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Minnesota DFL lawmakers introduce new medical debt legislation – WCCO

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorney Andrew Knox stands directly behind Attorney General Keith Ellison at a news conference and alongside supporters of new legislative push for medical debt relief.

Minnesota Lanza la Red de Defensa del Inmigrante para Proteger a las Familias Inmigrantes – Telemundo

Minnesota marcó un hito en la defensa de los derechos de los inmigrantes con el lanzamiento de la Red de Defensa del Inmigrante (IDN, por sus siglas en inglés), una coalición estatal que une a organizaciones de trabajadores, comunidades de fe, grupos comunitarios y servicios legales. La red se presentó en una conferencia de prensa en el Capitolio, donde sus líderes destacaron la importancia de su labor para proteger y fortalecer a las comunidades inmigrantes en todo el estado. 

Senior Law Project featured on Hello Alzheimer’s podcast

Hello Alzheimer’s host Karla Hult talks with Gordon Solo, the Supervising Attorney of the Senior Law Project at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.

Rumors of ICE activity increase fear – Star Tribune

As Star Tribune reporter Tim Harlow tracks word of immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, he caught up with Mid-Minnesota

WCCO talks to Immigration Law Project about deportation fears

Managing Attorney Danielle Hendrickson of our Immigration Law Project talks to WCCO. She reminds members of immigrant communities they have

Fox 9 talks to Legal Aid about alleged landlord price scheming

Managing Housing Attorney Julia Zwak weighs in as Fox 9 covers this Department of Justice lawsuit. The suit was spurred

Anxiety ahead of 2024 election – Sahan Journal

For this story, Sahan Journal reporter Alfonzo Galvan interviews Attorney Danielle Hendrickson of Legal Aid’s Immigration Law Project. The piece puts an immigrant lens on the election and “How Minnesota mutual aid groups are preparing to respond, whatever the outcome.”

Voters with disabilities have options, including curbside and assisted voting – MPR

Attorney Chad Wilson of our Minnesota Disability Law Center sat down for a chat with Tom Crann of MPR’s All Things Considered. Voters with disabilities and those who help them get to the polls will want to listen in or read the transcript of this segment!

Lawsuit against Sartell mobile home park alleges sewer backups, deceptive practices – MPR News

MPR Reporter Kristi Marohn spoke to Robins Kaplan LLC Attorney Rashanda Burt and Legal Aid client Marcie Kox. As she reports, “Four residents of a central Minnesota mobile home park are suing its current and former owners alleging fraudulent practices and health violations, including a faulty sewer system that caused sewage to back up into their homes.”

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