St. Paul, MN – Members of the Welfare Rights Committee and supporters brought dozens of cardboard boxes into the capitol rotunda here, April 15, to construct a ‘Poverty-ville.’ The homeless village was a warning to the ruling Democrats that, if they carried through with their current budget cuts to health and human services, they would be adding to the homelessness caused by the economic crisis. They called on the Democrats to increase the welfare grants.

St. Paul, MN – Más de 100 manifestantes asediaron la oficina del Gobernador del Partido Reforma, Jesse Ventura, el 24 de abríl. Organizadores de la Minnesota Welfare Rights Coalition (Coalición para Derechos en cuanto a Asistencia Pública de Minnesota, MWRC) demandaron que Ventura se enfrente al desastre que causó el nueva programa para la reforma de la asistencia pública, y el Minnesota Family Investment Plan (MFIP) [Plan para Inversión en las Familias de Minnesota].