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Senate trims living and miscellaneous allowance; members debate spreading reductions versus targeted cuts
Summary
The Senate proposed lowering the living and miscellaneous expense allowance used to calculate State Grant awards from 115% to 110% of federal poverty guidelines for a one‑person household, a change senators described as a modest, across‑the‑board adjustment.
The conference committee considered a Senate proposal to reduce the living and miscellaneous expense (LME) allowance used to calculate Minnesota State Grant awards from 115% to 110% of the federal poverty guidelines for a one‑person household over nine months.
Nonpartisan staff described the LME as the component of cost of attendance that, together with tuition and fees, determines the amount of a grant. “The change in the senate language … changes the default living and miscellaneous…
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