Erin Murphy
@epmurphymn.bsky.social
Minnesotan. Registered Nurse. Mom. Senate Majority Leader. The answer to the cynicism in our politics is us. 💙
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/
https:/www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/11/14/roundtable-held-silver-bay-with-focus-childcare/
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.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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/
https:/www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/11/14/roundtable-held-silver-bay-with-focus-childcare/
St Paul is lit tonight.
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
St Paul is lit tonight.
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...
Klobuchar and Smith vote NO on a deal that will hurt working Minnesotans.
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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...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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...
Klobuchar and Smith vote NO on a deal that will hurt working Minnesotans.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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.
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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...
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.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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...
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
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
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
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
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...
Every contribution, time and treasure, helps us defend our majority and keep moving Minnesota forward.
Join us! secure.actblue.com/donate/amand...
Donate to Campaign Fund for Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Join the team! Donate today >>
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November 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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...
Every contribution, time and treasure, helps us defend our majority and keep moving Minnesota forward.
Join us! secure.actblue.com/donate/amand...
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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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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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.
www.nbcnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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.
October 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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.
Reposted by Erin Murphy
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
We door knocked and found very friendly Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger supporters.
@zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social @epmurphymn.bsky.social
@mkmkunesh.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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
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...
Read it here: senatedfl.mn/wp-content/u...
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sent a letter to Congressman Emmer. People’s safety is public safety.
Read it here: senatedfl.mn/wp-content/u...
Read it here: senatedfl.mn/wp-content/u...
With each hearing, the damage to family budgets, hospitals, and access to care is more evident.
Health insurance costs are going up, up, up.
www.postbulletin.com/news/minneso...
Health insurance costs are going up, up, up.
www.postbulletin.com/news/minneso...
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.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
With each hearing, the damage to family budgets, hospitals, and access to care is more evident.
Health insurance costs are going up, up, up.
www.postbulletin.com/news/minneso...
Health insurance costs are going up, up, up.
www.postbulletin.com/news/minneso...
Touching the joy in our fight with ISAIAH, the wonderful @athenahollins.bsky.social and a church full of faith and power.
October 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Touching the joy in our fight with ISAIAH, the wonderful @athenahollins.bsky.social and a church full of faith and power.
Reposted by Erin Murphy
Weird how that didn’t make the cut.
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Weird how that didn’t make the cut.
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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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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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.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Trump’s GOP decided that people working to make ends meet should pay for tax cuts for the ultra rich. #maga
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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.
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That’s why we won’t stop fighting.
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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.
www.cbsnews.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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.
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That’s why we won’t stop fighting.
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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...
They are NOT making life more affordable for 190,000 Minnesotans.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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...
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.
October 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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.
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...
We’ve got more work to do, but this law has saved lives in communities across Minnesota.
www.startribune.com/red-flag-gun...
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...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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...
We’ve got more work to do, but this law has saved lives in communities across Minnesota.
www.startribune.com/red-flag-gun...
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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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.
www.kaaltv.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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...
www.kaaltv.com/news/area-no...
www.kaaltv.com/news/area-no...
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
This crew of providers, educators, and families are building power to make childcare available and affordable. #KidsCountOnUs
September 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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
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.
September 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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.
43 hours later and still lingering in the power and beauty of @farmaid. #farmaid40
“Thanks Willie. We needed that.”
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“Thanks Willie. We needed that.”
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September 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
43 hours later and still lingering in the power and beauty of @farmaid. #farmaid40
“Thanks Willie. We needed that.”
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“Thanks Willie. We needed that.”
www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
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.
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I’ll miss her dearly.
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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.”
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September 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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-...
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.
Let’s roll, Governor Walz.
September 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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.
Let’s roll, Governor Walz.