Senate Republicans hold hearings on DHS dysfunction

Senate Health and Human Services Committees held a joint hearing to gather testimony from Legislative Auditor Jim Nobles, Commissioner Jodi Harpstead, and tribal nations today. The Legislative Auditor, Jim Nobles, gave a review of his report…
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Senator Goggin joins workforce development tour

Senator Paul Anderson (R-Plymouth), Chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, and other members of the Minnesota Senate will be visiting various communities throughout Minnesota to learn more about local public-private partnerships between Minnesota employers,…
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Senator Newman responds to legislative audit on DHS overpayments

On Tuesday, the Office of the Legislative Auditor released its “special review” of payments made to tribal nations by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). Among other aspects, the audit found “troubling dysfunction at the Department…

Sen. Paul Anderson leads statewide workforce development tour

Higher Education Committee Chair Anderson will visit education/business partnerships in MN Senator Paul Anderson, Chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, and other members of the Minnesota Senate will be visiting various communities throughout Minnesota…
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Senator Anderson Legislative Update

October 28, 2019 Friends and Neighbors, In 2019 we passed a health and human services budget to protect nursing homes, support mental health resources, and set accountability standards for the Department of Human Services. Below…