Episodes

  • Nurse-led Laws & Building Power at the Minnesota Capitol
    Aug 21 2024

    In this episode, MNA Lead Political Organizer Jackie O'Shea and MNA Lobbyist Ben Baglio discuss the nurse-led laws that passed at the Capitol this year, what didn't pass, and what are the next steps for nurses wanting to build power at the Minnesota Capitol in the years to come.

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    44 mins
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 5: Final Passage and Signing into Law
    Feb 27 2024

    Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The final part of this series features MNA Chair of the Governmental Affairs Commission John Welsh, RN, to walk us through the final steps of a bill becoming a law.

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    2 mins
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 4: Conference Committees
    Feb 27 2024

    Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The fourth part of this series features Governmental Affairs Commissioner Tess Schlicksupp, RN, who is here to talk about what happens when a bill goes to Conference Committees.

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    3 mins
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 3: Floor Votes
    Feb 27 2024

    Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The third part of this series features Governmental Affairs Commissioner Ali Marcanti, RN, to tell us more about floor votes.

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    3 mins
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 2: House and Senate Committees
    Feb 27 2024

    Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The second part of this series features Governmental Affairs Commissioner Rachel Hanneman, RN, to walk us through what happens when a bill goes to House and Senate committees.

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    4 mins
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 1: What is a bill?
    Feb 21 2024

    Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The first part of this series features MNA Chair of the Governmental Affairs Commission John Welsh, RN, to walk us through the basics of what a bill is and how it's created.

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    3 mins
  • MNA Elections Pt. 2 - Join an MNA Commission
    May 30 2023

    In the second of a two-part episode on MNA Elections, we have two MNA members joining us to s hare more about why MNA members should get involved in and run for the Nursing Practice and Education Commission and the Governmental Affairs Commission.

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    25 mins
  • MNA Elections Pt. 1 - Join the Board of Directors
    May 2 2023

    In the first of a two-part episode on MNA Elections, we have two current members of the MNA Board of Directors joining us to share more about why MNA members should get involved in and run for the Board of Directors.

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    27 mins