Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's task force on women's economic security...

...issued a sweeping set of recommendations on Tuesday after a year of work. The task force outlined what Ellison's office billed as the state's first comprehensive study of how to achieve equal participation in the economy for women. The group set out to find ways to strengthen legislation passed in 2014 while championing multiple bills pending at the state Capitol this year. Members of the task force on Tuesday also underscored further disparities in pay between white women and women of color.

The group unveiled its report on International Women's Day – and did so just after a group of activists and lawmakers that included Minnesota Lynx Coach and GM Cheryl Reeve dropped off petitions urging the Minnesota Senate to pass legislation that would allow voters to consider adding an Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution.