Leader Dziedzic Encouraged by Contract Agreement in Blandin Paper Strike
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) released the following statement on the contract agreement reached by the Teamsters and Blandin Paper Company in the four-week-old Blandin Paper Strike. “I don’t know the details but was pleased to hear about the agreement between the Teamsters and Blandin announced today. I met with the workers last month in Grand Rapids.
OPINION EXCHANGE | Historic progress for generations to come
Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• Last November, for the first time in a decade, Minnesotans entrusted DFLers with full control of state government. They were clear that they wanted to see an end to the era of gridlock in divided government.
Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic Says Senate-Passed Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Signed Into Law Today
Says Senator Alice Mann’s Transformational Bill Will Allow Paid Time Off To Care For Newborns, Sick Family Members, or to Recover from illness SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) said today that Governor Walz has signed into law the state’s first-ever Paid Family and Medical Leave bill to give Minnesotans up to 12 weeks of paid time off to care a newborn, a sick family member or to recover from a serious illness.
Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic Says Senate Has Passed Historic $880 Million Public Safety Bill to Keep MN Communities Safe
Measure Invests in Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, Mental Health, Youth Intervention, and Bolsters the Court System. SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis)said the Senate has passed a historic public safety budget to keep Minnesota’s communities safe by investing $880 million in law enforcement, crime prevention, mental health services, youth intervention programs, and bolstering the state’s court system.
Senate Confirms Three Members of the Public Utilities Commission
Senate Majority Leader Dziedzic Says Approval of Katie Seiben, Matt Schuerger, John Tuma to Allow Them to Continue Work on Commission Without Disruption ST. PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) said that the Senate confirmation today of Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Chair Katie Seiben, and Commissioners Matt Schuerger and John Tumawill allow each of them continue their work on PUC without disruption.
OPINION EXCHANGE | DFL is delivering for Minnesota
Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• When Minnesotans elected a new DFL majority in the Senate last November, they sent a clear message that they were tired of the frustrating gridlock and inaction that had blocked many of their priorities at the State Capitol.
Senator Dziedzic statement on sexual harassment
Senator Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) released the following statement on sexual harassment: “I personally know how hard it is to report sexual harassment and talk publicly about those experiences in the workplace. It took me a few days to fully reflect on the report from Ms. Cynthia Callais. “Staff that have experienced sexual harassment don’t want to be labeled a troublemaker or be told to ‘loosen up and learn to take a joke’ or to even lose their job.
OPINION EXCHANGE | Minnesota's outdated sexual harassment laws continue to let survivors down
For far too long, Minnesota’s arcane sexual harassment policy has failed both employees and employers. A 2018 Star Tribune Minnesota Poll reported that nearly two out of three women in the state have personally experienced sexual harassment. We hope that 2020 is the year we can finally provide clarity in our laws, so that neither employees nor employers must continue to tolerate sexual harassment in the workplace.
OPINION EXCHANGE | Omar, Dziedzic, Noor: Cedar-Riverside high-rise fire must prompt action
The day before Thanksgiving, families across the country gathered around their dining tables to give thanks and break bread. But many families in the Twin Cities were not sitting down for a holiday dinner — instead they were facing indescribable tragedy. On Wednesday, Nov. 27, a fire broke out in a 25-story public housing building in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, near where all of us grew up. Five people lost their lives that day.
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