ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Monday, the House and Senate passed a bill to remove adult undocumented immigrants from MinnesotaCare, repealing insurance coverage passed into law in 2023. The Senate POCI Caucus issued the following statement: “Removing undocumented Minnesotans from… Read More »Senate POCI Caucus Statement on Undocumented MinnesotaCare Coverage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — This week, the Senate People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus met to discuss priorities and elect new leadership. Senator Zaynab Mohamed (DFL-Minneapolis) was appointed to chair the caucus, which consists of ten members of the Senate DFL, and Senator… Read More »Senate POCI Caucus Elects New Leadership
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three years ago today, George Floyd was murdered at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Derrick Chauvin, in South Minneapolis. The Senate People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus released the following statement to mark this anniversary:
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Monday, Senator Alice Mann (DFL-Edina) ushered her bill establishing a statewide Paid Family and Medical Leave policy for all Minnesotans to passage in the Senate. HF 2 passed 34-33 and will make Minnesota’s economy work for Minnesotan families.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Today, April 11 marks the two-year anniversary of the murder of Daunte Wright by Brooklyn Center police. In response to the anniversary, the Senate People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus issued the following statement:
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Thursday, April 6, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to expel two Black lawmakers, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson—just failing to oust a third representative, Gloria Johnson, by one vote—a week after the three Democrats led a gun reform protest in the chamber. This follows yet another mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead.