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Civil legal aid asks for nearly $29.3 million over biennium to expand capacity and sustain salaries
Summary
Legal aid presenters credited recent state investments with improving retention and outcomes, then requested $29.34 million over the FY2026–27 biennium (phased) to continue salary improvements and expand capacity, especially in rural areas.
Doria Rapoport, Executive Director of Justice North, and Milo Mumgaard, Executive Director of Mid Minnesota Legal Aid, told the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee that recent state investments dramatically reduced turnover and improved service capacity, and they asked for further biennial funding to continue that progress.
Rapoport described a client case in which civil legal aid representation preserved a parent’s custody and secured child support and a financial settlement. "This happened because of the investment in civil legal aid," she…
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