Erin Murphy

This president endangers lives.

When we ban assault rifles and high capacity magazines, it’s Ron Latz and Zaynab Mohamed who are going to write the bill and lead the charge. Join us and support his leadership and a safer future

Joining my DFL House colleagues with care and concern for our community and our neighbors.

Roundtable held in Silver Bay with focus on childcare City and state leaders toured the Little Mariners Childcare Center facility in Silver Bay, which isn’t at full capacity due to the inability to attract staff.

With Sen Grant Hauschild, educators, and committed local leaders discussing childcare shortages in Silver Bay. A problem for families, employers and for our youngest Minnesotans.
https:/www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/11/14/roundtable-held-silver-bay-with-focus-childcare/

St Paul is lit tonight.

Minnesota’s U.S. Sens. Klobuchar, Smith oppose shutdown agreement A bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans voted Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the federal government after weeks of a shutdown that’s been the longest in history. Minne...

Trump and his GOP Congress are pushing family budgets to their limits. Their actions are pushing people out of healthcare and shuttering access across the state.

Klobuchar and Smith vote NO on a deal that will hurt working Minnesotans.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators hold a rare weekend session President Donald Trump is making it clear he’s unlikely to compromise with Democrats on their health care demands as a condition of ending the government shutdown.

Americans are hungry, laid off, working without pay, worrying in airports and more.

Trump and his Republican Congress hold majority power. It’s their responsibility to reach a compromise to end the shutdown. Put on your adult pants, go back to DC, and do your jobs.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

I’ll be voting YES on Question 1 on my ballot. It would allow St Paul to use administrative citations to enforce its local ordinances.
A yes vote is supported by the DFL, labor unions, faith groups, and more. Check it out!

I hope you’ll join me.

Learn more: www.voteyesforafairerstpaul.com

Donate to Campaign Fund for Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger Join the team! Donate today >>

It’s GOTV! @Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger is part of the next generation of DFL leadership in the Senate (which is to say brilliant and hard working).

Every contribution, time and treasure, helps us defend our majority and keep moving Minnesota forward.

Join us! secure.actblue.com/donate/amand...

Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.

Shame on the GOP trifecta.

Judge McConnell: “there is no doubt, and it is beyond argument, that irreparable harm will begin to occur if it hasn’t already occurred in the terror it has caused some people about the availability of funding for food for their family."
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With First Lady Gwen Walz, @mkmkunesh.bsky.social @doronclark.bsky.social @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social

In a park with people ready to talk with voters for Amanda Henningson-Jaeger.

16 days and there’s no quit. Big thanks to First Lady Gwen Walz, my Senate colleagues, and a crew of people ready to elect Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger to the MN Senate.

Senator Kunesh and I found friends in Woodbury: First Lady Gwen Walz, Majority Leader Erin Murphy, and Senator Zaynab Mohamed.

We door knocked and found very friendly Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger supporters.

@zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social @epmurphymn.bsky.social
@mkmkunesh.bsky.social

Sent a letter to Congressman Emmer. People’s safety is public safety.

Read it here: senatedfl.mn/wp-content/u...

Minnesota subcommittee hearing focuses on rising health insurance costs Testifiers warned that rising health insurance costs in the individual market are likely to result in more people being priced out of insurance.

With each hearing, the damage to family budgets, hospitals, and access to care is more evident.

Health insurance costs are going up, up, up.
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A gathering of Minnesotans in a church in St Paul.

Touching the joy in our fight with ISAIAH, the wonderful @athenahollins.bsky.social and a church full of faith and power.

Senate committee hits the road to hear health care woes Tax credits or subsidies for people who buy insurance on the public exchange will be phased out at the end of 2025, and Medicaid cuts loom in 2027.

Impacts of Trump and his Congress hitting hard at home.

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Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

Time is short for an ACA premium fix in the shutdown fight, says GOP insurance leader After warning Congress for months about premium spikes, the leader of the country's insurance commissioners — a Republican from North Dakota — says he's hopeful there could be a last minute fix.

Trump’s Republicans chose to raise people’s health care costs with their big bill and defunding premium subsidies for farmers and small businesses.

Trump’s GOP decided that people working to make ends meet should pay for tax cuts for the ultra rich. #maga

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Why ACA tax credits for 22 million Americans are at the center of the government shutdown drama With time running out to avert a government shutdown, millions of Americans who get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act could soon face sharply higher premiums.

Next year’s Trump tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires would pay for insurance tax credits for 22 million Americans FOR THREE YEARS. He shut down the government down for wealthy. The middle class pays the price.

That’s why we won’t stop fighting.

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/gov...

Minnesota health insurance premiums will rise sharply in 2026 The Minnesota Department of Commerce has released the final rates for individual and small group health insurance plans for 2026. The average premium increase on the individual market will go up 22 pe...

Health insurance rates are expected to rise at eye popping, unsustainable levels, the result of Trump and his Republican’s budget choices.

They are NOT making life more affordable for 190,000 Minnesotans.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

With friends, colleagues, and the family of our beloved Leader Kari Dziedzic, we gathered to dedicate the 10th Ave Bridge in her memory. She built durable bridges and enduring friendships.

A state law has prevented school and workplace shootings, but enforcement is inconsistent Public records show that the state’s red flag gun law has helped law enforcement confiscate guns from people with violent plans. Some counties, though, have rarely or never used it, raising worry abou...

Extreme Risk Protection Orders have been used 281 times to prevent dangerous people from using guns in schools, workplaces, or against police officers.

We’ve got more work to do, but this law has saved lives in communities across Minnesota.

www.startribune.com/red-flag-gun...

Area nonprofits struggling to keep up with large SNAP cuts As the U.S. House deliberates President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," possibly slashing SNAP benefits, concern is growing with how to fill the food insecurity gap.

The Senate Select Committee met with Channel One Food Bank. They saw empty shelves the result of Congress’s Big Bill signed by the President. Select Committee will hold a follow hearing to dig into impacts on Minnesota. Follow our work: www.senate.mn/committees/c...

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Joined more than 90 childcare providers in Brainerd. Time to address the childcare crisis in Minnesota.

This crew of providers, educators, and families are building power to make childcare available and affordable. #KidsCountOnUs

Minnesota deserves real solutions to keep our kids and communities safe. Passing gun violence prevention legislation requires Republican votes and Minnesotans need Republicans to commit to serious solutions.

What a voice! He was great.

43 hours later and still lingering in the power and beauty of @farmaid. #farmaid40

“Thanks Willie. We needed that.”

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State Sen. Ann Rest announces retirement after 40 years in office Rest called representing the residents of the northwest suburbs “the honor of my life.”

Sen Rest is a Legislative giant; hard working, tough, thoughtful, & devastatingly witty. She shaped the fairest tax system in America. Her place in history is anchored in the pursuit of ideas, solutions, and her deep commitment to justice.
I’ll miss her dearly.

www.startribune.com/dfl-sen-ann-...

Over the last years, we’ve done a lot together. It is good to be in the fight for Minnesota with someone who shares the hope for our future and the determination to fight for it.

Let’s roll, Governor Walz.