State Government
The newly christened commissioner of the Department of Human Services, Jodi Harpstead, had been on the job for a day and a half when she made her first appearance before a panel of state senators who oversee her agency.
State Government
Democrats are worried that the presence of marijuana party candidates on the 2020 ballot could hamper their efforts to retain control of the Minnesota House — and retake control of the state Senate.
National
The program was the subject of a recent letter signed by Minnesota’s entire congressional delegation.
Arts & Culture
I returned to the fair this week to see what has changed — and whether it might have grown on me since I last visited.
State Government
Among other things, Minnesota law makes those who sign petitions to put a minor party candidate on the ballot take an oath — under threat of perjury — that they won’t take part in any other party’s primary process.
State Government
Among other things, lawmakers wanted to know why former DHS head Tony Lourey resigned, and when an investigation into department Inspector General Carolyn Ham would be done.
State Government
Jodi Harpstead’s background stands in contrast to that of Walz’s initial choice to run the Department of Human Services, former state Sen. Tony Lourey, who abruptly resigned last month.
State Government
Elected Republicans have been using the state DPA to ask for information from agencies they suspect of acting illegally, or at least inefficiently. They don’t want the Legislature to be subject to it, however.
State Government
In order for legislative leaders to reach a budget deal this year, they made the appropriations for three different areas dependent on how much extra money came in to the state during the first half of 2019.
State Government
The total might reflect some pent-up demand for project spending; requests from state and local agencies in 2018 was $2 billion less than the current amount.
