H3 Letter to MPPOA
Heros Helping Heros (H3) has issued a letter to MPPOA asking that their endorsement votes be made public. MNDDA agrees and also asks that MPPOA reconsider their endorsement. View the PDF version of this letter
Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMT’s Voices Opposition to SF 1959 as Written
The labor union that represents Hennepin EMS paramedics and EMT’s (HCAPE) has issued a letter opposing the punitive measures against duty disabled first responders in SF 1959, much the same as LELS has. We are not alone in this fight, together we can continue to affect this legislation. Download a PDF version of this Letter
LELS Letter Opposing SF 1959
Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) has released this letter which expresses their opposition to the portions of SF 1959 that we also are opposed to. This is significant since LELS by far represents the most active duty law enforcement professionals in the state. Unlike what the proponents of this legislation say, not all of the […]
Senate Finance Committee Hearing
The Senate Finance Committee will be conducting a hearing on Friday 5/5 at 9 am CST regarding HF 1234/SF 1959. This is a hybrid hearing meaning it will be at least partially by video and therefore we do not need people to attend in person. We do however need people to contact the committee members […]
Press Conference Video
MNDDA’s press conference this morning was live streamed on Facebook, both on the MNDDA page as well as on Chuck Gollop’s page. We’re including a link below to Chuck’s video (it has better audio). We encourage you to view the video and especially to share and like the video so that others can be made […]
SF 1959 Senate Hearing on Wednesday 5/3
The Senate State and Local Government and Veterans committee will be holding a hearing on SF 1959 on Wednesday 5/3 at 8:30 am at the Capitol building room G-23. Please show up to support MNDDA and we are also looking for people to testify at the hearing. To sign up to testify, contact the Senate […]
HF 1234 Critical Update
HF 1234 has passed it’s vote on the floor of the House this evening. This was expected from the beginning and we should not be discouraged. What is clear from the floor debate on the bill is that our efforts did make a difference in how this bill is perceived. Rather than sailing through, it […]
Weekly Zoom Meeting and Peer Support
MNDDA will be hosting another public Zoom meeting this Sunday evening at 6pm CST to give an update on efforts at the Capitol. This will be followed by the weekly peer support group meeting. For more information and a link to the peer support group meeting contact Laura Mercado at [email protected]. Go to Zoom Meeting
Listen to Chuck on the Tom Barnard Morning Show
Chuck Gollop was a guest on the Tom Barnard Morning Show this morning. Listen to the show on Spotify (Go to 1:09 for the discussion of what MNDDA is doing). Listen to the Show on Spotify
Press Conference Set for Tuesday 5/2
Download PDF of this Announcement