Letter to State Leaders Highlighting Special Session Negotiation Priorities

May 24, 2021 Gov. Tim Walz & Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan 130 State Capitol 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Senator Paul Gazelka, Majority Leader 3113 Senate Office Building 95 University Ave. W. St. … Continue reading →

Letter of testimony regarding Minnesota Family Investment Program appropriations

May 3, 2021 Dear Members of the Health and Human Services Conference Committee: As organizations representing Minnesota parents and children statewide, we appreciate the opportunity to provide written public testimony regarding the Minnesota Family Investment Program appropriations in HF2128/SF2360. First, … 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 →

Inside the Capitol – The morality of crafting a budget: Minnesota Catholic Conference weighs in on predatory lending, and legalizing vice to make ends meet

There are only two things that are certain in life: death and taxes, as the saying goes. But our state government must also accomplish one other thing. A budget. And, it must be balanced, so says our state’s constitution. This … Continue reading →

Organizations across Minnesota ask lawmakers to support emergency community relief grant program for Minnesotans who fall through the gaps of federal stimulus grants, unemployment insurance, and other relief programs

PDF Version May 4, 2020 Dear Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Majority Leader Gazelka, Minority Leader Kent, Chair Pratt, Chair Rosen, Speaker Hortman, Minority Leader Daudt, Chair Mahoney, and Chair Carlson, The undersigned organizations urge your support for SF 4540/HF … Continue reading →

Coalition asks Governor Walz to make an executive order prohibiting the garnishment of the federal stimulus payments provided under the CARES Act

April 16, 2020 The Honorable Tim Walz Governor State of Minnesota 130 Capitol St. Paul, MN 55155 Re: Protection of Federal Stimulus Payments from Garnishment Dear Governor Walz: The undersigned community and legal services organizations write to urge you to … Continue reading →

Marriage is a great anti-poverty program. So why does government discourage it?

(By Sheila Weber | Fox News) Marriage is one of the most effective anti-poverty programs around. But far too often, government assistance programs for people with low incomes discourage marriage, because tying the knot reduces government welfare assistance payments. For … Continue reading →

2017 Session Recap

Session is over and a budget has been created for the next biennium. Here’s how key MCC legislation fared: Opportunity Scholarships left out. For the second year in a row, the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit program was cut from the … Continue reading →

Letter from Mr. Shawn Peterson to Senate Human Services Reform Finance and Policy Committee Members regarding the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)

[PDF] February 1, 2017 Dear Senate Human Services Reform Finance and Policy Committee Members: The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota, writes to express its disappointment that the $100 per month increase in … Continue reading →

Minnesota Legislative Candidate Questionnaire

(Download a PDF version) (Download a Microsoft Word version) ***Make sure to fill in the candidate’s name and your parish name IN THE INTRODUCTION*** Dear _____________________: I attend _________________ parish in your district. My faith provides me with the principles … Continue reading →

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