Minnesotans with disabilities enter a new decade with the start of 2020. A look back at 2019 reveals a year of gains and losses for the community. Much progress was…
Category: Legislative
Disabled veterans seek more funds
Veterans and lawmakers are hoping to breathe new life into a stalled effort to put more money in the pockets of retired members of the armed forces who suffered injuries…
Walz, Flanagan fight food stamp cuts
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan used the holiday season to call attention to a Trump administration plan to cut hundreds of thousands of Americans from the…
Session starts in February
The Minnesota Council on Disability invites disability community members and their allies to a preview of disability issues in the 2020 legislative session. Catch up on public affairs issues as…
New plan, new leaders at Human Services
Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead is moving ahead with changes at the embattled state agency. Gov. Tim Walz is also acting to quell problems in the wake…