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DHS disenrolls 3,400 Medicaid providers while flagging small fraction for further fraud review

DHS disenrolls 3,400 Medicaid providers while flagging small fraction for further fraud review

Minnesota’s Department of Human Services disenrolled 60 percent of providers from 14 high risk Medicaid programs as part of an agreement with the federal government to combat fraud. But only 59 providers were flagged for additional review.
by Ellie Roth

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Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds

Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds

An Associated Press investigation reveals that dozens of children who were separated under the first Trump administration have been re-separated, despite a judge's order to reunite them.
by The Associated Press

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Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump's settlement fund is dropped

Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump's settlement fund is dropped

The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill.
by The Associated Press

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People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say

People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say

Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Ex-DFL chair says Minnesota should consider scrapping endorsing conventions

Ex-DFL chair says Minnesota should consider scrapping endorsing conventions

“I do think at this point in time that's a really serious question that the Legislature should debate,” Mike Erlandson, chair of the Minnesota DFL from 1999 to 2005, said of going straight to primaries.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Retired judge to chair state panel documenting effects of federal immigration enforcement in MN

Retired judge to chair state panel documenting effects of federal immigration enforcement in MN

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has appointed members to a new state council tasked with documenting the impact of the federal immigration enforcement surge in the state. The panel will be chaired by retired Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minneapolis council committee denies plan for new development in George Floyd Square

Minneapolis council committee denies plan for new development in George Floyd Square

The proposal will now go on to a vote by the full city council. If the council denies it, city staff can make a new recommendation — or restart the process of finding a community development partner.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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