Minnesota DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead steps down; Governor Walz praises her work, including contributing to the DHS split ...

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan appointed Shireen Gandhi as temporary commissioner of the Minnesota ...

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead will step down next month, Gov. Tim Walz announced on Monday. Harpstead, who was appointed in August 2019, will vacate her post ...

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commisioner Jodi Harpstead speaks to a legislative task force in 2023 at the Minnesota Senate Building in St. Paul. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

The head of Minnesota’s largest state agency is stepping down. Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead announced Monday that she’s leaving her role on Feb. 3. Harpstead was ...

Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Department ... Also, under her leadership, Minnesota’s 2024 Medicaid renewals process achieved the goal of no disparities within the Black and overall ...

Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Jodi Harpstead will step down from her role Feb. 3, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday. Harpstead has lead the agency since her appointment in ...

Jodi Harpstead speaks during the Circle of Excellence Award ceremony on Nov. 12, 2024. She will leave her role of Department of Human Services commissioner on Feb. 3. The head of Minnesota’s ...

Photo by Andrew VonBank/House Information Services. Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, announced her resignation Monday. She will leave the department Feb. 3.

Photo by Andrew VonBank/House Information Services. Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, announced her resignation Monday. She will leave the department Feb. 3.

Jodi Harpstead at the time of her appointment ... to public service had something to do with it. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...