Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan appointed Shireen Gandhi as temporary commissioner of the Minnesota ...

The Legislature passed a law in 2023 that provides $14.6 million in 2024 and $3 million each year after for DHS to create grants for organizations to establish Safe Recovery Sites.

DHS also said that 79 daycare providers have had their CCAP money discontinued, and 18 cases have been referred to law ...

Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead addresses the House Health and Human Services Finance Division on Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Andrew VonBank/House Information Services. Jodi Harpstead, ...

Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Department of Human Services, will resign her post ... Also, under her leadership, Minnesota’s 2024 Medicaid renewals process achieved the goal of no ...

The head of Minnesota’s largest state agency is stepping down. Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead announced Monday that she’s leaving her role on Feb. 3. Harpstead was ...

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commisioner Jodi Harpstead speaks to a legislative task force in 2023 at the Minnesota Senate Building in St. Paul. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Home care workers have been at the bargaining table with the Minnesota Department of Human Services for months, with their contract set to expire on Friday. Their union, Service Employees ...

A judge has blocked the funding freeze, but organizations say they are still unable to access money they urgently need to pay for salaries, utilities, supplies and other expenses.

Dane County Executive Melissa Agard announced on Wednesday the new Department of Human Services Director, Amy Everett.According to Dane Co. officials, Everett served as the Chief Operating Officer and ...

President Donald Trump is preparing to gut the U.S. Education Department to the full extent of his power, directing his administration to slash spending while pressuring employees to quit.

Rasmusson, who represents a portion of Douglas County in District 9, said addressing waste, fraud and abuse within the Minnesota Department of Human Services is his top priority. “Every week ...