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  • EXPOSED: Minnesota Prosecutor sought Enbridge funding to prosecute Water Protectors at Line 3

    Jan 7, 2022

    The Center for Protest Law & Litigation has obtained documents through our ongoing investigation showing that Jonathan Frieden, the lead prosecutor in Hubbard County, Minnesota, who is seeking to jail hundreds of peaceful Line 3 water protectors, sought Enbridge pipeline corporation’s money to fund his prosecutions. We are releasing the docs here showing an initial bill submitted to the Public Safety Escrow Trust, and his outrage when he didn't get what he wanted. The expectation of funding incentivized the wrongful charging of hundreds. The s...

  • State Commissioners Hear from Businesses and Education Leaders on Importance of Education and Collaboration for Economic Development

    Jan 7, 2022

    ST. PAUL, MN – Yesterday, leaders of the Minnesota Departments of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Education (MDE), and the Office of Higher Education (OHE) hosted a roundtable focused on the Build What Matters campaign and how education ties directly to economic and community development. Minnesota has a strong history of businesses and partnerships building things that matter. During today's discussion, representatives from education, health care, and business talked about how they are continuing that tradition. "Today, we heard f...

  • State invests $61 million to boost dental reimbursement rates, help improve access for low-income Minnesotans

    Jan 7, 2022

    The rate increase is part of a $61 million dental package aimed at removing barriers that keep dentists from taking patients covered by Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare. Included in Minnesota’s COVID-19 Recovery Budget signed into law by Governor Walz last year, the dental reforms include funding to raise the rates of reimbursement and implement other changes over the next four years. The Minnesota Department of Human Services increased the base dental reimbursement rate on Jan. 1. Low-income Minnesotans with Medical Assistance and M...

  • Chickasaw Nation launches Veteran Car Tag Reimbursement Program

    Jan 7, 2022

    ADA, Okla. — A new program announced by Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby will help Chickasaw veterans pay the cost of car tags. The Veteran Car Tag Reimbursement Program is a service available to all Chickasaw veterans who live within the United States. “This program serves as an expression of the gratitude we have for all those men and women who serve in our military,” said Governor Anoatubby. Through this program, Chickasaw veterans are eligible to receive up to $50 to reimburse the cost of U.S. car tags each year. All appli...