ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Oct. 25, the US Department of Agriculture announced that it would not use emergency funds to continue food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning… Read More »Majority Leader Murphy and Senator Port Condemn USDA Abandonment of SNAP The post Majority Leader Murphy and Senator Port Condemn USDA Abandonment of SNAP first appeared on Minnesota Senate DFL.| Minnesota Senate DFL
(ST. PAUL, MN) — Last week, The Minnesota Department of Commerce announced that funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), used by Minnesotans to help pay energy… Read More »Senators Respond to Government Shutdown Affecting Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program The post Senators Respond to Government Shutdown Affecting Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program first appeared on Minnesota Senate DFL.| Minnesota Senate DFL
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) has instructed counties to stop approving new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications effective 10:00 p.m., Wednesday, October… Read More »Senators Respond to SNAP Application Suspension The post Senators Respond to SNAP Application Suspension first appeared on Minnesota Senate DFL.| Minnesota Senate DFL
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy (DFL- St. Paul) today sent a letter to Minnesota U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, a member of the House Republican leadership in Congress,… Read More »Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy Condemns Tom Emmer’s Dangerous, Divisive Rhetoric The post Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy Condemns Tom Emmer’s Dangerous, Divisive Rhetoric first appeared on Minnesota Senate DFL.| Minnesota Senate DFL
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy (DFL-St. Paul) released the following statement on the status of discussions about a possible special session on gun violence legislation: "Minnesotans clearly understand that the work to keep our children and communities safe and the passage of urgently-needed gun violence prevention measures isn’t the responsibility of Democrats alone.| Minnesota Senate DFL
St. Paul, Minn. – On Wednesday,workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin filed a class action lawsuit against their employer for violations of the Earned Sick and Safe Time statute. The lawsuit is the first of its kind since the law was passed in 2023. In their civil complaint (attached), workers allege that Hormel| Minnesota Senate DFL
