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MMLA report highlighted in Star Tribune editorial
A recent Star Tribune editorial column reacts to the recent Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid report on TANF and MFIP aid programs. Read it here. ...continue reading
New LSAP report: The Consequence of Doing Nothing
The Legal Servcies Advocacy Project has published a new report on the affects of inflation on direct assistance to poor families. Click here to read it. ...continue reading
Law Suit Claims State Mismanaged Money
From this StarTribune article: "Thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities have been forced needlessly to wait months and even years for community-based services because the state has underspent ...continue reading
Disability Law Center publishes investigative report
On July 29, 2015, the Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC) of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid released “Investigative Report: Restraint and Seclusion at the Minnesota Security Hospital.” Based ...continue reading
Medical Legal Partnerships expanding in Minnesota
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Minnesota faces sanctions over too vague disability services plan
From a Star Tribune article: "U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank said the state’s revised blueprint — known as an Olmstead plan — failed to meet his earlier demands...". ...continue reading
Working to Increase Financial Support for Low-Income Families
Legal Aid Attorney working to increase financial support for low-income families. ...continue reading
Immigration court’s tight deadlines
Legalaid attorneys discuss affects of the recent executive order on immigration with MPR. ...continue reading
Medical-Legal Partnerships
Medical-Legal Partnerships: Solutions Through an Integrated Approach discussed in the November issue of The Hennepin Lawyer. Read more... ...continue reading
The New Conciliation Court Consumer Debt Project
A new consumer debt clinic offers assistance. Read more from the November issue of The Hennepin Lawyer.... ...continue reading