Press Release
THURSDAY–SATURDAY: AG Ellison to listen to Minnesotans in south-central and southwest Minnesota
July 17, 2019 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will co-host a public roundtable discussion on wage theft and two listening sessions with local legislators, as well as meet privately with a variety of community leaders and workers, during three days of travel in south-central and southwest Minnesota, starting this Thursday, July 18 through Saturday, July 20. He will hold two events open to press and the public in Mankato on Friday, July 19 and one in Worthington on Saturday, July 20. The events are free of charge.
The listening sessions — with Sen. Nick Frentz and Reps. Jack Considine and Jeff Brand in Mankato, and with Rep. Rod Hamilton in Worthington — will be the 18th and 19th public listening sessions that Attorney General Ellison has held around Minnesota since he was elected in November 2018. The listening session in Worthington with Rep. Hamilton will focus on the high cost of pharmaceutical drugs. Representative Hamilton is a member of Attorney General Ellison’s Advisory Task Force on Lowering Pharmaceutical Drug Prices.
The events that are open to press and the public are listed below. In addition to these events, Attorney General Ellison will be meeting privately on Thursday with leaders of the Upper Sioux Community in Granite Falls and leaders of the Lower Sioux Community in Morton; on Friday with regional county attorneys in Mankato; and on Saturday with union workers around concerns about worker safety and wage theft in Worthington.
Friday, July 19
| WHAT: | Roundtable discussion about wage theft |
| WHEN: | 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Mankato Labor Temple 310 McKinzie St. S. Mankato 56001 |
| WHO: | Attorney General Keith Ellison Russ Hess, President, Southeast Minnesota Area Labor Council |
Friday, July 19
| WHAT: | Listening session with Mankato-area state legislative delegation |
| WHEN: | 6:00–7:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Centennial Student Union, Room 245 Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato 56001 |
| WHO: | Attorney General Keith Ellison State Senator Nick Frentz State Representative Jack Considine State Representative Jeff Brand |
Saturday, July 20
| WHAT: | Listening session on the cost of pharmaceutical drugs with Representative Rod Hamilton |
| WHEN: | 1:00–2:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Worthington High School 1211 Clary St. Worthington 56187 |
| WHO: | Attorney General Keith Ellison State Representative Rod Hamilton |
| MORE: | Representative Hamilton is a member of Attorney General Ellison’s Advisory Task Force on Lowering Pharmaceutical Drug Prices. |
