State suggests crop insurance during drought
Minnesotans learned in recent days that while floods are less likely than most recent years a drought could expand, prompting state officials to urge farmers to consider buying crop insurance. Continue...
View ArticleLegislative notebook: Synthetic drug bill passes Senate
Consequences for selling synthetic drugs soon could be stronger in Minnesota. Continue reading →
View ArticleRebate scam resurfaces
The Minnesota Commerce Department warns that an old rebate scam among door-to-door contractors is back. Continue reading →
View ArticleMini-med plans not regular insurance
Limited medical insurance plans known as “mini-med plans” may not offer protection Minnesotans expect, the state commerce commissioner said. Continue reading →
View ArticlePolitical notebook: Minnesota budget clash continues to grow
By Don Davis Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget proposal continues to play out in interesting ways, usually with Republicans strongly opposed and Democrats more mildly in support. Rep. Matt Dean, R-Dellwood,...
View ArticlePolitical notebook: Gay marriage debate set Tuesday in committees
Gay advocates have lobbied for allow same-sex marriages for years, but they made little progress. That appears ready to change Tuesday when House and Senate committees will hear bills overturning a...
View ArticleRenewable drive continues, with changes
The future of renewable fuels is more of the same, but different. Continue reading →
View ArticleDebate follows MNsure rollout
A new way for Minnesotans to buy health insurance could provide the lowest premiums in the country, but when state officials announced those numbers Friday, they could not compare the new prices to...
View ArticlePrice gouging latest propane concern
Minnesota's attorney general warns of propane price gouging as the Upper Midwest faces a shortage and record-high costs. Continue reading →
View ArticleMinnesota legislators begin work with propane aid, tax cut talk
Providing financial aid to Minnesotans struggling to pay heating bills in this polar vortex of a winter came first as the state Legislature launched its 2014 session Tuesday, with work also beginning...
View ArticleMinnesota propane outlook improves, but officials will monitor
The propane outlook for this winter is brighter than a year ago, when shortages nearly quadrupled the hearting fuel's price, but state officials urge poor Minnesotans to apply now for heating...
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Health Insurance Rate Hikes Upset State Officials
Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman announces Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, that health insurance rates for individual policyholders will rise 14 percent to 49 percent. (Forum News Service photo by...
View ArticlePolitical Chatter: Want Health Insurance Deal? Go Shopping
State officials tell about 300,000 Minnesotans to go shopping. In announcing health insurance premium increases ranging from 14 to 49 percent, Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman and interim MNsure CEO...
View ArticlePolitical Chatter: Racial Economic Disparities Legislation Expected
Democrats wanted a special legislative session to include a kick start on fixing fiscal racial disparities. That did not happen, but legislation is expected to be ready soon after legislators return to...
View Article250,000 Minnesotans Feel Insurance Gut Punch
That punch to the gut 250,000 Minnesotans felt Friday, Sept. 30, came from news that their health insurance premiums will rise up to 67 percent next year. Friday’s punch comes after nearly half of the...
View ArticleGrowing Insurance Premiums Frustrate Farmers, Self-Employed
Loni Kemp is an example of what farmers and other self-employed Minnesotans face: an ever-increasing health insurance bill and no way to get around it. The 63-year-old consultant, who lives in...
View ArticleDayton: ‘Affordable Care Act Is No Longer Affordable’ For Many Americans
Minnesota’s governor says a President Barack Obama inspired health-care law needs work. “The reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable for increasing numbers of people,” Gov. Mark...
View ArticleDayton Offers 25% Health Insurance Premium Reduction Proposal
Minnesotans who buy individual health insurance policies would get either state or federal aid to deal with soaring premiums under a plan Gov. Mark Dayton offered Thursday, Oct. 27. Dayton announced a...
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Website Problems, Robocalls Equal Bad First Day For Health Insurance Sales
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton announces Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, that an automated calling system disrupted calls to MNsure, the state’s health insurance sales system. (Forum News Service photo by Don...
View ArticleMNsure Signs Up Month’s Worth Of Customers In Two Days
Technology issues are fixed and the state’s MNsure health insurance sales program has enrolled 10,000 Minnesotans, a mark not hit for nearly a month last year. “We’ve helped more Minnesotans than we...
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