Minnesota Budget Work Moves Behind Closed Doors

Minnesota Budget Work Moves Behind Closed Doors

Addressing a boisterous crowd at the Capitol rotunda from her wheelchair, Jillian Nelson, policy director for the Autism Society of Minnesota, laid out the case for Minnesota not cutting disability services in its biennial budget. “We cannot and will not allow this state to balance its budget on the backs of disabled people,” Nelson said. “You are cutting into our life. You are cutting into home care that keeps us out of institutions.” Nelson wa…