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Sorting through donations at the ICA food shelf in Excelsior, Minnesota. (MPR Photo/Elizabeth Stawicki)
State legislators aim to end poverty
Broadcast: Midmorning, 12/12/2007, 10:06 a.m.
Minnesota legislators have been touring the state to get a firsthand look at what poverty in Minnesota looks like. But is it feasible to end poverty, and can a bipartisan commission agree on what it will take?
Guests
Gregory Gray: Executive director of the Legislative Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020. He is a former state representative.
Sen. John Marty: DFL-Roseville. He is co-chair of the Legislative Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020.
Sen. Paul Koering: R-Fort Ripley.
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