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State panel hears overviews from four state ethnic and tribal councils, who outline staffing and budget priorities
Summary
The State Government Committee heard presentations from Minnesota’s Council on Latino Affairs, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, Council on LGBTQIA2S+ Minnesotans (MNQT) and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council about staffing, community demographics, priorities and budget requests for the biennium.
On Jan. 28 the State Government Committee received high‑level overviews from four executive councils that advise state government on issues affecting Minnesota’s Latino, Asian Pacific, LGBTQIA2S+ and American Indian communities.
Rosa Tock, executive director of the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, said MCLA serves as a nonpartisan state agency with a five‑person staff (two vacancies) and focuses on education, health care access and economic development for Latino Minnesotans. She noted Latinos comprise roughly 6.4% of the state population, an estimated 367,000 residents, and…
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