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House renames library construction grants for longtime Rep. Mary C. Murphy; members hold tributes
Summary
The Minnesota House passed House File 1090 unanimously on April 10, 2025, renaming the state's library construction grant program for former Representative Mary C. Murphy. Lawmakers delivered extended remembrances on Murphy's decades of public service before taking votes on the bill and other measures.
The Minnesota House of Representatives voted 132-0 on April 10, 2025, to rename the state's library construction grant program the Mary C. Murphy Construction Grants program and held a floor ceremony honoring Murphy's more than four decades of legislative service.
Members paused the formal calendar for a prolonged set of remembrances, a House resolution and a governor's proclamation recognizing Mary Murphy's career as a teacher and a legislator. Representative Lilly read a House resolution "honoring the extraordinary life and work of Representative Mary Murphy," and Representative Lee, the author of House File 1090, urged members to support the bill to memorialize Murphy's long advocacy for libraries and capital investment in Minnesota.
Representative Lee told the House that Murphy's work on capital investment and libraries made naming the program fitting. "She was passionate about libraries," Lee said, calling the grants…
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