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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

In this episode, MNA member Becky Nelson, RN, and MNA Lobbyist Katie Kottenbrock discuss MNA's staffing bill, the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act, and how this vital legislation can help solve the nurse staffing crisis in Minnesota. 

In this episode, MNA members Doreen McIntyre, RN, and Rachel Hanneman, RN, discuss MNA’s Day on the Hill, an annual event where nurses visit their legislators at the Capitol to lobby on legislation that will improve the nursing profession and patient care in Minnesota. To get involved in Day on the Hill, visit mnnurses.org/DOTH.