Anoka Times

DHS Commissioner shares department issues with Senate committee members

By Colin Froment | Jan 2, 2020

ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Jodi Harpstead visited the members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee early in December to share her 90-day report on her progress in the position.

Multiple Minnesota counties delaying or refusing to pay for Department of Human Services' financial mistakes

By Colin Froment | Dec 22, 2019

Following the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) requiring multiple Minnesota counties to repay close to $9 million in payments due to a state-made error, many county officials have started to actively protest the DHS’s request.

From Minnesota State Wire

Minnesota's disabled veterans still waiting for VA to refund wrongly charged home loan fees

By Colin Froment | 4 years ago

More than a month after a July 31 deadline, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has yet to release an update on what it is doing to identify and refund the approximately 73,000 disabled veterans -- including some in Minnesota -- who were wrongly charged funding fees when issued VA loans.