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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Union agree to 14.29% pay increase

Upon completion of the first phase of union negotiations, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and the MMLA Workers Union are pleased to release this joint statement.

“Keeping Families Together” in peril, Legal Aid responds

As we reflect on the holiday weekend, enjoying family, the Great Minnesota Get-Together and getting the kids back to school, Legal Aid recognizes many of our neighbors are reeling from a legal decision that has the potential to tear their families apart.

Duluth City Council proposes ordinances, Legal Aid responds

More than 200 emails were sent to the Duluth City Council as they considered penalties for various activities. Among those emails was a letter from Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.

Legal Aid issues statement on Supreme Court decision to penalize homelessness

Legal Aid is disappointed the Supreme Court has decided the Constitution allows governments to make it a criminal violation to be homeless.

Hennepin County Attorney’s Office updates policy to help immigrant victims of crime

Read Legal Aid’s statement, in support of the county attorney’s updated U/T visa policy. It encourages noncitizen victims of crime to step forward and outlines a pathway to legal status.

Legal Aid votes to unionize

Following a 70-25 vote by eligible staff in favor of unionizing, MMLA issued a statement which reads in part, “We look forward to working together, all of us, leadership, union members and staff.”

Ban on “prone” protects Minnesota’s schoolchildren – KARE 11

Read Legal Aid’s statement, supporting the 2023 legislative ban on prone restraints in schools. “The risk in using them on children is too great to ignore.”

Know your rights when court interpreters strike

Legal Aid’s Minnesota Disability Law Center with Think Self issued guidance on the constitutional rights for those needing court interpretation services.

Legal Aid pens op-ed expressing support for 2023 legislation and protection of kids – Star Tribune

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.

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