Staff for Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota say she has been hospitalized after she started not feeling well while working at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, WCCO TV writes. Smith’s staff says she is being kept overnight at the hospital for observation “out of an abundance of caution,” and she expects to be back at work “very soon.”
An administrative law judge recommended Tuesday that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission should not allow two private equity funds to buy Minnesota Power’s parent company, ALLETE, KAXE reports. Central to the case is the question of whether the sale is “consistent with the public interest.” In other words, do the pros outweigh the cons?
FBI agents on Wednesday raided five Twin Cities businesses and two homes as part of an investigation into Medicaid housing assistance fraud, MPR News says. In 2020, Minnesota became the first state to use Medicaid dollars to help people with disabilities find and keep housing.
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell is testifying in her own defense Thursday as she stands trial on felony charges related to an arrest last year at her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home, KSTP reports. Her testimony comes after the jury saw body camera video from her arrest and heard from law enforcement and Mitchell’s stepmother, Carol, over the past two days.
And the Minnesota State Fair has announced 70 new specialty beverages for this year’s festivities, KARE 11 reports. The list is packed with mocktails, ciders, slushies, beers and hard seltzers.
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