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Committee Hears Request for $2 million to Support 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony in support of a $2 million general fund request to support athlete housing, dining, athlete-experience programming and unified work initiatives tied to the Special Olympics USA Games coming to Minnesota in June 2026; the committee laid the bill over.
Representative Wayne Johnson presented House File 2258 to the committee, requesting $2,000,000 to support the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, which will be held in Minnesota in June 2026. Testimony described the Games as the largest athletic event in the country that year and as a platform for competitive sports and broader humanitarian priorities including athlete health and wellness, youth inclusion and employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Christie Sovereign, CEO of the…
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