CCRI director alarmed over disability service cuts in Minnesota House budget bill

House passes Human Services budget bill

On May 5th, the Minnesota House passed HF 2434, the Human Services budget bill. The bill reflects the difficult decisions made by the House DFL and Republican caucuses to address uncertain future federal funding, growth in the number of people…

CCRI director alarmed over disability service cuts in Minnesota House budget bill

MOORHEAD — The executive director of a Moorhead nonprofit says she is deeply concerned about major budget cuts to disability services passed by the Minnesota House on Monday, May 5. Shannon Bock of CCRI says the House version of the Human Services budget bill includes more than $1 billion in cuts over the next two budget cycles. CCRI, which has served people with disabilities since the 1970s, has been lobbying lawmakers for months against those …

LETTER: Budget cuts would harm people with disabilities

The Minnesota State Legislature has been tasked with making budget cuts across industries. Critical pieces of legislation which will impact disability service providers throughout Minnesota are being considered. As we make tough budget decisions, we must prioritize services that support people with disabilities. I have worked with individuals with disabilities for the past 20 years. The work that direct care professionals do is hard, yet rewardi…

Here's how the House plans to cut $300 million from the disability services agency • Minnesota Reformer

The Minnesota House passed a bill Monday with significant cuts to the Department of Human Services through 2027.  DHS programs account for nearly one-third of state spending, and are expected to get more expensive in the coming years due to the aging population and increasing health care costs. Most of the spending is on Medical […]

Here’s how the House plans to cut $300 million from the disability services agency

The Minnesota House passed a bill Monday with significant cuts to the Department of Human Services through 2027. DHS programs account for nearly one-third of state spending, and are expected to get more expensive in the coming years due to…

SOS: #MEAction Responds to Urgent Crisis - MN Long COVID Funding At Risk

At 5:00 pm Eastern time yesterday, we found out that the Minnesota house would be voting on a bill that would remove funding to all Long COVID grants, including #MEAction’s grant, which allows us to provide direct support to people with ME and Long COVID. This is yet another SOS moment for people in our community. We had until 9pm yesterday to submit testimony for the hearing. Ben HsuBorger literally got on a train within minutes of it leaving t…