Minnesota was one of 29 states to receive the funding which will be used to study rates and expenses -- as well as help residents better understand their policies. The study will also create three new jobs.
Experts expect a rapid decline over the next month followed a period of calm.
He crashed into a light post near the Capitol and then fled on foot, the complaint says.
The 4 1/2-month-old bullmastiff had been missing more than a week.
Come for the "garbage pile," stay for ... even more breakfast food.
The new name and look was unveiled after community owners voted on a winner.
Police say the organization sold more than 10 pounds of heroin and fentanyl in northern Minnesota.
MSN recently published its pick for best diner in each state.
A boiler problem caused the heating issue.
Cases remain very high but hospitalizations have been plateaued for the past week.
The trooper was in his squad when another vehicle struck.
When he was arrested, police found a folding knife on him.
The 40-year-old former Wall Street trader originally wanted to be an economics professor.
The state's jobless rate remains well below the national average -- 9.1 percent. Still, employers statewide cut 7,400 jobs last month.
Readmitting patients too soon after discharge is going to cost two dozen Minnesota hospitals. The hospitals will have to forfeit a small percentage of their Medicare funding -- a result of the new federal health care law, which considers readmissions as a sign the hospital could do a better job at coordinating and following up on patient care.
Gov. Dayton may not be able to create an exchange without legislators on board, and Republicans aren't likely to support a state-run insurance marketplace. The problem is the federal health care overall requires that states show they can run their own exchanges, and if they can't, the federal government will step in to do it for them.
A historic string of natural disasters, such as the tsunami in Japan, has insurers looking carefully at rates to bolster their bottom lines, and ABC 6 News reports that could mean significant increases for homeowners here in Minnesota.
The move comes after state Attorney General Lori Swanson attacked the plan, saying some customers got pushed into the most expensive rates last winter because they had medical conditions that required them to turn up the heat in their homes.
Health officials with the state and the U of M say the proportion of uninsured Minnesotans is holding steady at nine percent. The job market has improved since 2009, but apparently many of the new jobs do not come with health insurance.
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