By Ariana King, Graduate Assistant This past week, several new bills related to child welfare were introduced in both the House and Senate. The MIFPA modifications bill continued to progress, was amended and passed for the third reading in the Senate on 2/27/2023. The next day, the House received the bill from the Senate. [...]
Compiled by Stacy Gehringer, MSW, LICSW (she/her), Director of Outreach Minnesota lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday, January 31st. With a divided legislature, COVID-19, a $7.7 billion dollar surplus, and an election year-- there will be much to follow. Governor Tim Walz (DFL) has shared that his top priorities include lowering healthcare costs, creating [...]
The Child Protection Task Force which was convened by Governor Mark Dayton made 93 recommendations which will reform aspects of the Minnesota child protection system. The Legislative Task Force on Child Protection was recently formed to review the efforts being made to implement the Governor’s Task Force recommendations. The task force convenes monthly at the [...]