Public News Service reports on the campaign for driver’s license reform and interviews MABC Director Anna Odegaard and Catherine Johnson, executive director of coalition member Inter-County Community Council. Read or listen here.
Star Tribune Editorial: Criminal justice fees in Minnesota pose an unfair burden
The Star Tribune’s Editorial Board endorses reforms to fines & fees and driver’s license suspensions. Read it here.
Star Tribune: Minnesota's criminal justice fees often fall hardest on poor
This article explains the need to address fines and fees and driver’s license suspensions, with data showing that “some of Minnesota's least white and least prosperous zip codes have the highest rates of suspension.” Read it here.
Minnesota Reformer: Bipartisan effort would end driver’s license suspensions for unpaid tickets
This Minnesota Reformer article profiles the campaign to end driver’s license suspensions for unpaid traffic tickets. Read it here.
Star Tribune: There's no reason to let a traffic ticket turn into a financial crisis
This May 1, 2018 editorial argues that suspending driver’s licenses due to inability to pay is “self-defeating” and encourages the State Legislature to end the practice. Read it here.
Pioneer Press: Unpaid traffic tickets—debt trap for the poor—in MN legislators’ sights
In this article from March 31, 2017, the Pioneer Press reports on the two fines and fees bills that MABC advanced and shares the story of how fines and fees debt impacted one individual’s life. Read it here.
Star Tribune: In Minneapolis, minor traffic violations spiral into major problems
In this May 17, 2015 article, the Star Tribune reports on the damaging effects of suspending driver’s licenses for inability to pay fines and fees. Read it here.