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In this episode we talk with Anna Phearman, Public Health Advocate with the Minnesota Disability Law Center. We discuss her fierce advocacy for the disability community and how she has dedicated her career to addressing the inequities faced by members of the disability community, herself included.
About “$400 million a year from taxpayers (are) being invested, … a part of Gov. Tim Walz’s ‘mission to make Minnesota the best state in the country for kids to grow up’.”
Nichole Nalewaja’s case also asks whether third-party utility billers can legally disconnect a tenant’s power – Star Tribune
Mid-Minnesota releases its 2023-24 Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan.
Featuring Chad Wilson of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, the ADA, or Americans With Disabilities Act, laid the groundwork for removing barriers to full participation in American life for many left on the sidelines.
Evictions, settlements with steep payment plans and many tenant no-shows fill a day of non-stop cases.
Law aims to curb discipline bias in schools, especially during the critical early years
Following a ProPublica-Sahan Journal report on fast-tracked home financing deals that left Somali families in Minnesota financially devastated, federal lawmakers met to discuss what could be done to shield buyers.
A victory for Legal Aid plaintiffs and people with disabilities living in group homes also garners Legal Aid its highest award of fees in the organization’s history.
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