Press Coverage
JRLC Editorials or Op-Eds
Returning to hope after a massacre, by Alison Killeen
MinnPost, Tuesday, December 18, 2012
When hard work is not enough, by Brian Rusche
Star Tribune, Monday, October 10, 2011
Guest view: Compromise is not a dirty word, by Rachel Herzfeldt-Kamprath
Winona Daily News, Sunday, August 7, 2011
Legislators, the key to compromise is human dignity, by Brian Rusche
Star Tribune, Saturday, June 18, 2011
Minnesota legislators, there is no magic number, by Brian Rusche
Star Tribune, Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Guest view: Budget solution requires balance, by Susie Brown (Minnesota Council of Nonprofits) and Brian Rusche
Winona Daily News, Friday, March 11, 2011
Press Coverage and Mentions
40 Years of Interfaith Activism as Political Lobby, by Angela Butel (JRLC Bonner Fellow)
The Interfaith Observer, Friday, February 15, 2013
Coalition seeks $9.50 Minnesota minimum wage, by Don Davis
DL-Online, Thursday, February 14, 2013
Minimum wage: Minnesota falls behind other states, by Cynthia Boyd
MinnPost, Friday, January 18, 2013
Advocates for needy are hopeful DFL legislature will support 'poverty agenda', by Cynthia Boyd
MinnPost, Thursday, November 8, 2012
Seen & Heard: Rochester man receives interfaith group award, by Megan Kennedy
Rochester Post Bulletin, Saturday, May 5, 2012
Getting a Head Start on the 2013 session, by John Michaelson
Public News Service MN, Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Religious housing coalition holds vigil Friday, by Forum staff reports
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Wednesday, April 11, 2012
We must support safe, affordable housing, by Terry Schoonover (JRLC District Leader)
Rochester Post Bulletin, Tuesday, April 10, 2012
People of faith unite at Capitol to advocate for poor, by Julie Carroll
The Catholic Spirit, Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Interfaith religious group plans lobby event at Capitol, by Rose French
Star Tribune, Monday, March 12, 2012
'Welfare Reform 2.0' moves ahead, but met with anger at Legislature, by Cynthia Boyd
Minnpost.com, Thursday, February 23, 2012
Native Issues in the Halls of Government, by Mordecai Specktor
The Circle Native American News and Arts, Thursday, December 15, 2011
One more issue in stadium debate: human toll of gambling, by Cynthia Boyd
Minnpost.com, Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Key lawmakers put Minneapolis back in the Vikings stadium game, by Doug Belden
Pioneer Press, Wednesday, November 30, 2011
New poverty estimates could help lawmakers identify solutions, by Brandt Williams
Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, November 7, 2011
Legislators and religious groups to come out against gambling, by Ton Scheck
Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Calling all churches: Organization focuses on child poverty, by Vicki Gerdes
Detroit Lakes Tribune, Friday, October 28, 2011
Taking the challenge of faithful citizenship, by Rev. Tim Reker, St. Theodore Catholic Church
Albert Lea Tribune, Friday, October 14, 2011
Group fights to end child poverty -- meets October 26 at Congregational Church in DL, by Vicki Gerdes
Detroit Lakes Tribune, Saturday, October 15, 2011
Poverty rate rises in Minnesota, while giving to help poor has declined, by Cynthia Boyd
MinPost.com, Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Groups serving poor and disabled worry about budget deal, by Cynthia Boyd (MinnPost)
Twin Cities Daily Planet, Sunday July 17, 2011
Groups pressure lawmakers to settle budget in 'low key' meetings, by Cynthia Boyd
MinnPost.com, Tuesday July 12, 2011
Activists rally for more revenue outside Capitol, by Eric Roper
Star Tribune, Thursday June 30, 2011
Rally at Capitol as shutdown looms, by Stephanie Hemphill
Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday June 30, 2011
Minn. GOP lawmakers agree on plan to slash services for the poor, by Madeleine Baran and Tom Scheck
Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday May 14, 2011
Welfare program for poor eliminated in proposed budget plan, by Madeleine Baran
Minnesota Public Radio, Friday May 13, 2011
Religious leaders to hold interfaith vigil at Capitol, observe Statehood Day, by Rose French
Star Tribune, Wednesday May 11, 2011
"Government by tantrum?" Minnesotans' concerns over budget cuts, By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva
Twin Cities Daily Planet, Friday May 6, 2011
Advocates for needy fear today's political climate, by Cynthia Boyd
MinnPost.com, Thursday, April 7, 2011
When the first day of school falls on a religious holiday, by Susan Hogan
Star Tribune, Tuesday March 1, 2011
Legislators hear public scrutiny of Dayton's tax plan at Capitol, by Tim Pugmire
Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday February 23, 2011
Faith Leaders Gather at the Capitol for a Common Cause, by Sharon Rolenc and Heather Claybrook
Minnesota Public News Service, Friday February 18, 2011
Religious groups come calling, lobbying at Capitol, by Rose French
Star Tribune, Thursday February 17, 2011
Religious advocacy group gives state budget intial good reviews, by Rose French
Star Tribune, Tuesday February 15, 2011
JRLC staff discuss legislative issues with students at St. Gabriel’s Catholic School, by Norma Dittman
Fulda Free Press, Monday January 21, 2011
RADIO: Census data sheds new light on poverty, Minnesota Public Radion Interview
Broadcasts: Midmorning, 12/15/2010, 9:06 a.m., All Things Considered, 12/15/2010, 6:20 p.m.