SF749 is Divisive and Wrong for Minnesota says Senator Bobby Joe Champion
In a party-line vote, legislation passed the Senate Floor that would penalize cities by requiring any unpaid assistance costs that they have incurred to come from their Local Government Aid or County Program Aid. Despite opposition from all major city and county organizations, the League of Minnesota Cities, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, the Association of Minnesota Cities, and the Minnesota Inter-County Association. By encouraging cities to charge each other for emergency assistance, it could disrupt the ability for Minnesotans to help each other in times of need.