By CARLA K. JOHNSON A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the … Continued
While the Minnesota Legislature is currently working under a tied Senate and a lawsuit and boycotts in the House, fraud has emerged as a top priority for Republicans this session and appears to have bipartisan support early on. House Republicans … Continued
Minnesota added 4,100 jobs in December and the state’s unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.3%, the state Department of Employment and Economic Development said Thursday. The state’s labor force grew by 3,300 jobseekers, according to DEED. … Continued
UnitedHealth Group promoted the head of its Medicare health plan business to lead the company’s broader insurance division, filling the job previously held by slain executive Brian Thompson. Tim Noel, who was most recently chief executive of UnitedHealth’s Medicare division, … Continued
The city of St. Paul was awarded nearly $1 million and Rosemount over $37,000 on Tuesday to clean up sites contaminated with petroleum. Nearly $7 million in Contamination Cleanup grants are going to 11 communities looking to redevelop contaminated sites, … Continued
Joel Schmidt, assistant fire chief in White Bear Lake, has been named chief of the Mahtomedi Fire Department. Schmidt, 41, of White Bear Lake, starts his new job on Feb. 3. Joel Schmidt, assistant chief of the White Bear Lake … Continued