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Legal Aid Attorney Ralonda Mason gives her take on the Medicaid unwind process. She describes the emotional toll on clients, as she and Legal Aid’s Project Care team determine who qualifies for affordable health coverage and who doesn’t.
Minnesota renters have new protections aimed at making the relationship between landlords and tenants more equitable. The changes are reflected in laws that went into effect this week.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation awarded $1.5 million in grants to 20 Minnesota nonprofits.
Legal Aid Attorney Beth Goodell explains the risks of some non-traditional mortgages.
The city passed an ordinance in 2017 to prohibit landlords from treating Section 8 renters differently, but legal fights prevented it from taking effect until last December.
Legal Aid Attorney Ralonda Mason tells the Star Tribune, “…way too many eligible people have lost coverage because of errors and lack of understanding about the process.”
Gov. Tim Walz on Friday told MPR News that new clarifications of the state’s student prone law have helped local police agencies and school districts reset contracts for school resource officers.
Measured, reasoned and supported with facts from published studies and reports, Legal Aid submitted a commentary by Maren Hulden supporting legislation limiting use of prone restraints on students.
School resource officers can do their jobs just as well without the use of dangerous restraints.
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