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Cómo Proteger Sus Derechos en Tiempos de Cambio – COPAL RADIO

Have questions about immigration? Tune in to replays of the COPAL radio show. Our own Camila Pachelo-Fores, attorney with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid explains safety and planning and she answers questions about your immigration rights!
¿Tiene preguntas sobre inmigración? Sintonice las repeticiones del programa de radio de COPAL. Nuestra abogada, Camila Pachelo-Fores, de Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, explica seguridad y planificación, y responde preguntas sobre sus derechos migratorios.

Justice Bus makes legal help accessible — St. Cloud Live

Paralegals Pam Manthei and Chris Klimpel share the story of Legal Aid’s Justice Buses — from inception to fruition and the miles in between.

The costs of aging in place – NPR Marketplace

Senior Law Attorneys Gordon Solo and Colleen Daly, alongside client Anthony Jones, spoke to Marketplace host Chris Farrell. The nationally syndicated show is exploring the financial challenges faced by seniors struggling to stay in their homes.

Supreme Court clears way for students with disabilities to sue – Star Tribune

Disability Law Attorney Jessica Heiser weighed in as the Star Tribune examined the outcome of a recent US Supreme Court decision.

Hortman, as Legal Aid/CMLS lawyer, leaves lasting legacy – KARE 11

As Minnesotans honor the late Rep. Melissa Hortman and support Sen. John Hoffman’s recovery, their decades-long legacies of public service continue to inspire the community.

Minnesota barred schools from locking up young students alone. It might change course. – Star Tribune

Legal Aid Attorney Jessica Webster tells the Star Tribune: “For us, it was just a gut punch because Legal Aid sees this as a violation of human rights,” in response to efforts to bring back seclusion in schools.

Almanac asks how funding losses affect MDLC – TPT Almanac

Executive Director Milo Mumgaard takes a seat on Twin Cities Public Television. He tells Almanac hosts, Cathy Wurzer and Eric Eskola that consequences are dire if Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s Minnesota Disability Law Center loses federal dollars.

Concerns grow over seclusion rooms in MN schools – KARE11

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Staff Attorney Jessica Webster speaks with Kare11. She highlights that 50 school districts in Minnesota have 195 seclusion rooms, comparing it to outdated practices like spanking or hitting children.

School seclusion room expansion runs into experienced opposition – FOX9

Jessica Webster Staff Attorney at the Capitol for Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid stresses to FOX9 the vulnerability of young children, stating, “It is young, small children that show up the most in the data because they can be overpowered, they can be picked up, they can be forced into a room.”

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