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MN DHS revamps troubled office that investigates child care fraud. ‘Extremely...
The state office that investigates child care fraud is getting its ship in order, according to Minnesota officials and a prominent Republican lawmaker. Seven months since problems were exposed at the...
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‘Troubling dysfunction’ at DHS led to $29M in overpayments to tribes,...
Not even the Minnesota Department of Human Services knows which of its employees are at fault for overpaying two Native American tribes $29 million for substance abuse treatment covered under Medicaid....
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Twice-cursed Water Gremlin workers fear impact of toxic lead exposure,...
Employees of Water Gremlin LLC reached out for help Wednesday — both for finding new jobs and for dealing with exposure to toxic lead. At a makeshift clinic in Vadnais Heights, officials offered the...
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Minnesota’s congressional delegation splits on impeachment inquiry. Here’s...
Minnesota’s congressional delegation split down the middle Thursday in a U.S. House vote to approve ground rules for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The House approved the set of...
View ArticleMet Council Chair Nora Slawik resigns, citing health problems brought on by...
Metropolitan Council Chair Nora Slawik is stepping down from her position after just 10 months on the job, marking the second high-profile departure of a cabinet member in the early administration of...
View ArticleMinnesota DHS broke state contract law. Sometimes for good reason, officials...
Minnesota’s largest state agency broke state laws at least 55 times in the past year in connection with tens of millions of dollars in contracts, according to documents reviewed by the Pioneer Press....
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Minnesota sentencing commission pushes 5-year probation cap forward despite...
The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission is pushing forward a recommendation to cap all felony probation sentences at five years, despite objections from nearly half the group’s members and a...
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MN budget chief: DHS contract violations don’t ‘rise to the level of fraud or...
Minnesota’s chief financial officer says nobody at the Department of Human Services should be fired or prosecuted over violations of state contract laws because no money was actually misspent and the...
View ArticleMN DHS ‘violated’ state law, but so did nearly every other state agency
Nearly every state agency in Minnesota “violated” state contract and spending laws over the past year, according to data released Wednesday. The violations total nearly 1,800 and include all but one...
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MN DHS under scrutiny for treatment of employees with disabilities
The state agency that serves some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable residents is under scrutiny for how it treats its employees who have disabilities. Two state senators are probing the Minnesota...
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