<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Press Releases</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT class=sechead&gt;&lt;FONT color=#005577&gt;Press Releases&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;If you have a press-related question or need more information, please contact&amp;nbsp;Growth &amp;amp; Justice President Dane Smith at &lt;STRONG&gt;651-251-0728&lt;/STRONG&gt; or email &lt;ST</description><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/Media_By_Press_Releases.rss</link><lastBuildDate>7/31/2010 3:47:47 AM</lastBuildDate><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><generator>UPNetEngine</generator><item><title>A statement about the Senate and House Tax Commitee propsoals</title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/A_statement_about_the_Senate_and_House_Tax_Commitee_propsoals.html </link><description>By Growth &amp;amp; Justice President Dane Smith.</description><pubDate>4/21/2009 3:08:10 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Transportation issues to be discussed at April 23 meeting in Excelsior</title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/Transportation_issues_to_be_discussed_at_April_23_meeting_in_Excelsior.html </link><description>Matt Kane to speak about &lt;EM&gt;Smart Investments&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;SUP&gt;SM&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt; &lt;/STRONG&gt;in Transportation for &lt;?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /&gt;&lt;ST1:STATE w:st="on"&gt;&lt;ST1:PLACE w:st="on"&gt;Minnesot&lt;EM&gt;a.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/ST1:PLACE&gt;&lt;/ST1:STATE&gt;&lt;/I&gt;</description><pubDate>4/15/2009 4:32:39 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Growth &amp; Justice urges government to focus economic development</title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/Growth_Justice_urges_government_to_focus_economic_development.html </link><description></description><pubDate>3/26/2009 8:52:10 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Governing with Accountability provides basic principles and overview of problems and opportunities, toward goal of improving public-sector performance </title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/Governing_with_Accountability_provides_basic_principles_and_overview_of_problems_and_opportunities_toward_goal_of_improving_public-sector_performance.html </link><description>Growth &amp;amp; Justice releases &lt;EM&gt;Governing with Accountability&lt;/EM&gt; report.</description><pubDate>3/19/2009 9:05:57 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota’s deficit must be resolved fairly and responsibly</title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/Minnesota_s_deficit_must_be_resolved_fairly_and_responsibly.html </link><description>By Dane Smith, president Growth &amp;amp; Justice - on behalf of the Invest in Minnesota Campaign.</description><pubDate>3/17/2009 2:38:52 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>A statement on the 2009 Minnesota Tax Incidence Study</title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/A_statement_on_the_2009_Minnesota_Tax_Incidence_Study.html </link><description>By Dane Smith, president, Growth &amp;amp; Justice.</description><pubDate>3/9/2009 5:59:28 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>A statement on the February forecast</title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/A_statement_on_the_February_forecast.html </link><description>&lt;o:p&gt;By &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /&gt;&lt;st1:PersonName w:st="on"&gt;Dane Smith&lt;/st1:PersonName&gt;, president, Growth &amp;amp; Justice.&lt;/o:p&gt;</description><pubDate>3/4/2009 8:33:02 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Growth &amp; Justice shaps bills to improve student achievement at all levels, increase number of Minnesotans with post-secondary education </title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/Growth_Justice_shaps_bills_to_improve_student_achievem.html </link><description>&lt;A href="http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15271"&gt;Rep. Ryan Winkler&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;has introduced a bill in the Minnesota House of Representatives&amp;nbsp;(&lt;A href="https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/revisor/pages/search_status/status_detail.php?b=House&amp;amp;f=HF1188&amp;amp;ssn=0&amp;amp;y=2009"&gt;H.F.&amp;nbsp;1188&lt;/A&gt;), and &lt;A href="http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1067&amp;amp;ls=86"&gt;Sen. Chuck Wiger &lt;/A&gt;has&amp;nbsp;introduced a companion bill in the Minnesota Senate (&lt;A href="https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/revisor/pages/search_status/status_detail.php?b=Senate&amp;amp;f=SF0954&amp;amp;ssn=0&amp;amp;y=2009"&gt;S.F. 954)&lt;/A&gt;, based on &lt;EM&gt;&lt;A href="/education_report.html"&gt;Smart Investments in Minnesota's Students&lt;/A&gt;. &lt;/EM&gt;</description><pubDate>3/10/2009 2:39:20 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Why fairer taxes must be part of the budget deficit solution</title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/Why_fairer_taxes_must_be_part_of_the_budget_deficit_solution.html </link><description>By Growth &amp;amp; Justice President Dane Smith and Minnesota Budget Project Director Nan Madden on behalf of the Invest in Minnesota Campaign. </description><pubDate>2/3/2009 8:07:27 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>A statement about Gov. Pawlenty's state budget</title><link>http://www.growthandjustice.org/A_statement_on_Gov_Pawlenty_s_state_budget.html </link><description>By Growth &amp;amp; Justice President Dane Smith. </description><pubDate>1/27/2009 2:34:14 PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>