Inside the Capitol: Legislature shifts focus following Easter/Passover break; Rarely used loophole keeps all bills alive

After taking their annual “spring break”, legislators are back to work on Tuesday, April 6th. The break is a fixture in the legislative calendar and always coincides with the Easter/Passover holidays. While traditionally intended as a time to rest in … Continue reading →

Letter to Sen. Klobuchar highlights concerns over the Equality Act

March 16, 2021 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Hon. Amy Klobuchar United States Senate Dear Senator Klobuchar: Peace be with you. Thank you for your service to Minnesotans and to all Americans. We write today to highlight concerns we have with the … Continue reading →

Inside the Capitol: Standing in solidarity with hospitality workers; remaining vigilant over issues affecting the institutional Church

Inside the Capitol Forming and Informing Catholics to Transform Minnesota Supporting “Right to Recall” The employer/employee relationship is a reciprocal one that carries with it rights and duties on the part of both actors. Employees are responsible for fulfilling their … Continue reading →

Bishop Quinn testifies in support of bill to provide undocumented immigrants opportunity to become licensed drivers

Testimony of Bishop John M. Quinn Bishop of Diocese of Winona-Rochester HF 1163 (Winkler) House Transportation Committee March 9, 2021 Chair Hornstein and Members of the Committee: Good afternoon, my name is John Quinn, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese … Continue reading →

Letter in support of bills to decriminalize poverty

March 9, 2021 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Minnesota House Judiciary and Civil Law Committee Hon. Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair 559 State Office Building St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 RE: Minnesota Catholic Conference support of HF306 (Frazier) and HF336 (Becker-Finn) Chair Becker-Finn and Members … Continue reading →

Letter in support of bill to make MinnesotaCare available to undocumented noncitizens

February 8, 2021 VIA ELECTRONIC DELIVERY Hon. Zack Stephenson Chair, Commerce Finance and Policy Committee Minnesota House of Representatives RE: Support for Section 4 of H.F. 11 (Schultz) (Citizenship Requirements of MinnesotaCare) Chair Stephenson and Members of the Committee: … Continue reading →

Letter in Support of Emergency Services Program, Isolation Spaces, and Housing Supports

February 3, 2021 VIA ELECTRONIC DELIVERY Hon. Aisha Gomez Chair, Preventing Homelessness Division Minnesota House of Representatives RE: Support for H.F. 42 (Howard) (Emergency Services Program, Isolation Spaces and Housing Supports) Chair Gomez and Members of the Committee: We write … Continue reading →

Testimony in Opposition to Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee: My name is Ryan Hamilton, and I am Government Relations Associate for the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota. The Church’s advocacy in the public arena is … Continue reading →

Letter in Support of Restore the Vote Bill

Written Testimony of Mr. Ryan Hamilton, Government Affairs Associate H.F. 879 (Frazier) Restore the Vote February 23, 2021 Chair Mariani and Members of the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Committee: The Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), … Continue reading →

Testimony in Support of Earned Sick and Safe Time

February 9, 2021 VIA ELECTRONIC DELIVERY Hon. Rob Ecklund Chair, Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee Minnesota House of Representatives RE: Support for H.F. 7 (Olson) (Earned Sick and Safe Time) Chair Ecklund and Members … Continue reading →

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