MCC in the Media

The Catholic Spirit: Special session ends, Minnesota Catholic Conference notes key victories
The Catholic Spirit: Special session ends, Minnesota Catholic Conference notes key victories

The Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) is celebrating five key victories at the conclusion of the Minnesota State Legislature’s special ...

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Axios: Kids make up 1 in 4 undocumented immigrants getting healthcare under new Minnesota law
Axios: Kids make up 1 in 4 undocumented immigrants getting healthcare under new Minnesota law

About a quarter of the roughly 20,000 undocumented immigrants who have signed up for Minnesota's state-funded health insurance program ar...

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Kare 11: Bishop Kevin Kenney, Minnesota Catholic Conference urge lawmakers to protect health care access for undocumented immigrants
Kare 11: Bishop Kevin Kenney, Minnesota Catholic Conference urge lawmakers to protect health care access for undocumented immigrants

Led by Bishop Kevin Kenney, Catholic leaders stopped by the Capitol on Monday to lobby against GOP efforts to revoke health care access f...

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Fox 9: Catholic bishop supports MN Care for undocumented immigrants: 'Fear takes over'
Fox 9: Catholic bishop supports MN Care for undocumented immigrants: 'Fear takes over'

Healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants is one of the last major disagreements weighing down the chances of a Minnesota budget ag...

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WCCO: Minnesota lawmakers remain divided on budget as session winds down
WCCO: Minnesota lawmakers remain divided on budget as session winds down

As of Monday, there is just one week left in Minnesota's legislative session, and there is still no deal at the State Capitol.Legislative...

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Minnesota Reformer: Auxiliary bishop, Minnesota Catholics urge lawmakers to uphold MinnesotaCare for undocumented people
Minnesota Reformer: Auxiliary bishop, Minnesota Catholics urge lawmakers to uphold MinnesotaCare for undocumented people

Kevin Kenney, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, joined Minnesota Catholics Monday at the Capitol, urging state...

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Fox 9: Baby bonus, social media tax, sports betting squeeze into tax bills
Fox 9: Baby bonus, social media tax, sports betting squeeze into tax bills

Minnesota tax bill takes its final form Tax bills are taking their final form at the Minnesota Capitol, and it includes a baby bonus,...

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Minnesota Reformer: The MN Child Tax Credit is working; give it to more families
Minnesota Reformer: The MN Child Tax Credit is working; give it to more families

Like many hardworking families in our state, the Minnesota Legislature is engaging in the exercise of creating a budget that balances com...

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Star Tribune: Enrollment is up in health care program for undocumented Minnesotans. GOP wants it to go.
Star Tribune: Enrollment is up in health care program for undocumented Minnesotans. GOP wants it to go.

Interest is higher than anticipated in a new program offering health care to residents who don’t have legal status. Minnesota’s new pro...

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