UnitedHealth wins ruling over $2B in alleged Medicare Advantage overpayments – Minnesota Reformer
The Department of Justice's longtime court battle forced United Health Group to repay billions of dollars with overpayments of Medicare Advantage, and hit a big set-off Monday when Special Masters determined the government could not prove the case. In the United Health discovery, Special Master Suzanne Segal found that DOJ had not presented any evidence […]
Declined: Minnesota Vikings not using franchise tag on Sam Darnold, reports
What's next for Sam Darnold? |Flock Sam Darnold struggled with the Minnesota Vikings with consecutive significant losses, including a season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Colin Cowherd discusses Darnold's future in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings have opted to use the franchise tag with quarterback Sam Darnold. ESPN reported. The NFL team had to […]
Minnesota House fails to pass bill to bar trans athletes from women’s sports
The Minnesota home failed to pass the “Stored Girls Sports Act” weeks after President Donald Trump's executive order to ban biological men from competing in women's and girls' sports. HF12 needed 68 House votes for the passage, but the bill was one shortfall of 66 votes, 67 votes. The law stated that “only female students […]
Minnesota school cancels event after anti-White discrimination complaint
Highland Park High School canceled the field trip after a retired teacher filed a discrimination complaint. The St. Paul High School district in Minnesota has established career events for students who “identify as students of color” to help them get exposed to digital marketing and advertising careers, Minnesota's Star Tribune reported. Retired Professor Mark Perry […]
U. of Minnesota Wrongfully Expelled Ph.D. Student for Using AI on Exam
A doctoral student in health economics is suing the University of Minnesota, claiming that he was unfairly exiled after being accused of using AI in the exam. MPR News Report The Haishan Yang, 33 years old, a third-year doctoral student in the University of Minnesota Twin City Health Economics Program, was mistakenly expelled in November […]
Minnesota Muslims speak out on Trump and what drove their vote in 2024
In Minnesota, Muslims and Somali-Americans spoke about politics, religion, and how their votes were influenced in the 2024 election. Some have shown a new affinity for the Republican Party under Donald Trump. “The Somalis were essentially Democrats,” Salman Fee told Fox News Digital. Fiqy further explained that the first wave of Somali immigration came to […]
Minnesota lt. governor launches Senate bid
Minnesota Lt. Colonel Peggy Flanagan launched an official U.S. Senate campaign on Thursday, taking over the successor to Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in the 2026 election cycle. “Today, I officially launch a US Senate campaign, go to DC and speak loudly and clearly for everything in Minnesota,” Flanagan wrote in X's post, “In Ojibwe, I'll […]
Amid three bird flu strains, Minnesota declares state of emergency
Minnesota has declared a state of emergency as multiple strains of avian flu destroyed the farm. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) said in a press release that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Rural Finance (RFA) committee established an emergency after three outbreaks. They include avian metapnemovirus (AMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and H5N1 […]
Rep. Angie Craig 'giving serious consideration' to running for Minnesota Senate seat
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) said he is “seriously considering” his appointment to run for the Minnesota Senate seat. “We are seriously considering Minnesota's open Senate seat,” Craig I said in a post on Monday Social Platform X. Last Thursday, Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, D., announced that she will not be running for reelection in two […]
Republicans set sights on Senate seat from Minnesota after Democrat announces she won’t run for re-election
US Senate seats are being played after a democratic senator from Minnesota announcement That she has no intention of running for reelection. Sen. Tina Smith has said on social media that she will waive her Senate seat after two terms since 2018. Other Senate seats in Minnesota are also occupied by Democrats, but Smith's decision […]