Leadership Shift at Minnesota DHS: Jodi Harpstead Steps Down Amid Ongoing Reform and Scrutiny

Photo Credit @MPRNews / Featured: Commisioner Jodi Harpstead In a significant leadership…

Revisiting: Governor Dayton Promotes Commissioner Lucinda E. Jesson and Tracy M. Smith to the Minnesota Court of Appeals

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Former DHS Commissioner Emily Piper Johnson Promoted to Key Executive Role at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

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Revisiting: Smoke & Mirrors: How DHS Used the MAARC Hotline to Cover Up Abuse Allegations Amid a $1B Medicaid Lawsuit

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Revisiting: A Time of "No" Change: As Emily Piper Takes the Helm, Minnesota Lawmakers Call for a Breakup of DHS

DHS claims it's breaking up the agency to solve its fraud issue (c. 2015)—but this mo…

PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY: A QUIET ENGINE OF RACIAL INJUSTICE IN JIM CROW OF THE NORTH

This is the day that New Ulm EDA housing technician Kellie Roe   told me she told city…

Eleven Months Before His Murder: Did the Northern “New Phase” Spark MLK’s Assassination?

Turning the Corner: Dr. King Envisions a New Era In 1967, roughly 11 months …

The Dred Scott Case: Once Captive In Minnesota and Forced to Perform Slave Labor

MINNESOTA NICE The Dred Scott Case: Once Captive and Forced to Perform Slave Labor in the…

Remembering The Valiant Atokte: Joseph Godfrey, Slayer of Many and Son of Fort Snelling, Minnesota

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