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.
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.
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.