Mary Murphy

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Former Minnesota State Representative Mary Murphy dies

Alison Voorhees,

MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Former Minnesota State Representative Mary Murphy has passed away. The longtime democrat died Christmas day. She recently suffered a stroke and was about to enter hospice care. Murphy made history as Minnesota’s longest-serving female lawmaker and the second-longest serving lawmaker overall. Senator Amy Klobuchar released a statement and said, “Mary Murphy was an incredible Minnesotan who dedicated…
Minnesota News, Moorhead

Minnesota House Bonding Committee Hearing Requests in Moorhead Today

Murphy said they were told earlier this year that the dollar amount of a bonding bill could be upwards of over $3.5 billion.
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MOORHEAD, MINN.  – Minnesota House members are in Moorhead and other northwestern Minnesota communities Thursday, hearing pitches for projects vying for state bonding dollars. Hermantown Democrat Mary Murphy, chair of the House Capital Investment Committee, says last legislative session while assembling a bonding bill that ultimately didn’t pass, lawmakers heard the local needs and want to address those now so…