| Category | Be it resolved that… |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL support the US ratification of the United Nations Convention to End all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Resolution |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL support laws to restrict corporations from using their funds to advocate for or against candidates for political office |
| Health & Human Services | the DFL continue to support a woman’s choice to reproductive choice including access to safe & legal abortions & other reproductive health services |
| Education | the DFL support equitable, sustainable, predictable & sufficient funding of public education systems at all levels |
| Health & Human Services | the DFL support funding for General Assistance Medical Care & provide healthcare to people who are currently on the program |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL support legislation legalizing same sex marriage & oppose Constitutional amendments to bar same sex marriage |
| Health & Human Services | the DFL support funding for the entire continuum of homeless services including programs to house those with mental illnesses |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL support passage of the International Violence Against Women Act by the US Congress |
| Health & Human Services | the DFL support discharge planning for people w/ mental illnesses to ensure people leaving jails & prisons have access to medications, treatment, employment & supportive housing |
| Public Safety & Crime Prevention | the DFL support closing the gun show loophole & require that all potential gun buyers at gun shows pass a background check before buying a gun. |
| Health & Human Services | the DFL support federal legislation to provide meaningful healthcare reform that will ensure coverage for all at reasonable cost & that includes a public option. |
| Labor & Employment | the DFL support passage in Congress of the Employee Free Choice Act to ensure workers the freedom to form & join unions without fear of employer retaliation. |
| Education | the DFL support responsible sex education in MN public schools that includes information about abstinence, contraception, disease prevention, & is medically accurate, age-appropriate & inclusive of GLBT concerns |
| Energy | the DFL support the use of bonding authority to subsidize low-cost loans to private citizens & citizen cooperatives for renewable energy to encourage solar, wind & energy conservation. |
| Health & Human Services | the DFL support increased funding for homeless youth services so all youth can access safe & stable housing with supportive services |
| Business & Community Development | the DFL support holding providers of information on criminal backgrounds accountable for their accuracy |
| Education | the DFL provide critical supports for MN's children, youth, families & communities by instituting high-quality community learning opportunities after school & during the summer |
| Health & Human Services | the DFL support Universal, Single-Payer Healthcare on the Federal level & the Single-Payer Minnesota Health Act at the state level. |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL support the inclusion of gender equality in the Minnesota Constitution & the US Constitution |
| Nat'l Resources & Environment | the DFL support strengthening regulations to ensure mining companies fulfill their obligations to fund mine clean-up activities, even in event of bankruptcy or other unforeseen events |
| Health & Human Services | the DFL support efforts to assist households facing foreclosure by advocating for increased resources to build & preserve affordable housing; & increase funding for homeless services & rent subsidies |
| Transportation | the DFL support statewide & local Complete Streets policies to ensure roads are planned & designed to fully consider safety & access for all users including user of mass transit, pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, cars & trucks |
| Consumer Issues | the DFL affirm original rental leases are to be honored for the term of the lease & that renters are not to be evicted if the terms are amended without the renters knowledge & approval |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL support the right of any patient (or her/his healthcare agent when the patient cannot speak) to refuse or to discontinue artificial nutrition & hydration |
| Labor & Employment | the DFL support continued extension of unemployment benefits. |
| Nat'l Security & International Policy | the DFL support police actions which are directed toward the prosecution of individual who are in any way aiding or abetting the trafficking of children to be used & abused as sex slaves & that the victims of such trafficking are to be protected & enable the collection & publication of data of these offenses in compliance with Federal requirements |
| Education | the DFL support efforts to ensure the safety of all Minnesota students & to promote healthy, respectful learning environments in Minnesota schools that are free of harassment & violence, including but not limited to, actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, age, & physical characteristics, & association with a person or group with one or more of these perceived characteristics. |
| Nat'l Resources & Environment | the DFL will promote strong climate change policies that are designed to stabilize atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide at no more than 350ppm & reduce US greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. |
| Veterans Affairs | all armed service persons serving in our present wars receive the excellent emotional, physical & psychological care which is available to all citizens of the USA. |
| Nat'l Resources & Environment | the DFL support increased funding & research to fight the spread of invasive species. |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL support the addition of gender identity or expression to the discrimination statement in the Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights of the Ongoing Platform. |
| Tax & Budget Policy | the budget will not be balanced by cuts to support services for vulnerable or disabled citizens |
| Education | the DFL support state funding for college access & success programs similar to the Federal TRIO projects that serve low-income, 1st generation & underrepresented youth & adults throughout Minnesota. |
| Labor & Employment | the DFL support comprehensive reform of US immigration laws that provide for: a road to legalization & options for citizenship for all immigrants, prioritization of family reunification in all policies, protection of workers' rights & civil liberties for all, & an end to the immigration enforcement & detention policies that tear apart families & communities |
| Business & Community Development | the DFL support new laws that will grant the state the authority to: license larger breeders of dogs & cats, inspect facilities, enforce laws & regulations, & impose stronger civil & criminal penalties for animal suffering |
| Labor & Employment | the DFL support legislation ensuring that publicly funded green jobs & training opportunities reach low-income people & people of color, agencies in charge of public investments meet their women & minority hiring, contracting, & training goals, & government is accountable & transparent in it's processes & reporting |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL call for the nullification of the fictional doctrine of corporate personhood & for the legal status of corporations to be restored to that status corporations received at the founding of the United States of America. |
| Health & Human Services | MN focus its efforts on ending poverty in this state over the next 10 years by: restoring work as a way out of poverty, refocusing public assistance to streamline services & support everyone's capacity & potential, help Minnesotans build & maintain financial assets, revitalize our communities through infrastructure & person-to-person support, modernize our system of education to build the best workforce in the nation, & develop an ongoing structure to monitor MN's efforts to end poverty |
| Labor & Employment | the DFL support the expansion of Minnesota's current prevailing wage laws (Davis-Bacon Act) to include all projects funded by tax dollars from local governments along with efforts to strengthen the application & enforcement of prevailing wage laws & support public sector project labor agreements including green job manufacturing |
| Retirement Security | the DFL support legislation to address the unfunded liabilities in public pension plans (such MERF) to ensure their solvency |
| Government Accountability | the DFL endorse adoption of Instant Runoff Voting (aka Ranked Choice Voting) for state & local elections. |
| Transportation | the DFL support legislation requiring that motorcyclists wear helmets just as automobile drivers are required to wear seat belts. |
| Tax & Budget Policy | the MN Legislature should restore the renter’s credit. |
| Nat'l Resources & Environment | MN should adopt California’s automobile emission requirements (Minnesota Clean Car Act). |
| Labor & Employment | the DFL support a minimum standard of paid sick days for all MN workers |
| Education | the DFL support the MN Dream Act, which provides in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant students who have attended high school within the state for at least two years; have graduated from a state high school or attained the equivalent of high school graduation; have registered & been accepted to a public college or university |
| Nat'l Security & International Policy | MN call for the US Congress to cease funding for depleted uranium munitions & curtail the sales of uranium-core bullets & shells. |
| Health & Human Services | MN aid for Health & Human services should not be cut to balance the State budget. |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL call for an independent, non-partisan commission to examine & report publicly on torture & cruel, inhumane & degrading treatment of detainees since September 11, 2001 & hold accountable all US officials, regardless of rank or position, who authorized, ordered, or failed in their duty to prevent the torture & ill-treatment of prisoners |
| Labor & Employment | the DFL support a large bonding bill in the 2010 legislative session that focuses on projects that can be undertaken quickly with wage subsidy programs to hire new & dislocated workers through the passage of the Construction Coalition Jobs bill (SF2078) |
| Labor & Employment | the DFL support raising the minimum wage by $1 per hour at both the state & federal level |
| Health & Human Services | the DFL support legislation that would require mandated minimum safe registered nurse-to-patient standards to protect patients & staff. |
| Government Accountability | the DFL oppose public financing for a new stadium for the MINNESOTA VIKINGS. |
| Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights | the DFL support the legalization of physician aid in dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults whose diagnosis is verified by 2 physicians can request & receive from her/his physician a prescription for lethal medications that will end her/his life |
| Health & Human Services | Bisphenol A (BPA) should be removed from all children’s & adult products. |
| Labor & Employment | the DFL support state legislation which prohibits state agencies from contracting with companies that outsource work to countries outside the US & removal of any tax credits &/or reductions for companies that off-shore their employees or those that layoff large number of employees |
